Initially, you may think of your school’s anniversary as a one-day thing. You may plan a pretty cake with a candle for every year you’ve been in business, perhaps streamers and balloons and maybe even a speech as staff gathers around to make a toast to continued success. But it
Social Media Dos & Don’ts Do have a policy. As with all policies, if you are not going to follow it, it is better not to have one. However, most employees have come to expect social media guidelines from their employer. The following are a couple of tips if your company
You may have heard mention of Google Fiber – or you may already have Google Fiber in your city. But do you know what it is and what role it plays in the areas it serves? Maybe this information will help! Google Fiber is an Internet Service Provider that is
Did you know that 80 communities already have Gigabit networks? Many of the early adopters (i.e. Salisbury, Wilson, Chattanooga) were business-driven. For example, Wilson’s Gigabit infrastructure came early on because SAS, Red Hat and Microsoft have significant presence in the area. You’ll see why these areas jumped at the chance
Hiring is one of the biggest challenges for business owners. Knowing that there are certain questions that are illegal to ask can help you avoid any legal issues. Do not ask about: 1. Age 2. Race 3. Creed 4. Sexual Orientation 5. Ethnic origin 6. Marital status 7. Sex 8. Number
Did you know that there is an Autism Speaks Local Grant application for 2016 that opened on July 18th and will be open until Friday, September 23? Here is the application link. We know that we have many organizations that provide services to autistic children. This great program can help
Deanna Lewis has a great idea to share. It was her first year teaching full time, and she wanted to do something different and impactful for her dancers. Each of her students wrote a personal goal at the beginning of every month for each of their classes. She found they
Question: We are considering recruiting several college students for summer internships. Do we have to pay them? Answer: In some cases, individuals working for an employer in a training capacity do not qualify as “employees” under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and therefore do not have to be paid.
When a student first comes to your studio, that is prime word of mouth time. Those first two to three weeks are really important that we knock their socks off and totally WOW them so they will start spreading the word amongst their friends. If you think about it… It’s
Some pretty common thinking considers that “teams” should be groups of people who have lots in common: that their similarities encourage a close-knit environment that inspires ideas and hard work. A Yale MBA student thought the same thing but learned – from her own study group experience – that the