Tips for Hiring Top Talent
Tips for Hiring Top Talent Every business owner knows how difficult, time consuming and expensive the hiring process can be. And on the other hand, every business owner knows how powerful and impactful a great new hire can be for the business. For that reason Andre Lavoie, CEO and Co-Founder of ClearCompany offers his advice on hiring. Here are his five key points: 1. Avoid basic, run-of-the-mill searches. “Generic skill or technical-based searches, while applicable, will result in people who simply mention those terms in their resumes. Instead, try including detailed...
Read MoreAvoiding Credit Card Debt
Did you know that Attorney Gary Quackenbush of GQ Law is also a financial guru? Most recently he was featured on San Diego’s NBC 7 news with Consumer Bob Hansen in a segment about credit card debt. Credit cards can be both a blessing and a curse. For some people and at some times in life they are a blessing, allowing you to buy things you need when cash is tight. They can be an even more beneficial financial blessing when you simply buy things you can already afford on credit, pay off the card and earn those lovely credit card points that can be traded in for goods, sky miles on...
Read MoreThe “Founder’s Mentality”
The Founder’s Mentality Remember the days where you woke up excited, energized and optimistic about your business? When there was vitality, innovation and agility? Now you wake up, slump through your morning routine and drag into work to face all of your day’s challenges. There are endless meetings, approvals to sign, phone calls to answer and emails to reply to. And you wonder how this is any different than the corporate job you so readily avoided when you began your own company. The remedy? Bain & Company calls it the “Founder’s Mentality.” They teach: “Young disruptive...
Read MoreBoost Your Brain Power
Boost Your Brain Power The mind is a muscle and according to a recent article published in Success Magazine, our brains start to power down in our early 40s! I imagine that like me, everyone wants to hang on to that brain power and do whatever it takes to make that “mind muscle” work for you. Lets identify some of the things that contribute to this mind weakening and talk about how to avoid them. Contributors to diminished brain power: Frequently and quickly switching back and forth between tasks Over focusing, remembering every little detail The need to instantly respond to...
Read MoreOptimistic Entrepreneurs
Optimistic Entrepreneurs San Diego is home to many optimistic entrepreneurs- why not join them! San Diego entrepreneur and San Diego business attorney Gary Quackenbush can help! According to a recent Union Tribune article, San Diego entrepreneurs have hit an all time high in optimism. The article references the Union Bank Small Business Economy Survey, a survey of 631 entrepreneurs on the West Coast. The survey found that overall, business owners have the most optimistic outlook since 2012 with nearly one third of surveyed entrepreneurs havaing hired new employees in 2014. Nine...
Read MoreLiving Trust Basics: Gary’s NEW E-Book
Living Trust Basics He’s done it again! We all know and love Gary’s first e-book Accidentally Self-Employed and now he’s published a new e-book, Living Trust Basics. Simple and easy to read, Living Trust Basics is a must read for EVERYONE! Gary answers some of your most pressing Estate Planning questions and teaches you how to make sure your future, your loved ones and your assets are properly protected in case something happens to you. Do I need an Estate Plan? How do I avoid Probate/Conservatorship? What causes Probate? What are Power of Attorneys and do I...
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