Unfortunately, it is clearly evident in today’s business climate that most managers and executives have lost a significant portion of not only their listening skills, but also their interpersonal relationship skills when it comes to engaging employees.
Thomas Arlt, president of RLT Corp., may be one of the least known pillars of the Las Vegas community.
Cash, checks, debit cards, credit cards, Apple Pay, chip technology, bill payments, and even bitcoin. Most of us probably don’t think about the way we make our payments. But when you dig into it, there is a lot to consider.
It was a typical morning at Avery’s coffee shop at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Fort Apache Road. Owners Sherman and Linda Ray were greeting customers and crafting orders, blissfully unaware of the impending tsunami that was building each time they swiped a customer’s credit card.
If you have a family-owned business, there’s a lot that makes you unique – from your personal family dynamics to how your business ownership and management work. What many family-owned businesses might not realize is that these unique and overlapping “complexities” can contribute to success if they are balanced and stable — like the legs on a three-legged stool.
It will cost $6 million to $8 million and 10 years of work to protect Las Vegas from a dry cleaner’s polluting groundwater with a carcinogenic chemical.
Fraud can devastate any business, but small-business owners are especially vulnerable to the costs of financial betrayal by trusted employees. Companies with small staffs often ask their workers to wear many hats, which results in a lack of internal controls and a loss of the natural checks and balances that occur in a large department.
Larry S. Harrison has owned Harrison Insurance Agency in Las Vegas for 24 years, and now is a consultant to the brokerage firm National Healthcare Access Inc. He also serves as media relations person for the National Association of Health Underwriters.
Few people enjoy going to meetings. However, you can make your meetings more productive by following three simple steps: Plan the meeting, manage the meeting, follow up.
MovéoMedics walked away with the grand prize at the Dominic Anthony Marrocco Southern Nevada Business Plan Competition on March 20.