ANN ARBOR - Litigation, at least in the United States, is a fact of life for all corporations. So it?s important to know that electronic data held at companies must be preserved for litigation, a company has clear instructions on how to proceed with its electronic data to comply with discovery, lawyers continually monitor efforts
DETROIT - On August 23rd new federal rules went into effect controlling whether executives, professional and administrative employees can be exempt from being paid overtime. Replacing rules which were basically unchanged for 50 years, the new rules are a better reflection of todays world and also designed to lessen the likelihood that employers will be
DETROIT - Are you often caught playing the waiting game during the assessment of a potential hire? Hesitant to hire someone because you just arent sure that the person is the right fit? Todays challenging and competitive business climate makes it essential for managers to place the right people with the right skills in the
LIVONIA - In todays advanced technology, robbing banks and picking pockets is becoming a thing of the past. Todays thieves can liquidate bank accounts and purchase goods in someone elses name - and purchase eBay auction items in your name as well. How? You unwittingly provide them with your personal information. In July, I received
PONTIAC Michigan companies have long recognized the importance of exportingselling more than $33 billion worth of goods and services to about 200 worldwide destinations last year alone. And the U.S. Commercial Service last year facilitated more than $1 billion of those export sales for Michigan companies. Bit more than 13,000 Michigan small and medium-sized companies
SOUTHFIELD - When IT managers consider logging and archiving, they are faced with a dilemma: Keep enough data, and audit and regulatory needs are met, business continuity is maintained, and recovery after disaster goes off smoothly. Keep too much data, though, and the cost associated with storing that data and the resources needed to maintain
TROY - The most effective Internet marketing methods in use today focus on attracting the Narrowcast Visitor to your website - the person who uses the Internet to proactively seek out providers of a specific product or service to satisfy their particular needs. Essentially these visitors represent people who are raising their hands and saying,
CLARKSTON - Studies show that satisfied customers will tell at least two people about good products and services. Other research suggests it can cost up to five times as much to acquire or replace a customer as it does to retain one. No matter what business you are in, acquiring and keeping customers is challenging