Jim Annis has completed a four article series on parent care for the Reno Gazette-Journal. This is a critical workplace issue that no one is talking about and Jim decided to change that. Please see the following links for the individual articles in the series. Applied Business Solutions has created a free template for a model parent and child care policy. Please look for Jim’s articles on a bi-weekly basis in the Reno Gazette-Journal in the Sunday Business section.
Caring for Elderly Parent is Critical Workforce Issue - December 20, 2009
It Pays to Be an Employer Progressive on Parent Care - January 3, 2010
Companies Can Help Workers Balance Parent Care and Worklife - January 24, 2010
Adopting Care Policy is a Winning Strategy - February 7, 2010
Monica Jaye from KKOH radio interviewed President/PEO Jim Annis of The Applied Companies on January 30, 2010. Topics included employment, staffing, hiring and interviewing and the northern Nevada business climate. The 40 minute interview is essential for job seekers and employers alke. Just click on “Listen” under the microphone for January 30.
The Applied Companies is a Silver Sponsor of Nevada’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology’s (NCET) fourth annual Entrepreneur and Small Business Expo. The strictly B2B event will be held in Reno, NV on March 12th at the Atlantis Hotel Casino. 
The expo, which serves as the area’s flagship event for eWeek Nevada 2010, is designed to help small-business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs who want to start their own company. The Applied Companies will also participate as an exhibitor, offering small business owners Human Resource Solutions for Today’s Workplace, including staffing, recruting, and a Professional Employer Organization (PEO). The expo is free and open to the public.
Celeste Peterson of ABS Answering audience questions
Over 60 attendess learned how reduce their business risk at our Business Owner’s Survival Seminar October 28th at the Atlantis. At the request of the audience, sponsors Applied Business Solutions and The Compass Group are happy to provide all of the Q&As and the PowerPoint Presentation for ABS. For more information about Applied Business Solutions contact Jim.Annis@AppliedBusinessNV.com or Celeste.Peterson@AppliedBusinessNV.com . To reach The Compass Group contact mcole@laughlinusa.com or visit www.laughlinusa.com for future seminar information.
Northern Nevada Business owners concerned about reducing their companies’ business risk are invited to attend a complimentary Business Owner’s Survival Seminar (www.bizownersseminar.com) at the Atlantis Resort Casino on Oct. 28 from 9 a.m. until 3:30p.m. The event is sponsored by The Compass Group and Applied Business Solutions.
The seminar is designed to help entrepreneurs manage the legal issues that put their business at risk every day by understanding their legal obligation and rights as a business owner. Attendees will learn critical requirements in the areas of corporate compliance, tax deductions and human resources in order to stay compliant and avoid legal ramifications. The seminar is intended for the business owner specifically since they are ultimately the ones who are legally responsible for the actions of the company and have the greatest amount to lose if they aren’t meeting the legal requirements of operating a business.
“Many fines and penalties in the areas of corporate compliance, taxation and human resources are preventable if approached from a proactive basis,” said Scott Burnett, Esq., director of education of The Compass Group. “We teach business owners real-world risk management techniques that can keep them out of the courtroom so they can focus on what they do best.”
Seating is limited and registration is required. Lunch and resource materials will be provided. A special networking session will also be available for attendees to discuss challenges and receive resources and solutions. Registration is available at www.bizownersseminar.com or by calling 888-386-3811.
The Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC) Entrepreneurship Lecture Series will feature Jim Annis, President of The Applied Companies, on Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at the college’s Dandini Campus, RDMT 256. Jim will share his personal story of how he made the move to entrepreneurship and what he has learned along the way. This event is free and open to the public. A networking opportunity will follow the lecture. For information, please contact Melanie Lawler at 775-673-7064 or go to mlawler@tmcc.edu. The Applied Companies sponsor TMCC’s Entrepreneurship Lecture Series.
http://www.tmcc.edu/news/readarticle.asp?articleid=1071
Managing four generations at the same time in the workplace has never been an issue - until now. Jim Annis reviews critical leadership issues to consider in his August 30, 2009 article, Finding Common Ground with Four Generations Under One Roof.
There are a thousand resumes on your desk. There are only two positions open. Your president wants the two positions filled in two weeks — and with the right people — as they are critical to operations. Your company is not at optimum productivity without them. Money is tight and you cannot afford to train people and have them leave for greener pastures or be let go for underperformance. As head of HR, how will you meet all the expectations, keep your own job, and be able to sleep at night? Outsourcing HR makes sense. For more information on how outsourcing can be a competitive advantage, read Applied Recruiting Solutions’ article in the Northern Nevada Business Weekly Outsourced HR Still Makes Sense
Why do you as an employer need to understand the differences between Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) employee classifications? One simple mistake with FLSA classification of employees could put your company in jeopardy of getting hit with expensive fines and penalties. Accordingly, employers must be very careful in applying the exemptions with a goal achieving 100% compliance and eliminating the risk by understanding critical issues of FLSA compliance. Correctly classifying employees is a federal law. There are several tools and tips that you can use to accomplish compliance that Applied Business Solutions has put together in a white paper titled, Classifying Employees Properly: An Employer’s Guide to Exempt Versus Non-Exempt Status . With the economic challenges that companies around the country are facing, an FLSA related lawsuit or judgment is a preventable, unnecessary drain on your resources. Doing the right thing will cost you less in the long run, and is always a good risk management technique.
There are 22 million fewer “Gen Xers” than there are “Boomers”. This is a demographic certainty. We cannot “snap” our fingers and produce 22 million forty year olds! Thus, in the next 20 years, the competition around the globe for mid-upper level managers is going to be FIERCE!!! Nothing like we have seen before. As a result, a company must hone its hiring practices, its interviewing techniques and its retention capabilities. As well, small companies need to offer employees “big company” benefits. If not, managers will tend to leave for companies with “greener pastures” and a more robust benefits platform.
