TRAVERSE CITY - Big Net is about to get bigger.With a customer base of 300,000, calendar revenues for Pontiac-based Big Net Holdings are expected to increase from $19 million to $50 million in 2000. The company recently announced a major partnership with Ford Motor Co....
For many business owners, the new year brings the dreaded task of budgeting--a time-consuming chore. And, if you're like most business owners, you grudgingly and quickly try to come up with accurate projections. Still, when the new fiscal year gets underway, you find that your...
During the 14 years that I wore corporate advertising, sales, and marketing manager's hats, I hired a lot of agencies and consultants. They helped me with things like marketing strategy and communications, sales management, brand strategy, new product development and introduction, customer and market research,...
Choosing the right financial advisor to help you arrange your income and assets to achieve your financial goals is no small task in today's world of hype and misinformation. One of the most difficult chores is simply discerning whether a financial professional has the proper...
It's not unusual for complicated leases or house refinancing contracts to take several days to finalize while the parties track each other down so signatures can be made before a deal goes forward. Even far simpler tasks, such as a car buyer securing a loan...
It was probably the single most traumatic experience of my early career: trying to figure out what to buy my boss for Christmas. He was a venerable ad man in a Brooks Brothers suit and a Rolex watch. I was a green girl, fresh out...
TRAVERSE CITY - Old Kent signage goes. Staff says.That's basically how the merger between Fifth Third Bancorp and Old Kent of Grand Rapids will impact Old Kent's northwestern Michigan branches in Traverse City, Elk Rapids, Interlochen, Glen Arbor, Suttons Bay and Kingsley.Old Kent Bank president...
The self employed individual has the advantage of quickly implementing business strategies without the bureaucracy of the corporate office.On the other side of the coin, he or she needs to act as both the chief financial officer and the chief executive officer. Before year end,...
Most employers are acutely aware that under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, a minimum wage of $5.15 an hour must be paid to all employees, and any hourly employee must be paid overtime if the employee works more than 40 hours per week. But,...
ACCOLADES? The Traverse Area Association of Realtors (TAAR) was recently honored as "Outstanding Ambassador Association" for its activities locally and in Eastern Europe by the National Association of Realtors and its Council of Certified International Property Specialists.TAAR was cited for outstanding efforts in sponsoring an...
