Archive for July, 2010

A Letter From A Retired Border Patrol Agent

Jim Houtz July 27, 2010
A Letter From A Retired Border Patrol Agent

The following email is an American’s viewpoint. I personally wish that our President and Congress had the same viewpoint.
Letter From A Retired Border Patrol Agent:
This letter sent to Tennessee Senator Bill Frist from a retired border patrol agent,
and it has more common sense than all the bull being spewed from the Senate,
with the exception of a few sensible representatives.
Dear Senator Frist:
There is [...]

The Entrepreneur and Small Business People: The Keys to Job Creation in America

Jim Houtz July 27, 2010
The Entrepreneur and Small Business People: The Keys to Job Creation in America

The key for America to climb out of the current recession is job creation. It should be evident by now that our current Administration does not have a clue about how to create jobs. Their primary efforts revolve around two programs; 1) hiring more government employees and; 2) giving grants to specific companies whom they feel [...]

The Value of Focus for Entrepreneurs and Small Business People

Jim Houtz July 20, 2010
The Value of Focus for Entrepreneurs and Small Business People

The Good: Entrepreneurs and small business people who are successful invariably attribute that success on their ability to focus on their business, on their employees, and on their customers’ needs. They sacrifice a great deal of their supposed free time and all of their work time to those projects which advance [...]

Personnel Management: Hiring the Best and the Best Hiring Practices

Jim Houtz July 10, 2010
Personnel Management: Hiring the Best and the Best Hiring Practices

Whether the US economy is good, bad or average, it is important that your company  consistently attempts to hire the best people available. When interviewing it is important to use the best hiring practices to determine if the candidate is qualified in the following four areas: compatibility, maturity, capability and integrity.
Compatibility
Do [...]