10 Steps to Reducing Costs While Saving the Environment
Your manufacturing business can become more green while reducing your business costs and increasing your profits.
Author Profile
Barbara Swenson
Areas of Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Small Business
Biography
Barbara Swenson has several years work experience in the areas of accounting, real estate investing, marketing, financial management, insurance, and independent book publishing. She’s written numerous articles for AllBusiness.com, and is a Contributing Writer for Retailing Insight. She was also a Contributing Editor for the international magazine Magical Blend, and has penned articles for Aquarius and NAPRA Review magazines. She has written and published 25 personal transformation books in the last twenty years. Barbara holds a Bachelor of Arts from California State University Sonoma (with honors), and a Masters Degree in Science from California State University Sacramento (with honors). She lives in the Sierra foothills with her husband and son, two huge white dogs, and four cats.
ARTICLES BY Barbara Swenson
Ghosts in the Workplace: True Tales of Haunted Offices
When we think of ghosts, we traditionally think of disembodied souls haunting cemeteries and old houses, but times have changed. Today, more and more offices have become home to otherworldly spirits.
Throw a Successful Office Halloween Party
A Halloween celebration in the workplace is a great way to give employees an opportunity to defuse tension, take a well-earned break, and have some fun at work with co-workers and customers.
Are You ‘Aggressive’ Enough to Take Your Small Business to the Next Level?
To succeed in business, you must be willing to work hard for it. Small business owners share why it's important you be aggressive enough to compete in the marketplace and make your company all that it can be.
Entrepreneurs Are Starting Out Younger Than Ever, and Here’s Why
Today's tough economic conditions combined with billion-dollar ambitions have made entrepreneurship extremely attractive to younger people, who dream of following in the footsteps of their business heroes like Mark Zuckerberg.
Corporate Retreats Are Back, But With a New Attitude
While the traditional image of corporate retreats was one of an elite gathering for executives, today businesses are striving to transform them into inclusive events that boost employee morale, business creativity, and the bottom line.
The Morning After: How the Hobby Lobby Ruling Could Affect Future Employer-Employee Relations
The controversial Hobby Lobby ruling has opened up a Pandora's Box of legal, social, and HR questions that lawyers and businesses will be grappling with in the coming years.
If Your Website Isn’t Optimized for Mobile Devices, You'll Be Left in the Dust
Before its too late, make it a priority to put your companys product or service at your customers fingertipsno matter where theyre shopping from.
Gamification in the Workplace: When Work Becomes a Game, Companies Win
Gamification has been a hot buzz word for a few years now, and is the model behind many popular apps. Companies are now discovering that gamification techniques can be used to increase employee engagement and productivity.
