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As an importer, what is the relationship between my company and our licensed Customs broker?

Paula M. Connelly — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:43:36 +0000

This is a great question. Many companies believe that their Customs broker is responsible for the correct classification, valuation, and other aspects of the import transactions (entries) filed with Customs. However, that is not the case. Under the U.S. Customs laws and regulations, it is the importer’s responsibility to provide Customs with all of the [...]

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Do You Have a Pet Peeve?

Dr. Thomas D. Davidow, Ed.D. — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:08 +0000

I have been getting positive feedback on my weekly column. Consequently, I have the confidence to risk talking about something that I find irritating at best and disturbing at worst. Everybody I talk to who works in the world of family owned businesses talks about the need to be part psychologist. I totally agree. The [...]

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Are You Focused On Success?

Wayne Webster — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:05 +0000

How many times have you said we have too many opportunities? And then you say to yourself, “That’s a great problem to have.” It’s not a great problem to have. If you’re meeting regularly with your staff in order to prioritize changing opportunities then there is a good chance you’ll fail because you’re not focused. [...]

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So what can businesses do to control eDiscovery costs?

Rob Fitzgerald — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:54:40 +0000

Before I attempt to answer your question, let me first define the term eDiscovery so we all are at the same starting point. The “e” in eDiscovery is short for “electronic” and the term eDiscovery refers to the process by which electronic data is obtained and searched for use as evidence in a legal case [...]

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What’s a ‘Day’s Work’?

Michael Gonnerman — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:57:23 +0000

“We have a rule that says employees have to work the day before and after a holiday to get paid for the day off. So now a bunch of people come in Friday morning, put in a few hours, and leave at lunchtime. I know I’m being picky, but is there a formal definition of [...]

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Can Your Litigation Lawyer Actually Help You Avoid Litigation?

Kerry T. Ryan, Esq. — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:49:16 +0000

Perhaps surprising to some people, the answer is yes. Last month Dr. Thomas Davidow, Ed.D. wrote an excellent column concerning the stress caused by family business litigation (see the link below). In it, Dr. Davidow suggests that you ask your litigation attorney about alternatives to litigation. Because of a litigation attorney’s understanding of the litigation [...]

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Is it Possible to Control Your Emotions with Other Family Members?

Dr. Thomas D. Davidow, Ed.D. — Thu, 16 May 2013 12:06:02 +0000

Yes! But it is hard work. Professionals like to call the emotional component of family businesses the “soft side.” Believe me: there is nothing soft about the emotional intensity of being a family member in a family owned business. And there is nothing soft about disagreements between family members. Family members’ habitual, ineffective behaviors towards [...]

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After The Great Recession Are You Lowering the Bar for Your Business?

Wayne Webster — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:13:25 +0000

With the new century came another set of clichés and metaphors business people use to describe their ideas and directions. In the last decade we wanted to Think-Out-Of-The-Box. Then we chose the 30,000-Foot-View. Neither of these classics means much of anything. When you come right down to it, what relevance does thinking-out-of-the-box have for any [...]

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We have to source locally to be allowed to sell our products?

Steven Anderson — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:34:43 +0000

We are looking to expand our product sales for the first time abroad and were stunned to learn the country has a local sourcing requirement and we must purchase parts from local vendors if we are to sell our products there. Have we picked the wrong foreign country to market our products or is this [...]

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What is a DDoS Attack?

Rob Fitzgerald — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:40:13 +0000

DDoS is an acronym for “Distributed Denial of Service”. This is a complex cyber-attack that can disrupt businesses and cause great financial harm. For purposes of explaining to a broad spectrum of business executives, I am not going to attempt to give an in depth technical explanation, instead I will use a couple of analogies. [...]

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