Final HIPAA Omnibus Rule expands law’s impact on firms
The final rule extends the scope of the privacy and security portions of HIPAA to business associates and their subcontractors
Business Advice
Small business and big institutions: oil and water?
It’s easier for politicians who are more concerned with being re-elected, and who possess insufficient knowledge of how business and economies work, to give tax breaks to the Fortune 500
Getting your M&A timing right
While the overall mergers and acquisition market is favorable, it’s more important to take stock of your own landscape
There’s nothing so powerful as truth
Why it’s even more important to be honest in the cyber world
Revenue protection: the new direction in IT
How much money is being left on the table due to a lack of integration of IT with a firm’s business strategy?
Investing for social impact takes off
Whether the focus is on advancing environmental causes, building healthy communities or promoting corporate ethics, investors interested in making a difference in the world are spurring interest in social responsible investments. Socially responsible investing, or SRI, traces its roots to…
The importance of paying positive energy forward
As a society, we still struggle with fully embracing the idea that people need positivism, relationships and security to be energized
What trajectory are we on, anyway?
It’s not clear whether the spring uptick in inquiries is a sign of increased activity or simply seasonal
Sexual stereotyping is prohibited in the workplace
Gender stereotyping is a form of sex discrimination, and it applies equally to men and women
How the new law applies to two-member LLCs
Two-member LLCs are like marriages – their biggest problems involve incompatibility
SBA programs help N.H. firms enter export market
In today's global economy, selling goods around the world can bring large rewards. It just makes good business sense to expand your prospective customer base to the more than 95 percent of the world’s population outside our country whose demand…
'Take the Stairs' to promote a healthier workforce
Implementing a stairway campaign can be a relatively low cost way to encourage more physical activity for employees
The nonprofit sector’s role in N.H.’s economy
Nonprofits employ one out of seven workers in New Hampshire and generate over $9 billion toward the state’s GDP
Making music while tooting your own horn
Your professional introduction summarizes your expertise and value to the workplace
Putting a value on investment real
Several qualitative factors have a great deal of impact on value
Honesty is the best employee policy
Written policies make it clear that acts of dishonesty will not be tolerated by the employer
America Invents Act: the good news and bad news
The new law essentially means the old ‘race to the Patent Office’ is back with a vengeance
