The great thing about the Internet is that there is an abundance of information available at our fingertips. We have global access to anything and everything. With all this information floating around out there in cyberspace it’s easy to forget about basic copyright law. In fact, the Internet has created a significant threat to copyright protection.
Last week I alerted you about the NLRB ruling which accused an employer of illegally firing an employee because of her negative Facebook postings about the company and her boss. The Board found the comments to be “protected activity” under the National Labor Relations Act. The ground-breaking case alarmed the business community.
It’s true. Not all sales are good sales. Sometimes you need to walk away or even fire a client. To build a sustainable company, there are times when less is more, and you should recognize those times.
Too frequently, small business owners lower their prices with the hope of generating more business.
Business jargon. Some people think it makes them sound important or intelligent, while others use to “fit in.” Not only is it boring, but it can also make people think you are lying. Research from New York University and the University of Basel in Switzerland shows that if you want people to trust you use plain old simple English — not a bunch of business buzz words.
A recent ruling by the National Labor Relations Board may have significant consequences for businesses of all sizes. In a ground-breaking case, the NLRB accused a company of illegally firing an employee for comments she made about her supervisor on Facebook. The Board considered her criticisms of the company and her bosses as being “protected activity” under the National Labor Relations Act. The Act provides for a number of protections, among them it gives workers a federally protected right to form unions, and it also prohibits employers from punishing workers — whether union or nonunion — for discussing working conditions or unionization.