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  • Ask ACE: What management practices will maximize respect and minimize rudeness at work?
    March 24, 2025 -

    Rudeness in the workplace contributes to workplace stress, burnout, decreased productivity and high turnover.

    March 24, 2025 -

    Rudeness in the workplace contributes to workplace stress, burnout, decreased productivity and high turnover.

  • Ask ACE: How do I help my business run effectively without being involved in everything?
    March 10, 2025 -

    The key to stepping back without chaos is structure, delegation and trust in the right people.

    March 10, 2025 -

    The key to stepping back without chaos is structure, delegation and trust in the right people.

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    Ask ACE: What about hiring interns to solve some staffing shortages?
    February 10, 2025 -

    Internships can provide a pipeline for future talent while offering an affordable way to tackle projects, writes ACE columnist Francis Eberle.

    February 10, 2025 -

    Internships can provide a pipeline for future talent while offering an affordable way to tackle projects, writes ACE columnist Francis Eberle.

  • Ask ACE: How do I expand my reputation as a thought leader?
    January 27, 2025 -

    A thought leader should use mixed channels to communicate — through writing, speaking and social media platforms, writes ACE columnist Crystal Cole.

    January 27, 2025 -

    A thought leader should use mixed channels to communicate — through writing, speaking and social media platforms, writes ACE columnist Crystal Cole.

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    This year's Top Gun contestants cover IT, electric boats and kimchi
    January 13, 2025 -

    The 15-year-old Top Gun program provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to refine and test their business ideas and gain critical skills, mentorship and resources.

    January 13, 2025 -

    The 15-year-old Top Gun program provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to refine and test their business ideas and gain critical skills, mentorship and resources.

  • Ask ACE: What’s going on with Beneficial Ownership Interest reporting?
    January 13, 2025 -

    A regulation that would require businesses to file an ownership-interest report under the Corporate Transparency Act hangs in limbo.

    January 13, 2025 -

    A regulation that would require businesses to file an ownership-interest report under the Corporate Transparency Act hangs in limbo.

  • Here are the top 10 Ask ACE columns of 2024
    December 23, 2024 -

    From work-life balance to remote work to raising rates, the guest columnists from the Association for Consulting Expertise had solutions for business challenges.

    December 23, 2024 -

    From work-life balance to remote work to raising rates, the guest columnists from the Association for Consulting Expertise had solutions for business challenges.

  • Ask ACE: Is there a list of legal deadlines I should keep in mind for 2025?
    December 16, 2024 -

    As your business prepares for 2025, Ask ACE columnist and attorney Carrie Yardley offers a list of helpful deadlines to keep in mind.

    December 16, 2024 -

    As your business prepares for 2025, Ask ACE columnist and attorney Carrie Yardley offers a list of helpful deadlines to keep in mind.

  • Ask ACE: How do I connect with alternative financing sources?
    December 27, 2024 -

    Startups looking for growth capital can now call on the Maine Funding Network for help locating resources.

    December 27, 2024 -

    Startups looking for growth capital can now call on the Maine Funding Network for help locating resources.

  • Ask ACE: We haven’t rejected remote work, but are losing company culture. What do you suggest?
    November 18, 2024 -

    With so many workplaces offering remote options, ACE offers advice on how to improve office culture and employee engagement.

    November 18, 2024 -

    With so many workplaces offering remote options, ACE offers advice on how to improve office culture and employee engagement.

  • Ask ACE: Employees balked about coming back to the workplace. What can we do?
    November 4, 2024 -

    As an expert from ACE advises, communicating about such topics is complicated by today's workplace communication channels. And each of the five generations now working manages information differently…

    November 4, 2024 -

    As an expert from ACE advises, communicating about such topics is complicated by today's workplace communication channels. And each of the five generations now working manages information differently…

  • Ask ACE: Why do I need a strategic plan for my business?
    October 21, 2024 -

    Creating, implementing and maintaining a good plan requires a significant investment of time. It is essential to business success, and well worth the time spent.

    October 21, 2024 -

    Creating, implementing and maintaining a good plan requires a significant investment of time. It is essential to business success, and well worth the time spent.

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    Ask ACE: How to create a strategic plan for your business
    October 7, 2024 -

    If you were driving from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore., you might think, "head west." Indeed you'd be heading toward Oregon, but without a map and a plan you'd waste a lot of time and energy.

    October 7, 2024 -

    If you were driving from Portland, Maine, to Portland, Ore., you might think, "head west." Indeed you'd be heading toward Oregon, but without a map and a plan you'd waste a lot of time and energy.

  • Ask ACE: Advice for outsourcing POS, payment processing and payroll solutions
    October 7, 2024 -

    POS, payment processing and payroll solutions simply are not one-size-fits-all, and every business is different, writes ACE consultant Crystal Cole.

    October 7, 2024 -

    POS, payment processing and payroll solutions simply are not one-size-fits-all, and every business is different, writes ACE consultant Crystal Cole.

  • Ask ACE: If I use AI to write something, do I hold a copyright in the content?
    September 16, 2024 -

    'Hamlet' and 'The Lion King' share many plot elements, but If Shakespeare were still alive, he would not have an infringement action against Disney.

    September 16, 2024 -

    'Hamlet' and 'The Lion King' share many plot elements, but If Shakespeare were still alive, he would not have an infringement action against Disney.

Today's Poll

What is your commute like?
Poll Description

For many people, commuting to work is part of the daily hassle. The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston recently conducted a study called "Getting to Work in New England: Commuting patterns across the region." 

For most New England communities, a huge share of resident workers are employed in other cities and towns, the Fed said. A substantial number of commuters flow between cities and towns — as opposed to the traditional hub-and-spoke model, where employees commuted from the suburbs into a city.

 

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