Invest in sound decision-making
POSTED: Friday, February 3, 2012 at 10:09 AM PTBY: Kim Trout
Have you ever had an issue that required resolution through means of mediation, arbitration or litigation? Have you consulted a lawyer who said, “I think you have a good chance…”, and then wondered what “good chance” actually meant to you and what it meant to your lawyer?
Inevitably, some resort to guessing at critical junctures in [...]
Employer engagement needed to shape Idaho’s exchange
POSTED: Monday, January 30, 2012 at 10:48 AM PTBY: Anne Wilde
Health care remains at the forefront of everyone’s minds these days and Idaho is no exception. Idaho employers of all sizes, and from all industries, should listen to the debates in the 2012 legislative session relating to the anticipated health insurance exchange, as the exchange will have an impact on all.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [...]
In the world of social media, customers still come first
POSTED: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 05:26 PM PTBY: Christy Rezaii
Many small businesses feel the pressure to join the social media party, encouraged to spit out tweets, posts, likes and other chatter meant to enhance their brand.
Maintaining an online presence is an important part of business strategy for many industries, but it’s crucial to include your company’s most valuable resource—customers—in the conversation. And a valuable [...]
Calling all artists: The Vision Building is worth checking out
POSTED: Friday, January 20, 2012 at 08:30 AM PTBY: Jennifer Gonzalez
When Kristen Morton drove past the former Riverstone International School high school building on Broadway a few months ago and noticed it was for lease, the clothing designer started envisioning something unique for its future.
“When I went inside the building for the first time, there was something inspiring about it,” Morton said. “It just seemed [...]
Business digest: media civil war
POSTED: Thursday, January 19, 2012 at 11:39 AM PTBY: John Stodder
The new media, led by Wikipedia, Google and reddit, are protesting the proposed anti-piracy legislation, SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act), that the music and film industries are seeking.
Wikipedia and reddit took Wednesday off, while Google’s masthead showed the logo completely covered with an image of black tape. Media coverage of what Wikipedia [...]
In this era, a women’s business center?
POSTED: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 08:09 AM PTBY: Anne Wallace Allen
Thanks to a fifth-grade soccer team my husband coached, my family has gotten to know a family of African refugees who settled in the Treasure Valley about four years ago.
In many ways, the family isn’t so different from ours. Education is very important to them, and soccer plays a huge part in their lives. They [...]
Fee-suit exclusions muddy the malpractice waters
POSTED: Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 12:59 PM PTBY: Ed Poll
The cost of malpractice insurance is an issue for every lawyer. Annual malpractice premiums cost thousands of dollars, often straining the ability of small firms and sole practitioners to purchase when premiums approach 10 percent or more of their income on a product they likely will never need.
Now, a new issue has made malpractice insurance [...]
When it comes to embezzlement, property management is a risky business
POSTED: Monday, January 9, 2012 at 11:51 PM PTBY: Denise McClure
Property management is rife with opportunities to steal. This is true in both residential and commercial markets. In the residential market, home sales are down and residential rentals are up. With no licensure requirements in Idaho, there are few barriers to anyone who wants to enter the market, so competition is on the rise. The [...]
What to expect from the Idaho Legislature
POSTED: Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 11:44 PM PTBY: Brad Iverson-Long
Budget, health care, taxes — those are the three issues Gov. Butch Otter said Jan. 5 will dominate the Idaho Capitol during the 2012 legislative session. But with several hundred different pieces of legislation likely to be introduced, there are sure to be many issues, ranging from small technical changes to broad ideological concerns, cropping [...]
What is cloud computing and is it right for me? 
POSTED: Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 01:55 PM PTBY: David Murray
The term “cloud computing” is everywhere these days. It’s not a new phenomenon, but rather it is continuing to evolve.
The simplest, nontechnical definition of cloud computing is using an Internet browser to access software applications over the Internet. People who use Facebook, LinkedIn, Salesforce.com or free email services are using a form of cloud computing.
The [...]
