From computer-assisted telephony to layering up on technology that will supposedly save salespeople time, everything I hear business owners wanting their salesforce to do these days is about accomplishing more, faster. This sounds enticing in principle, for who doesn't want to exceed goals, deliver the max, and do it all in record time...

What $1 million buys today varies greatly in major cities around the country. Here's a look at how far your money will go. Listen to Danielle Hale, chief economist at realtor.com. "If your price range is $1 million and you are looking for space in Los Angeles or San Francisco, you'll find more square footage for your money in Los Angeles." Given how large Los Angeles is...

Jeff Bezos has made headlines around the globe as the richest man in the world-and the first to top a Forbes list with a net worth over $100 billion. As of Thursday, he's worth nearly $156 billion. That's thanks to Amazon's sky-rocketing stock and a worldwide shift toward buying more things online. But the heirs of Walmart founder Sam Walton together are...

You'd like to think your employees would never dip into the company cookie jar, pad an expense report or hand in a fake receipt. But the truth is, expense fraud happens everywhere. And it can cost companies hundreds, thousands or even millions of dollars in losses each year. Finance remains the best line of defense to catch fraud and...

Nine-figure health claims are becoming the norm rather than the exception. In fact, the number of million-dollar-plus medical claims has risen 87% in the past four years, according to Sun Life Financial's 2018 High-Cost Claims Report. The Sun Life report analyzed self-insured plans, but the trend affects plans of all stripes...

When the general public hears about advanced manufacturing these days, its most often tied to one of two topics. The first is that manufacturing in North America has declined to a point of no return, hollowed out by a move to much cheaper foreign factories. Countless stories have pointed out that while the trend is happening, they've also pointed out that advanced manufacturing facilities in North America are still thriving to such an extent that it's impossible to find enough workers to fill jobs in these 21st century facilities. Not surprisingly...