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Thinking of Starting a Non-Profit? Learn How to Budget

Posted on September 19, 2016
Creating a budget for your non-profit organization might seem overwhelming, especially if you are new to non-profit management or have never gone through a budgeting process. Even though the idea may seem daunting, creating an annual budget for your non-profit is essential to maintaining control of the organization's finances...

How ADA Non-Compliant Businesses Could Face Consequences

Posted on May 29, 2015
The American With Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal law that was signed in 1990 to protect those with a disability whether it be from discrimination in seeking employment or while at work or the accessibility of buildings and structures. The ADA gives the thousands of people with disabilities the same opportunity as anyone else...

How to Start a Business in Michigan

Posted on January 28, 2015
It's a new year and new goals are to be reached. Why not begin working on that business or startup that you've always dreamed about? Starting a business takes a lot of effort, but can bring you a lot of personal and financial rewards. Assuming that you have researched your business idea and have the necessary funding, here are the six steps, according to Michigan State University Extensions,  it takes to register your business in the state of Michigan:Obtain a FEIN: Your Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) is a tax ID assigned to you and your specific business...

College Graduates Taking New Cities by Storm

Posted on December 09, 2014
Key metropolitan areas are attracting young college graduates at increased rates in the past couple years, including more cities than just the usual, New York, Washington and San Francisco. While these cities are still attracting graduates from all across the country, other cities have become popular as well...

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Office Etiquette: Decorating for the Holidays

Posted on November 14, 2014
The holiday season is a time filled with cheer and decorations, but making sure that every holiday is equally represented in an office can sometimes be overlooked. Some offices choose to not allow any decorations, eliminating the possibility of these issues, while others like to add a bit of holiday spirit into their work place...

Cities With The Most New Construction In The U.S.

Posted on July 08, 2014
Image courtesy of carolinaservicesinc.comNew commercial construction projects have been popping up in metro areas around the U.S. the past two years at a rate not seen for several years. In 2013 McGraw Hill Construction put together their list of cities with the most money spent on new construction through May of last year (to my knowledge their  haven't been any newer updates to these numbers)...

Construction: A Dangerous Career

Posted on June 16, 2014
Truck drivers swerve through mountain passes during a blizzard. In skin melting heat, forest fire fighters run into Mother Nature?s blazing rage. Fishermen ward off ice chunks and massive waves to bring in a cage of crab. Police officers suit up in body armor before an armed raid...

Elder Care Referral Services: Know What They Know!

Posted on January 20, 2014
Oftentimes, elder care referral services will advertise in hospital waiting rooms, online, television, and even on the side of vans. I know this having done some CNA training at several near my home years ago.So what is an elder care referral service? When someone is about to be discharged from a hospital, or when they are no longer able to live independently (or at the same level of care to which they were accustomed), these services are supposed to provide an informed choice to seniors...

5 Tips To Reduce Your Auto Insurance Premium

Posted on October 14, 2013
Anyone who owns a car understands the pain of paying for auto insurance. If you are a safe driver, you will never be able to use something that you pay hundreds of dollars a year to use. Fortunately, there are several ways to reduce the amount that you pay each year for car insurance...

Is A Ford Extended Warranty Better Than One From GM?

Posted on October 11, 2013
I previously talked about the benefits of a GMC warranty (all of a couple of blogs ago), but as a Ford owner as well, I thought it would be worth a bit of time to discuss the differences between the two plans and decide if one is worth more than the other...

Felony DUI Education Critical For Students

Posted on August 08, 2013
For the past few prom seasons first responders in the United States have launched a program designed to increase awareness of drinking and driving among students by staging mock DUI demonstrations. Official see these demonstrations as increasingly critical to avoiding incidents during prom season...

Getting Started With Direct Mail Marketing

Posted on July 30, 2013
Contrary to popular belief, direct mail marketing is still a highly effective platform of advertising, especially when it is well strategized and executed properly. Recently I had the chance to speak with the professionals at Ritter's Communications and Printing in Miami and they gave me some pointers on how to best leverage direct mail for a law firm or other small business...

What Do I Get with a GMC Extended Warranty?

Posted on May 13, 2013
A GMC extended warranty may be the best choice for your vehicle. There are pluses and minuses to the warranty. Some things are covered while some are not. In order to ensure that everything remains covered, you need to keep up with recommended maintenance for your car or truck...

Understanding Steel Economies

Posted on April 22, 2013
Steel wire ropeSteel is often seen as a dying industry in the United States. What was once the center of the world for steel production, many countries like China and India are taking over a large percentage of the production. With internal natural resources at their disposal, and new facilities to manufacture steel in large quantities, they have been giving the United States a run for their money in recent years...

Understanding Your Car Insurance

Posted on February 04, 2013
Do you feel like pulling out your hair when it comes to car insurance? If so, then settle back and let us clear-up some of the definitions and details you will encounter when it's time to buy or renew your car insurance policy.Do You Really Need Car Insurance?The answer to this question is a legal one - not all states require a driver to have car insurance, but those that don't require a driver to provide a financial responsibility bond in place of insurance...

Turning Off The Money Conveyor In Supply Chain

Posted on November 12, 2012
(Photo credit: Alyssa & Colin)The seasoned sourcing and category experts at a conveyor systems and logistics management firm would add an additional strategy to the list ? apply proven strategic sourcing and disciplined compliance approaches to new spend categories...

Preparing for the IRS

Posted on September 13, 2012
If your business receives an audit from the Internal Revenue Service, you will probably want to employ an attorney as soon as possible. Government agents will just provide you with a little window of time in order to get all of your documents ready and to provide them with all of the information that they want...

Crane Rail Maintenance

Posted on August 10, 2012
English: RAIL CRANE (Photo credit: Wikipedia)In any automated material handling system that includes a Storage/Retrieval (S/R) machine, fast and accurate material handling is extremely important. Machines must get from point A to point B in a timely manner...

Preparing To Send The Kid To Ohio State Law School

Posted on June 22, 2012
So after my son was accepted to Ohio State Law School, a million things went through my mind."Do we really need another lawyer in the family?""Is he going to like it in Columbus?""Is this a good move since he already has a successful career?""With the family being from Michigan, will he get attacked at Thanksgiving?"These were all legitimate thoughts (save, possibly, the last one) that went through my mind...

Eye Protection Cases

Posted on May 07, 2012
A model wearing infection control goggles (Photo credit: Wikipedia)One of the most vulnerable parts of the human body are the eyes, and countless employees across the US leave the eyes exposed in dangerous workplace environments. Repairing damaged eyes is difficult and eye surgeries require expensive equipment, like phaco handpieces, demand expensive doctors, and quite often are unsuccessful...

Construction Standards, Plan ahead!

Posted on April 19, 2012
Construction Work (Photo credit: gullevek)Whether they like it or not, construction companies are liable for safety violations, installation malfunctions and many other little things that can cost them a lot of money. Before calling in a lawyer for construction legal help, take a look at some common codes and standards that will help you save money in the long run...

Lansing Bankruptcy Lawyers Create Job Tool

Posted on December 12, 2011
Image by KOMUnews via FlickrRecently the Lansing Bankruptcy Lawyers at Baumstark and Vincent put together a tool to help graduating law students as well as others working in law to find jobs at some of the biggest firms in the country.The tool works off of a list of the nation's 250 biggest law firms and provides a link to the current job openings page for each of their websites...

Ancient Memories

Posted on September 17, 2009
For no particular reason, I recently remembered a conversation I had with my Elementary School Secretary (hereinafter "ESS") at about 9:00 ante-meridian on fine spring day circa 1986.Iason: "Hi, Ms. ESS. I need a pass."ESS: "Hi, Iason. Why are you so late for school?"Iason: "I slept in...

What I thought of Neal Stephenson's Quicksilver

Posted on September 09, 2009
First a quick note: Quicksilver: Volume One of the Baroque Cycle is not the same book as Quicksilver: The Baroque Cycle #1. The latter is a third of a novel, the former is a fantastically vast and amazing tome of almost 1000 pages. Harper decided to play this bit of publishing chicanery upon us to sell more books to people who were afraid of books that weigh more than chihuahuas...

Watchmen Chapter I

Posted on November 23, 2008
Part of Heiligekuh's Watchman Read-a-Long: The first thing that really struck me this read is the color palette. The muted tones, the color washes, the poor level of color detail. I love it. I understand that most of it is just an artifact of the printing technology of the time, but now it seems fitting...

I'll Tell You What's Not In the Box: Any Part of Andy Samberg

Posted on November 11, 2007
I heretofore declare this blog mostly defunct!Is it possible that this declaratory post de-defuncts this blog? Is it, in fact, made funct? Is funct a word? If not, why? Maybe, because of the newfound functness of this blog, I'll have to start posting again...

Yarr!

Posted on September 19, 2007
That's it. That's all I have to say, after two months of silence. Yarr.

A Panda is NOT a Fixed Medium of Expression

Posted on July 03, 2007
I am a card-carrying member of the Zoological Society of San Diego. I love the Zoo and the Wild Animal Park, I love to hang out and watch the animals, and I love what the Zoological Society's missions and methods are. But when I was recently at the zoo, I noticed this sign posted in the Panda area...

Federal Court: "Fuck You, F.C.C."

Posted on June 05, 2007
Link. (Free Login Required.) Finally, somebody gives the what-for to those power-hungry unconstitutes at the F.C.C. I've long been concerned about what the surprising, sudden, unprecedented imposition of fines for "fleeting expletives." The F.C.C...

Skill City!

Posted on May 19, 2007
Just a quick plug: you should be playing Skill City. It's got a pile of your favorite puzzle games, plus one you've never seen before, with the promise of much more forthcoming. And really, it's all very shinily packaged together. I'm still groovin' on the music, in particular...

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