Resources – Page 30 – Pacific Crest Group

Pacific Crest Group Helps CB’a Brand Engine’s Expansion By Providing Solid Back Office and Accounting Foundation

CB’a Brand Engine, has been working with Pacific Crest Group to help the company expand following its recent launch as a new joint venture of two established branding firms, and the opening of a Chicago satellite office. Thanks to Pacific Crest Group’s expert accounting and CFO-for-hire services, the launch of the newly formed CB’a Brand Engine has been smooth and seamless for its clients.

August 8, 2011 No Comments

Staffing Your Team Depends on Where You Are in the Game

Many companies fail to recruit and hire with the evolution of their business in mind; you need people with different qualifications and strengths for your business depending on your growth strategy.

July 25, 2011 No Comments

An IT Security Audit Offers both Insurance and Improved Productivity

lot of our initial conversations with IT client prospects center on disaster recovery – what is the worst case scenario that could bring your network down? Is it a server crash? Internet failure? Multiple workstations failing at the same time?

July 8, 2011 No Comments

A Well-Crafted Employee Handbook Protects You and Your Employees

There are so many little issues and concerns that can be easily addressed in a well-designed employee handbook. You need to consider the company’s finances and cash flow, employee retention strategies, corporate culture, and compliance issues.

July 5, 2011 No Comments

Preventing Fraud Is as Important As Detecting It

If you take a positive, proactive stance, you can demonstrate to your staff that you have a tough policy regarding employee theft and fraud, and you can outline some clearly defined consequences for those who break the rules.

June 20, 2011 No Comments

Solid Accounting Systems Can Help You Head Off Employee Fraud

Small and midsized businesses seem to be more susceptible to fraud and theft, partially because there is a greater degree of trust, but also smaller organizations don’t tend to implement the systems they need to recognize and head off fraud.

June 8, 2011 No Comments

Why Not Outsource Your HR and Get More for Your Money?

Many businesses don’t have the internal resources to handle many HR projects, even if they have an HR person on staff. Consider a recruiting project, for example, or the creation of a new employee handbook.

May 26, 2011 No Comments

No Naysayers Here: How to Fire a Toxic Employee

You want to avoid any appearance of discrimination, so it’s always a good idea to build a case against a problem employee, point out their specific performance issues, and give them a chance to change.

May 20, 2011 No Comments

Applying the 80-20 Rule to Your Operation

Ask yourself if you’re focusing your energy and attention on the activities that are most effective in building your business? Get really clear about the kinds of people you want to spend your time with and the kinds of business you want to work on.

May 10, 2011 No Comments

Five Ways to Prime the Pump to Improve Cash Flow

With any small business, cash is king, and keeping ready cash available to cover expenses and payroll can be an ongoing challenge.

May 2, 2011 No Comments

Physician Staffing: The Right People Can Make or Break Your Practice

As with most entrepreneurial operations, doctors tend to want to focus on what they are really good at, which is healing patients. That means that running the office, the actual business operation, has to fall to staff members they can trust.

April 26, 2011 No Comments

Start-Ups and Staffing: Better to Plan to Get It Right the First Time

Many entrepreneurs enter into their new venture without a clear human resources plan. Having a plan doesn’t just mean identifying key employees and decision-makers; that’s easy. It means having an HR strategy in place that is both compliant with the law, and is designed to attract and retain the talent you need to succeed.

April 7, 2011 No Comments