Published documents by Art Gib

2009

If you are in the market to bring a new pup into your home, chances are, you have spent plenty of time surfing the web, trying to determine the major differences between breeds and which is right for you, if any. You may have also wandered through shelters, peering into kennels filled with sad-looking eyes. I consider myself an animal rights advocate, so of course, my first instinct is to...

Demographic Analysis and Human Resources Staffing Published on 20/08/2009

A key function of human resources management is to be able to analyze the demographics of a company. From a purely statistic keeping perspective there's not much use for analyzing demographics in terms of making profit, unless there are awards or bonuses available for diversity. While this may be true in the education sector, government hand outs to private businesses solely due to diversity...

Is It Time To Move To A Retirement Community? Published on 20/08/2009

I am the youngest child in my family, and I have recently come to the realization that I am "all grown up," (sort of). I am married, live in a different state than the rest of my family, and own a condo with my spouse. But as I have noticed that I am really becoming an adult, I have also realized that means my parents must be getting older, especially as they are members of the "Baby...

Understanding Terms in Finance: Surety Bonds Published on 20/08/2009

For people who don't consider themselves financial gurus, sometimes certain terms can seem confusing or difficult to understand. Though it may be difficult, it is important to understand these terms and how they relate to us. With a little research, it is easy to get a basic understanding of what these terms mean. If we don't understand, we may run into a situation that costs us money due to...

Understanding Terms in Finance: Bonds Published on 20/08/2009

For people who don't consider themselves financially savvy, sometimes financial terms can seem confusing and too difficult to understand. Although we consistently hear terms like stocks, bonds, interest, equity, and other words, sometimes we don't understand the meanings or what these words represent. It's easy to become overwhelmed by all there is to know about finances, but with a little...

Employee Training at their Fingertips Published on 19/08/2009

As a business owner have you ever hit the point that you wished someone else could take care of some of the training? If you are a manager, executive or the owner of the company you can relate to the amount of things on your list everyday. Most of the time you are putting in many more hours in a week than 40 hours, even upwards of 60-70 hours. You have accountability to people above and...

Microsoft Online Training Can Be a Gold Mine Published on 19/08/2009

Do you have your favorite programs that you use on your computer? Do you have those one or two programs that you use for everything because you know those programs, but wish that there were other options for that other thing you need to do? I am one that loves word and excel. I do everything in those programs. Even if it isn't the easiest thing to figure out, I still do it or make do with...

The Benefits Of Having A Home Inspection Done Published on 19/08/2009

Buying a new home can be extremely nerve-wracking, especially if you have never been through the process before. My spouse and I only recently bought our own condo, and we had no idea what we were doing! Sure, there are a lot of books out there on the subject, but when you are actively living your life and trying to buy a home in between everything else, who has time to read a 500-page book...

The Best Of Snowy Winter Pastimes Published on 19/08/2009

This last winter, I was just settling into a new state where it snows! A lot! I am a native to Phoenix, Arizona, and spent my early college years in sunny southern California, so let's just say that I suffered from "climate shock," rather than culture shock. But after my spouse and I experienced our first ever white Christmas, a la every great Christmas movie we have ever seen, I decided a...

Avoid the Stress of a Project, Get Help Online Published on 19/08/2009

Many of us enjoy watching movies at some time in our lives. Have you ever seen a movie that shows a business person frantically trying to put together a presentation for some meeting? You can just imagine the stress. In the movie the computer dies or they don't know how to do something or the computer is moving so slow that they can't complete their project. Or the worst thing is that they...