An interesting aspect of the proposed new Security & Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations on Executive Compensation relate to the need to supply justification for their decisions (see February 2006 issue for details of the proposed regulation).

In today's competitive retail environment, for someone to try your product your packaging needs to stand out from the crowd. The fact is that most people will judge new products by their packaging, so your packaging needs to be memorable. Here are 10 ideas that will help you to create packaging that is innovative and impressive.

Business cards aren't something that most people concern themselves with too much. You meet someone, you trade cards, and you have their details if you ever need to get in touch.

A company’s board of directors can play an important role in determining the kind of funding a public offering receives. If going public is your goal, the selection of board members should be given especially careful consideration.

Your company’s organizational strategy is centred around the development and communication of your Organization Chart. The Organization Chart takes the form of a graphical representation of the positions in your company.

When you have multiple pieces that are all on the same paper and same ink colors you can sometimes gang or put multiple pieces up on the same press sheet. This saves on makeready, setups, plates and washups and can save $$$ if you are comfortable with some of the limitations that you might have.

Every business relies upon their reputation to continue to maintain a healthy bottom line. Here are some tips for investigating and fixing a business's reputation.

Do the people around you and your environment properly support your business activities? Increase productivity and run your business more effectively by creating a business-friendly environment.

There have been events and legislation that has transformed the financial markets, our economy and the way we conduct business over the course of history, such as the legislation that form the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Internet has also has transformed the way we do business and communicate.

A tremendous amount has been written about Executive Compensation, and lately, most of this information has been extremely unflattering. Much of the criticism has resulted from the gross excesses, misinterpretations of regulations, and the rash of criminal cases brought against the top management of a number of large firms, such as WorldCom, Tyco, Enron, and a host of others. Virtually every day another egregious example of corporate greed has come to light. The effect has been a huge increase in media attention, which in turn has acted as the stimulus for new government regulations aimed at curbing these abuses.

It is said that variety is the spice of life. In most businesses, including healthcare, standardization of common processes produces the best results. Mr. Bryant discusses why you should standardize, gives you some expamples, and tells how to measure it.

I would like to discuss the issues concerning Maine and it’s economy. For this most important discussion we are going to focus on jobs and money flow. Well first we should discuss tourism in the coastal areas. Maine's Economic Recovery Market Sectors for Economic Growth.