The goal of estate planning is to provide for the management and transfer of a person’s property in the event of death or incapacity at the smallest financial cost to the family. A properly structured estate plan allows someone to choose his/her beneficiaries, provide for the management of assets, and eliminate or reduce taxes. Without [...]
Continue reading …Social enterprise is an exciting new sector of the economy that provides solutions to some of our community’s largest issues, such as unemployment and lack of education and access to healthcare. By merging social mission with competitive business strategies — mixing mission with margin — these businesses are achieving social change. Called the “fourth sector” [...]
Continue reading …When youths lack the basic “soft skills” to engage effectively in the workplace, businesses face a costly and time-consuming training and assimilation process. In 2010 the Southern Colorado Business Partnership hosted a summit for area business leaders, to better understand critical issues that impede business growth. While many topics were discussed, the one that resonated [...]
Continue reading …El Paso County’s most recent monthly sales and use tax report reflects the increasing confidence of El Paso County residents. Automobile registrations were up 15 percent year over year. Use tax paid on construction materials was up 55 percent. Overall, sales and use taxes are up 7.8 percent over last year. These numbers suggest that [...]
Continue reading …It’s a new year, and time for new thinking and taking new approaches to the way you hire while attracting a diverse workforce [that includes people with disabilities]. A number of resources are available that can aid you in doing just that, and some, such as customized employment, are provided at no cost to businesses. [...]
Continue reading …Colorado Springs is no stranger to divisiveness and segmented thinking. This mentality goes all the way back to when Gen. William Palmer founded the city in 1871 away from the existing settlements, as he did not like the “rough-and-ready” saloon-populated area now known as Old Colorado City. This divisiveness in our region has continued for [...]
Continue reading …Employees knew the salary and the compensation package when they were hired. They applied for the job, so presumably, they knew what the work entailed. What else do great employees want? How do managers keep terrific employees? As it turns out, at all levels, employees want leadership. Real leadership fosters a vibrant working environment, and [...]
Continue reading …Museums can make the city much better The Space Foundation certainly agrees with your editorial suggesting that Colorado Springs focus on museums — especially the idea that local museums should collaborate to magnify their impact on the community. We recently opened the Space Foundation Visitors Center, which currently comprises the Northrop Grumman Science Center featuring [...]
Continue reading …The lists are all out: 2012’s Most Inspiring Companies (published by Forbes), World’s Most Admired Companies (Fortune), 100 Best Companies to Work For (Fortune) and so on. These lists comprise data — the perceptions of the consuming public — collected by third-party firms. So, what are the driving attributes that get and keep companies on [...]
Continue reading …On Oct. 7, 2012 a preventable tragedy happened at a local apartment building. A resident called 911 because the carbon monoxide alarm was going off and the family was not feeling well. Multiple alarms were sounding, and the fire department found two unconscious men in a unit that did not have an alarm. One man [...]
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