Employee retention is a serious issue. Nearly 57% of American organizations say this. Poor performance and issues with temperament are the reasons that nearly 22% of new hires leave within 45 days. There are ways to keep employees happy and with a company for longer than a month and aContinue Reading
According to Packaging Digest, the European Aluminum Foil Association is celebrating pharmaceutical blister packaging solutions for their resource efficiency. This announcement may surprise some people, who haven?t considered the additional economical design advantages of blister packs. Why blister packaging? The EAFA was celebrating Amcor Flexibles, which created a technology thatContinue Reading
Having a restaurant cleaning job or office cleaning service company or school cleaning services, or whatever type of janitorial services that you offer can be a difficult business to get into. There are many things that people are looking for when they hire a cleaning service, no matter where itContinue Reading
More and more companies and workers are choosing to work remotely. It is seen as being productive by at least 67% of all American professionals and is seen as being a perk of a job by nearly 80% of them. The ability to lose the daily commute is seen asContinue Reading
Water cooling towers are a part of our lives virtually every day. Whenever you go to work or shop at a big box store you are likely to be the recipient of their efficiency, so much so that you likely do not even notice them. A cooling tower is aContinue Reading
According to Albany Star, birth control failure for 100 women prompted them to file a lawsuit against the packaging company, Qualitest (a subsidiary of Endo). In 2011, the company issued a large-scale voluntary recall because a blister packaging error led to the weekly tablet orientation being reversed — this meansContinue Reading
Whether you need a construction crew to make roofing repairs on your commercial complex or need to build a new warehouse, your project must follow construction guidelines for safety. Let’s consider what that means. When referring to safe construction, the term encompasses security on construction sites, following government regulations regardingContinue Reading
Your product could be a top-of-the-line, industry-changing, ground-breaking creation, but without the proper exposure, how will we ever know? Besides marketing campaigns, trade shows are vital to getting your product out there. The average company allocates 31.6% of its total marketing budget to events, and over $24 billion is spentContinue Reading
The statistics are in regarding signs: about 35% of people would not have arrived at a business if it wasn?t for their sign. Studies have also shown that even just upgrading to a larger sign can increase in-store revenue by 7.7% — an important number for places that rely onContinue Reading
A construction site can be a very dangerous place if things aren’t handled correctly. There must be proper safety protocols in place in order to ensure that the entire operation is run smoothly and that all of the works are secure and safe from work related accidents. The use ofContinue Reading
Did you know that small businesses provide 55% of all jobs in the U.S.? Small businesses, in many ways, are an incredibly important part of the U.S. economy. At some point in the cycle of all small businesses, a loan will probably be necessary. Why? For a small business toContinue Reading
It’s easy to not be aware of how the products we see on grocery store shelves or other retail stores get from Point A to Point B. As far as most of us are concerned, we walk into the store, choose the items that we need, pay, and leave. However,Continue Reading
Your home says a lot about who you are – your style, tastes, level of cleanliness, etc. The first and last thing any visitor to your home encounters is typically the driveway. Not only does your driveway make your home’s first impression, but it’s also the point of entry andContinue Reading
What could you achieve in a year if you had the money to pursue your dreams? Could you capitalize on all of the visitors coming to your city for the upcoming International Horse Show, College World Series, and Olympic Swim Trials? Could you quickly repair and prepare a recently acquiredContinue Reading
There are many useful things that janitors do. Many people look down on the profession, but the truth is that it is a very important profession. Without janitors, it would be very hard to keep places clean. Cleanliness is very important, not only for aesthetics but also for health andContinue Reading
Setting up billing services for your company can be very beneficial. Many companies have invested in electronic billing systems that send out electronic invoices to their customers that owe payments. Outsourced billing is also gaining popularity in the corporate world. There are many advantages to outsourced billing including freeing upContinue Reading
The ability of a company to retain quality employees plays an important role in that business’s ability to be profitable. Troubling news considering 57% of organizations view employee retention as a problem. One solution to improve retention rates lies in the suitableness of each candidate since 22% leave within 45Continue Reading
Finding good quality employees, especially on talent to fill strategic and management roles, can be a tough challenge. Hiring the wrong person to sit behind the steering wheel of a company can cost it dearly. Good talent is worth its weight in gold, regardless of the employment market that youContinue Reading
In Hartsford, Connecticut, Asylum Avenue is finally open again. Last Friday, a sinkhole emerged at 1100 Asylum Avenue, close to a nearby hospital. Emergency plumbers had to be called in order to fix the depression, and storm sewer repair was needed. Expert believe that the sinkhole was initially caused byContinue Reading
Most people think of street sweeper trucks, if they think of them at all, as utilitarian, sturdy features of urban living. What they might be both surprised and pleased to learn is that sweeping services play a vital role in reducing pollution of groundwater supplies and water bodies. By removingContinue Reading