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TGK Automotive Wants to Earn Your Business by Earning Your Trust

By BMeier | Members | 0 comment | 18 August, 2022 | 0

TGK Automotive Inc is a locally-owned and family-run business serving our clients with honesty and integrity since 2007. We maintain the highest level of repair and service at a fair price and are devoted to client satisfaction.  Our goal is to build a relationship of trust with each of our clients. We do this byRead more

From Service Call to Overhaul Curt’s Can Do It All

By BMeier | Members | 0 comment | 18 August, 2022 | 0

Serving Southern Minnesota and beyond since 1981, Curt’s Truck & Diesel Service, Inc. is a family owned and operated full-service truck dealership. They cater to the trucking, farming, construction, snow removal industries and many more. Curt’s Truck & Diesel Service is built on small business values with a mission to work hard with a positiveRead more

How Your Leave Policy Can Be More Inclusive

By BMeier | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 1 August, 2022 | 0

CEOs today are increasingly sensitive to creating more inclusive leave policies. Although you may concentrate more on engagement activities such as fancy corporate retreats, today’s employees are looking for more inclusivity. Note that nuclear families — consisting of a father, mother, and 2.2 biological children — don’t represent the typical American family structure. A studyRead more

How the talent shortage affects your kids

By BMeier | Attract & Retain Talent | 0 comment | 1 August, 2022 | 0

The talent shortage is affecting businesses across a variety of industries. As our world has moved firmly into the digital age, more and more businesses are looking to hire employees who have digital skills, including web design, digital marketing, social media and more. However, many businesses are finding that there just aren’t enough job applicantsRead more

Your Disaster Preparation Plan

By BMeier | Members | 0 comment | 25 July, 2022 | 0

Major disasters like earthquakes, acts of terror, and widespread power outages, though relatively rare, can have a devastating impact on your business. However, even more common and seemingly less detrimental emergencies like burst pipes, electrical fires, or server failure can have a surprisingly crippling effect. Many companies have a plan in place for worst-case scenarioRead more

Designing the first 15 feet of your store

By BMeier | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 19 July, 2022 | 0

They say that you only get one chance to make a first impression, and nowhere is that more important than in the retail industry. You’ll need to draw customers into your store from the moment they step foot inside, and this requires care and attention to detail when planning the entrance to your shop. Here’sRead more

Satisfaction vs Loyalty: How to turn customers into promoters

By BMeier | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 12 July, 2022 | 0

Maybe you’ve heard the value of word-of-mouth advertising; according to Nielsen ratings, 92% of consumers trust their friends’ and family’s recommendation over traditional advertising. That doesn’t mean you can simply sit back and assume that the quality of your product is so much better than your competition’s that customers will be raving about it toRead more

Remodeling Your Business? Local Contractors Help You Nail It

By BMeier | Members | 0 comment | 8 July, 2022 | 0

Thinking about saving some money on your next business remodeling project by doing the work yourself? Before you start ripping down walls and installing new fixtures, you might want to re-think whether or not doing your own renovation work is really worth it. Unless you’re a professional contractor, chances are good this is one projectRead more

How Malala started a movement with a blog

By BMeier | Uncategorized | 0 comment | 5 July, 2022 | 0

In 2008, Taliban militants, who had taken over the Swat Valley of Pakistan the previous year, banned girls from going to school. This edict hit an 11-year-old girl hard. Malala, who loved her school and loved getting an education, began to blog about her school’s closing for the BBC. When the Pakistani Army started fightingRead more

Updated Unemployment Projections Show Job Openings or Growth

By BMeier | Attract & Retain Talent | 0 comment | 14 June, 2022 | 0

Newly updated employment projections data from DEED’s Employment Outlook shows that the Southeast region of the state is projected to see job growth, that is see new jobs, to the tune of 5.1% from 2020 to 2030. That equals 13,235 new jobs or 10.2% of the total openings that the region is expected to seeRead more

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