Idaho Business Review IBR

Editor’s Note: This commentary is taken from an upcoming special publication, Business Transitions: Preparing to Buy/Sell a Business, which will be distributed at an expert forum on this topic. The forum will be held from 3 to 4:30 p.m. on ...

There’s a troubling issue plaguing B2B (Business to Business) suppliers and service providers. A recent study conducted by Mastercard found that 74% of business owners and employees think late payments are a fact of business life and will always happen, ...

Typically, contractors are required to keep property free from downstream lien claims and, therefore, the contractor may instinctively refrain from assisting the vendor in preserving lien rights. Most material and equipment vendors, however, independently protect their lien rights. Thus, a ...

Greater diversity has been a dominant issue in many recent city, state and national elections, and it will again be front and center in the 2020 election. At all levels of government, greater diversity will lead to better outcomes and ...

“My boss is a control freak—I don’t need him to tell me in detail how to perform simple tasks, yet he can’t resist. What’s more, he is insisting that I be a control freak over my people and I simply ...

Technology makes us constantly available and bombarded with endless amounts of information. Leaders must be able to sift through all the incoming information and make quick decisions that could drastically impact personal and professional lives. With this responsibility, we leaders ...

Personality tests continue to grow in popularity as a workplace tool—not only in how they’re used, but also in the number of assessments available. The more common ones include DiSC Behavior Inventory, the Big Five, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Occupational ...

On May 17, Gov. Kate Brown signed into law House Bill 3427, imposing a gross receipts tax on most Oregon businesses. The new tax, $250, plus 0.57 percent of taxable commercial activity over $1 million, will have a significant impact ...

Organizational values have gotten a great deal of attention as a positive component of organizational strategy, but what is the purpose of values? Core values are standards that the partners or attorneys subscript to and use to recruit, promote and ...

Women entrepreneurs are key to Idaho’s economic success, driving much of the extraordinary economic growth Idaho has experienced over the last decade. In the last two years, 621 new women-owned businesses have opened their doors in the state of Idaho, ...