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How Advisors Keep Families From Feuding In Estate Planning Meetings
In popular culture, scheming family members often vie to inherit money from a rich relative. Tempers flare, fights break out and aggrieved plotters stew in anger. That level of drama rarely plays itself out in reality. Instead, advisors seek to bring families together to discuss estate planning in a calm, respectful ma
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What Really Keeps The Best Employees At Their Companies?
Nap rooms, video game consoles, ping-pong tables — that’s what employees want these days, right? Not exactly. Despite what a walk through some startup offices might lead you to believe, workers aren’t liable to fall in love with a company over a handful of gimmicks and perks. People today know better than to be won ove
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Small Business Owners Ask: Am I Paying My Employees The Right Salary?
By Rieva Lesonsky Survey after survey of small business owners indicates that attracting and keeping employees is one of the biggest challenges today. And with the unemployment rate still low, that problem is not likely to go away soon. A few months ago we noted that, according to a survey from Kelton Global, commissio
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Why To Invest in Your Business’ Cybersecurity
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and this year it’s more important than ever for small businesses to have powerful protocols in place to protect against fraud.
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Any successful business knows the value of
Any successful business knows the value of creating bonds with its stakeholders—that they will reap the benefits of strong connections forged with
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What Does Every Business Owner Needs to Know About Whaling Attacks
Hacking attempts are more prominent than ever before. A Panda Security study found that 230,000 new malware samples are being launched each day, and 27% of all malware in existence was created in 2015 alone. There is a hacking attack every 39 seconds, and cybercrime is even more profitable than the illegal drug trade.
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Pros and Cons of Consolidating Your Debt
Debt consolidation could improve your finances, it’s not the right move for everyone. This article looks at why or why not you might consider this strategy
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Beauty From Within – An Empowering, Holistic Approach
inspiring woman in business, small business owner, african american business owner interviewed by First Midwest Bank
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C-suite shifts: CTOs team with CIOs to confront IT challenges
It’s no secret that the pace of technological change has created as many challenges as it has opportunities. As businesses continue to adjust to an
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10 Smart Leadership Solutions For Every Challenge
What does it take to be a world-class leader, no matter the challenge? Let’s take a look at 10 solutions leaders can implement before a crisis, or in the heat of the moment, to meet problems head-on. 1. Make Yourself Approachable Maybe you’ve had people in your life where you could never be sure how they’d take bad new