The first in a two part series about the planning and purchasing of steel gondola units for a retail store. Topics include determining the proper height for the units, a discussion of the costs and benefits of various shelf dimensions, and deciding on the number of units you should consider for your retail space.

Depending on your knowledge and experience with futures trading, you can choose to have another account. Many commodity trading brokers have account types that include full-service, professionally managed, and discount online.

Starting a business can mean giving up that secure cubicle and paycheck. Here are 10 reasons to dump the cubicle life for the excitement of being an entrepreneur.

Maybe you've heard some retailers say that at one time--way back when--they used a pencil and paper as a method of tracking inventory? Times have changed, yes, but just how far have retailers gone to make the advancements they need to keep up?

You may be thinking that your business is just too small for big Project Management techniques, but that is simply not the case. Don't let all of the fancy terms like Network diagram, Gantt chart, and Work Breakdown Structure scare you.

You've been commissioned to create something beautiful to communicate something for a client. Now what?

How you and your business can benefit from collaboration.

The word laser is used as a common name, but it is actually an acronym that stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. The highly concentrated beam of light it produces can quickly apply energy even to a minute area. It can be easily controlled by mirrors and lenses and essentially as light. It can travel at the highest speed possible, can travel in a straight line in an empty space and can transmit information.

Business relationships are hard to come by and easy to lose. What actions are you taking to make sure your relationships are cemented in place?

I'm always amazed at how disorganised most businesses are. The huge amount of opportunities that fall by the wayside due to poor management. Let me tell you what happened to me recently. The Car...

“Now what should I do?” a reader laments. “I’ve instituted many of your productivity techniques, and now I’m getting out of the office on time. I arrive before my boss does in the morning, so she doe...

Kaizen is a proven performance improvement tool. Adopted from modern Japanese manufacturers, like Toyota, Kaizen generates breakthrough improvements quickly, without huge capital investments and/or extensive commitments of employ time. Kaizen is an efficient, effective technique for producing change in manufacturing operations.

If you are waiting fot that next big deal before you sell your company, you may want to re think your approach. An intelligent structure may be the way to help you capture the most value.

Lego, the Danish toy company, found instant success with their interlocking blocks in the German market, while sales foundered in the U.S. Why?

Important differences to assist you in deciding whether to form a LLC or S-Corp.

Some of the new-generation nitrogen generators use the APSA process to generate nitrogen. This APSA process relies on the fractionated distillation of air at very low (cryogenic) temperatures, and in only one column. In other words, APSA nitrogen generators are nitrogen generators that use cryogenic distillation of air to generate nitrogen.

There are many that plan to start a business that do not realize the many costs and heartaches that are wrapped into the business’s foundation. Yet, you can avoid many of the pitfalls of a business by simply taking preventative measures ahead of time. There is nothing like owning your own business, working for yourself, and making your own money. But, it does offer many challenges that you will need to overcome time and time again, no matter what your business actually is.

This newly created entity within the United States has been around for many years in other countries. It is commonly used in Germany, in fact. But, what is LLC? How does it work and why is it a benefit to you or to others who use it? There are some things to consider prior to getting involved with a limited liability company.

Do you know what's going on in the coffee kitchen of your company? Do you know the biggest fears of your employees?

If you can identify who you are working with, it makes it easier to work with them.

Have you ever sat in front of your computer looking for a document – knowing it was there – the question is: “Where?” The answer gets amazingly complicated if the document is an attachment someone sent to you from someone else’s e-mail account!