Business Management - Operations

We have all heard that, as managers, we should not get in the way of our staff people doing their jobs. The reality is, as a manager or owner of a small business, we find it necessary to work in the business at the same time we work on it.

If you search the Web for tips on franchise buying, there is no shortage of articles worth reading. But most fail to touch on how to make the decision. The following five tips will help you in the discovery phase of your franchise buying process.

I likely blocked out all memories of past household moves, since I wasn’t particularly anxious about this one. My house was an operations disaster! I wondered how in the world I had accumulated so much, and how I had failed to realize it.

Resolute Forest Products and the World Wildlife Fund are pleased to announce that Resolute has become the largest manager of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified forests in the world. The total area of Resolute-managed FSC-certified forests in North America is now 10.3 million hectares.

Diversification has served UniGraphic Inc. well during arguably the most difficult economic period in the printing industry since the Great Depression. It is bullish on the future of all things large following the acquisition of two big-bodied inkjet printers.

Catalyst Paper announced that it did not receive the necessary creditor approval for its amended plan of arrangement under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act.The company is now required to commence a sale transaction in accordance with certain court-approved sale and investor solicitation procedures.

Dear Franchisee: We know what we are doing. Our model gets results when you follow it. Instead, you have decided to go it alone. You make excuses for your lack of participation and tell us we don’t understand “your unique set of circumstances.”

One-third of the year has flown by. Assuming that you crafted a business plan for 2012, it is a good time to rethink your plans for the balance of the year. If the year is not living up to expectations, this is a good time to figure out why and what to do about it.

As an Association Professional, I am dealing with business owners and their employees every day. I hear their hopes and fears, triumphs and woes. I am often asked how belonging to the association will bring them more business.

Mohawk will launch Project Streamline, a strategic consolidation of its core paper lines, taking 22 paper grades (brands) down to six. The company will focus its manufacturing exclusively on high-margin papers and products that will bring distinct value to the new generation of print customers.