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How to meet the ACA’s new employer reporting requirements
August 17, 2015Employers will be busy this fall preparing for new reporting requirements that are obligated by the Affordable Care Act.
August 17, 2015 - How To
How to bounce back from failure
July 27, 2015If you sit in a Silicon Valley coffee shop long enough, you'll likely overhear the advice “fail fast, fail often.”
July 27, 2015 - How To
How to comply with Affordable Care Act's employer mandate
June 29, 2015The Affordable Care Act is the most far-reaching piece of employee benefits legislation passed in 40 years. With 20,000 pages of regulations and other guidance, the ACA profoundly affects our employment-based system of health coverage.
June 29, 2015 - How To
How to educate prospects and clients
June 15, 2015We all dread the call that starts out, “How're you doing today?”
June 15, 2015 - How To
How to manage your focus and energy
June 1, 2015While business leaders work diligently at managing people and projects, most find it difficult to manage their own focus and energy.
June 1, 2015 - How To
How to make priorities your top priority
June 1, 2015Too busy? Too much to do? Not good. When your workload is greater than your capacity, you have no control over what bounces off the back of the truck. It could be the most important thing you should be doing today.
June 1, 2015 - How To
How to develop a workforce using interns
May 18, 2015It's no secret that a primary objective of colleges and universities is to prepare undergraduate students for entering the workforce.
May 18, 2015 - How To
How to turn an idea into a business
April 20, 2015Every three days or so last summer on the island of Vinalhaven, I made the drive into town to stock up. I popped into the grocery store, stopped by the wine shop and checked in at the Paper Store for local gossip and a copy of the newspaper.
April 20, 2015 - How To
How to work smarter and market your company more effectively
April 20, 2015In marketing, being busy isn't always a good thing.
April 20, 2015 - How To
How to understand Maine’s system for real estate assessment
March 23, 2015When in receipt of a tax assessor's request for additional information, also known as a Section 706 request, it is hard to find any redeeming value, especially when commercially sensitive information is perceived to be at risk.
March 23, 2015 - How To
How to establish trust in your business relationships
March 23, 2015Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar once said that if people like you, they will listen to you, but if they trust you, they will do business with you. In my 30 years as a businesswoman in Maine, I have always found this to be true.
March 23, 2015 - How To
How to prepare for a tax audit
January 26, 2015Within the last year, the IRS announced that we should expect an increase in partnership audits, small business audits and non-cash company audits. Yet, early in 2014, we were informed of a decrease in actual audits by the IRS.
January 26, 2015 How to handle conflict in the workplace
November 17, 2014Conflict in the workplace is a very personal thing, and it can be frightening, paralyzing. We live comfortably with differences, and we can handle disagreement. Conflict, though, is a dread.
November 17, 2014- How to
How to balance work life during the holidays
November 17, 2014In college I remember it seemed as if there was often a competition as to who had the most work to do. There was a certain one-upsmanship when it came to having more papers, lab reports, presentations or exams than your friends and classmates.
November 17, 2014 - How To
How to avoid costly overtime violations
November 3, 2014Failing to properly track and pay for overtime work can be very costly.
November 3, 2014 - How To
Keep independent contractors independent
September 22, 2014“Contract laborers,” “freelancers,” “casual workers,” “contract employees” — all fall under the category of independent contractors.
September 22, 2014
