BACK TO SCHOOL BUT NOT TO BUSINESS AS USUAL

By Lindsey Anderson, CPA

Senior Manager, Tax and Accounting Services

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With kids going back to school and parents returning to work in full force, now is the time to get business booming again! How can you ensure a spike in productivity and profitability?

Consider hiring interns or new employees. Young blood can revitalize a business, keeping longtime team members on their toes and making them see the company from a fresh perspective. Showing the ropes to new staffers is a good way of reigniting the spark in seasoned employees that made them fall in love with the business in the first place. Also, interns and new employees can bring diversity of thought and innovation to the table. And after a couple of months' rest post-graduation, young people fresh out of college are hungry for professional opportunities.

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TAKE YOUR TEAM OUT ON THE TOWN

By Leslie Munas

Manager, Tax Services 

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Since people still line up out the door for its caffeinated creations, you'd be surprised what Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz considers the secret of its success.

"Anyone can open up a coffee store," he said. "The only thing we have is one another. The only competitive advantage we have is the culture and values of the company."

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