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Recruiting high-quality employees becomes an expensive and frustrating process if you can’t retain the workers, but studies show that a problem with retention isn’t necessarily the new hires—it’s employers’ failures at onboarding. The following observations come from Entrepreneur magazine: Employers …

Sears Canada is gearing up to close another round of stores, according to the Globe and Mail. The move by the company appears to be following in the footsteps of Target Canada, which shuttered its operations in the country last spring. According to …

For the seventh time, the Blish-Mize Co., based in Atchison, Kansas, was honored as Supplier of the Year by Home Lumber & Supply Co. Home Lumber, which is based in Ashland, Kansas, and has 16 locations throughout the state, is …

What will the small business landscape look like in 2016? That’s what Manta’s Semi-Annual Wellness Index asked small business owners when they asked them to evaluate their businesses and share what issues they expect to cause concern in 2016, according …

The journey one takes to become an independent retailer is a little different for everyone. Whether one joined their family business after attending college or another decided to pursue a new venture as an entrepreneur, the road to business management …

Green, or environmentally friendly building practices, aren’t just about the environment anymore; they’re about better health and more productive workers. A new study by Harvard’s Center for Health and the Global Environment found that those working in offices with below …

When it comes to technology, retailers are increasingly saying they plan to spend money on wireless networking, point-of-sale software, Wi-Fi, mobile POS devices, digital signage and other tech options. The information comes from Innovative Retail Technologies, which conducts an annual study asking a …

Big box retailers and distributors serving independent businesses are moving away from selling chemicals that may harm honey bees–and McGuckin Hardware in Colorado is working to be a leader in the effort. The chemicals are called neonicotinoids, and are pesticides that kill …