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    Burglary of Retail Establishments
    Retail burglary may be prevented and/or deterred by taking certain security precautions prior to and after this crime as indicated by COPS Community Oriented Policing research (800) 421-6770).Briefly, a few of the items COPS suggest to be considered in your preparation or update of policies and safeguards to avoid retail burglary at your retail establishment are:· Know your community.· Newer businesses have a higher rate of victimization than older businesses which may indicate that the establishments become more experienced at preventing crime the longer they are in business.· Retail stores, which have greater risks of burglary, have a tendency to prepare with the most precautions, which may reduce the risk but doesn't eli
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    • Michael Lacey – CEO/President, Digineer, Inc.

    • Carl La Mell – President, Clearbrook

    • David M. Pierce – CEO and Chairman, ENA

    • Pete Snyder – CEO, New Media Strategies

    • Nicolas Thomley – President and CEO, Pinnacle Services, Inc.

    • Graham Weston – Chairman and CEO, Rackspace Managed Hosting

    • David W

    Logistics Software
    Logistics software is a computer program which is used to make the process of logistics services more reliable and accurate. Logistics management is a science of planning, organizing, and executing activities for delivering the required goods or services in the right location at the right time. Modern technologies, communication links, and control systems are essential to manage materials, services, and financial goals. Logistics software helps companies or organizations in their overall performances of designing, developing, marketing, and financing.This software ensures a consistency in the management and automation of a variety of activities in the logistics management. This also helps for precise event management, planning, transactions
    Sharing information with employees with the aim of fostering greater teamwork and productivity, engaging employees in new and creative ways and giving them unprecedented ownership over their work were just a few of the themes that emerged in our fourth annual “Best Bosses” recognition program, which we recently completed. Once again, this project was a wonderful experience that allowed us to put the best practices of some of the most innovative small and midsize business leaders in North America under the microscope.

    This year’s 18 Best Bosses were selected by a panel comprised of academics, two previous Best Bosses honorees and Winning Workplaces board members and staff. The 2006 winners are:

    • Richard Caturano – President, Vitale, Caturano & Company

    • Linda Dunkel – President and CEO, Interaction Associates, Inc.

    • Mike Faith – President and CEO, Headsets.com, Inc.

    • Paal Gisholt – President and CEO, SmartPak Equine

    • Henry S. Givray – Chairman and CEO, SmithBucklin Corporation

    • Megan Glasheen – Managing Member, Reno & Cavanaugh, PLLC

    • Mellody Hobson – President, Ariel Capital Management, LLC

    • Dan Hoffman – President and CEO, M5 Networks

    • Jeffrey A. Hollender – President and Chief Regeneration Officer, Seventh Generation, Inc.

    • Keith Jacob – President, St. Louis Staffing

    • Timothy P. Keenan – President and Founder, High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi)

    • Michael Lacey – CEO/President, Digineer, Inc.

    • Carl La Mell – President, Clearbrook

    • David M. Pierce – CEO and Chairman, ENA

    • Pete Snyder – CEO, New Media Strategies

    • Nicolas Thomley – President and CEO, Pinnacle Services, Inc.

    • Graham Weston – Chairman and CEO, Rackspace Managed Hosting

    • David Wi

    Family Fun Times
    The Family is a very important thing in a child's life. They need to be showed love and affection . If we spend time with our children maybe we can keep them from doing so many things wrong like drinking and doing drugs. You can get involved in their school functions and do extra things with them like joining cub scouts,playing baseball, soccer, going to the lake, going to Kentucky kingdom, or just doing things around the house together.Try to have supper around the same time every night and have them sit at the table with you as a family and that will give you quality time together also. We joined cub scouts with our boys and we were in it for five years and let me tell you that was the best five years of our lives because their dad spent a l
    ful experience that allowed us to put the best practices of some of the most innovative small and midsize business leaders in North America under the microscope.

    This year’s 18 Best Bosses were selected by a panel comprised of academics, two previous Best Bosses honorees and Winning Workplaces board members and staff. The 2006 winners are:

    • Richard Caturano – President, Vitale, Caturano & Company

    • Linda Dunkel – President and CEO, Interaction Associates, Inc.

    • Mike Faith – President and CEO, Headsets.com, Inc.

    • Paal Gisholt – President and CEO, SmartPak Equine

    • Henry S. Givray – Chairman and CEO, SmithBucklin Corporation

    • Megan Glasheen – Managing Member, Reno & Cavanaugh, PLLC

    • Mellody Hobson – President, Ariel Capital Management, LLC

    • Dan Hoffman – President and CEO, M5 Networks

    • Jeffrey A. Hollender – President and Chief Regeneration Officer, Seventh Generation, Inc.

    • Keith Jacob – President, St. Louis Staffing

    • Timothy P. Keenan – President and Founder, High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi)

    • Michael Lacey – CEO/President, Digineer, Inc.

    • Carl La Mell – President, Clearbrook

    • David M. Pierce – CEO and Chairman, ENA

    • Pete Snyder – CEO, New Media Strategies

    • Nicolas Thomley – President and CEO, Pinnacle Services, Inc.

    • Graham Weston – Chairman and CEO, Rackspace Managed Hosting

    • David W

    Postcards a Key Toward Successful Marketing
    Postcards are highly regarded as a vital tool for promotions and advertising. It had valuably worked to help business make them recognized in the market. With this tool businesses were able to impart a valuable service of making people aware of the services they can provide.As a key towards successful marketing postcards can gain customer confidence and turn them out to be potential clients. However to successfully attain the needed sensation for postcards there are several factors that are needed to be considered.1. The designs – your postcards can speak for you. They represent and tell how good and effective your businesses are. You can creatively choose for designs from art work, paintings, images and illustrations. With the good hand
    ard Caturano – President, Vitale, Caturano & Company

    • Linda Dunkel – President and CEO, Interaction Associates, Inc.

    • Mike Faith – President and CEO, Headsets.com, Inc.

    • Paal Gisholt – President and CEO, SmartPak Equine

    • Henry S. Givray – Chairman and CEO, SmithBucklin Corporation

    • Megan Glasheen – Managing Member, Reno & Cavanaugh, PLLC

    • Mellody Hobson – President, Ariel Capital Management, LLC

    • Dan Hoffman – President and CEO, M5 Networks

    • Jeffrey A. Hollender – President and Chief Regeneration Officer, Seventh Generation, Inc.

    • Keith Jacob – President, St. Louis Staffing

    • Timothy P. Keenan – President and Founder, High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi)

    • Michael Lacey – CEO/President, Digineer, Inc.

    • Carl La Mell – President, Clearbrook

    • David M. Pierce – CEO and Chairman, ENA

    • Pete Snyder – CEO, New Media Strategies

    • Nicolas Thomley – President and CEO, Pinnacle Services, Inc.

    • Graham Weston – Chairman and CEO, Rackspace Managed Hosting

    • David W

    Create Your Own Power Team
    A Power Team is a group of people that act as mentors for each other. They offer expertise in areas that you generally do not cover. For example, I work on a power team that provides me with support in the areas of Financial Analysis, Legal Matters, Insurance, and Advertising. I provide Business Process Analysis and Restructuring. When there is potential business with a client that involves more than one aspect for the entire project, we figure out which team members are appropriate and do the proposal together. I am constantly adding members to my team that compliment and add to the services I can offer. I do not pretend that I can offer all of the project needs.The Power Team does not work in competition with each member but as a loosely fitt
    anaugh, PLLC

    • Mellody Hobson – President, Ariel Capital Management, LLC

    • Dan Hoffman – President and CEO, M5 Networks

    • Jeffrey A. Hollender – President and Chief Regeneration Officer, Seventh Generation, Inc.

    • Keith Jacob – President, St. Louis Staffing

    • Timothy P. Keenan – President and Founder, High Performance Technologies, Inc. (HPTi)

    • Michael Lacey – CEO/President, Digineer, Inc.

    • Carl La Mell – President, Clearbrook

    • David M. Pierce – CEO and Chairman, ENA

    • Pete Snyder – CEO, New Media Strategies

    • Nicolas Thomley – President and CEO, Pinnacle Services, Inc.

    • Graham Weston – Chairman and CEO, Rackspace Managed Hosting

    • David W

    Business Culture in China
    Chinese business culture and etiquette The Chinese business practice is vastly different from the Western method that most of us may be used to. Of course, with the Chinese economy opening up, China's joining of WTO and the Olympics in 2008, many Chinese business practice are now beginning to align with more conventional methods.However, China will always have their own unique business culture and etiquette, given their unique history and background."I was recently involved in a business meeting that went sour and threatened to scuttle a good deal. What happened was that the Chinese party recieving the American purchaser was late in reaching his hotel. The American was furious as he had a tight schedule and that they were late
    , Inc. (HPTi)

    • Michael Lacey – CEO/President, Digineer, Inc.

    • Carl La Mell – President, Clearbrook

    • David M. Pierce – CEO and Chairman, ENA

    • Pete Snyder – CEO, New Media Strategies

    • Nicolas Thomley – President and CEO, Pinnacle Services, Inc.

    • Graham Weston – Chairman and CEO, Rackspace Managed Hosting

    • David Williams – President and CEO, Merkle Inc.

    In my editorial on last year’s Best Bosses, I spoke of the challenges of the economic landscape. These include fierce competition and evolving recruitment methods to land top talent, rising employee health care costs and developing staff to serve the organization’s needs in increasingly dynamic ways. These challenges have only grown more multifaceted in the past year – perhaps one reason that the National Federation of Independent Businesses, a leading small business advocacy group, recently reported that small business owners are, on the whole, the least optimistic that they’ve been in over three years. In other words, small businesses – the backbone of the American economy – are feeling challenged.

    Yet, this year’s honorees are weathering those obstacles with more than just a can-do attitude – they’re creating and honing best practices designed to equip their workforces with the knowledge and insight needed to perform at consistently stellar levels. The result? Motivated workers, high customer service ratings and increased productivity that improves the bottom line. Consider: The average growth rate for the past year among our 2006 winners was 40 percent.

    Paal Gisholt’s organization, Massachusetts-based SmartPak Equine, a retailer of horse and small animal products, leads this trend. While adding 20 employees to the 50 already on the payroll over the last two years

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