Posted November 06, 2019in Business Feature
Honoring individuals who made a difference in the business community in the past year. Good things happen each and every day in central Iowa’s communities, but these things don’t magically happen. They happen because of hardworking individuals who care about their community and are willing to put forth the extra
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Posted October 02, 2019in Business Feature
Local entrepreneurs share tips for expanding into related ventures. Most associate professional baseball fields have pristinely marked lines and expertly cut turf. The Iowa Cubs’ field at Principal Park is no exception, which is why the Des Moines parks officials inquired in 2006 about the Cubs’ grounds crew performing the
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Posted September 04, 2019in Business Feature
6 tips for energy savings at your business U.S. small-business owners spend more than $60 billion annually on energy costs, which are one of the top three business expenses for one-third of them. The Environmental Protection Agency’s ENERGY STAR program estimates that, with some efficiency upgrades and changes in behaviors,
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Posted July 31, 2019in Business Feature
Seasonal-business owners explain the feast or famine nature of their industries. Dustin Beener knows that when fair season hits, he’ll hardly see his wife and son and will likely only get a few hours of sleep each night. Beener will spend nearly every waking hour and then some at his
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Posted July 03, 2019in Business Feature
Central Iowa vendors learn the fireworks business. Two years after the Iowa Legislature opened the doors for the sale of fireworks within the state’s borders,vendors say they’re focused on how to make theirventure profitable and to set themselves apart from their competitors. State fire marshal officials and vendors say most
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Posted June 05, 2019in Business Feature
Five tips small-business owners should consider for transactions. Small-business owners who want to compete for customers’ money have more options than ever to accept payment. Check and cash have been mostly replaced by credit cards, and now the shift is toward online, application and contactless methods of payment. While many
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Posted May 01, 2019in Business Feature
5 tips for business owners to help deal with potential discrimination As Iowa and the nation become more diverse with immigrants, business owners will see more workers with different religious backgrounds, which might lead to questions about what is or isn’t allowed at work, business and legal experts say. “Over
Read More →Employers question use of medical cannabis by employees. The use of medical marijuana at work could cause some headaches over attempts to balance workplace drug testing policies and federal law with the potential of discrimination against those who legally use it. Five months into the legalization of “medical cannabidiol,” known
Read More →Understand the rights, obligations to protect and use intellectual property. Businesses hire the employees at Performance Marketing to create original names and concepts for products. That’s why the company’s employees brainstorm ideas, check their ideas through their own system and verify the originality of the idea through a legal process
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