May 22nd, 2013 
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- Changing Office Design Reflects a New Work Reality - If, in fact, design follows function, it’s not surprising that yesterday’s office design no longer caters to today’s office function. Today’s office workers face a different work environment than previous generations. Yesterday’s staff followed a clock-in, clock-out model, while their mobile successors can boast a flexibility that...
The Fine Art of Managing Your Corporate Risks - Your insurance program should be as individual and unique as your business. The process of defining a program that will best manage your corporate risks is called risk management. It should be included as part of your overall strategic plan. The following will help you develop a program to meet your unique needs: Identify and Prioritize: Risks ...
- News Flash: Employee Breaks Actually Increase Productivity - Some bosses believe employee breaks are a waste of time. But a growing body of evidence suggests that taking a constructive break from a mental task improves productivity. For example, a NASA study of pilots on long-haul flights found that those who took turns having brief midflight naps showed a 16% improvement in reaction times aft...
May 15th, 2013
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- Why Building Owners Need to Stay Ahead of the Curve - Redevelopment of existing office buildings will be necessary to meet the ever-changing demands of the commercial marketplace. There is strong evidence to suggest that approximately 80% of the nation’s commercial building stock will still be standing for the next 10 to 15 years. Using this knowledge, agents can identify building...
May 13th, 2013
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- Companies Still Need Brick & Mortar “Motherships” - Even though companies are finding abundant benefits in shifting to telecommuting and mobile-friendly office environments, many are still seeing value in maintaining a physical presence; with CEOs such as Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer, who recently banned working from home, we’re far from seeing the end of bricks and mortar. In today’s e...
Calculating Wealth : A Primer on Assets and Liabilities All money coming in or going out of a business is recognized on the balance sheet as an asset, a liability or owners’ equity. An asset is anything a company owns that has future value. Cash, property, equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, investments, vehicles and intellectual property such as copyrights, trademarks and patents are a...
If You Can Think It, You Can Print It Imagine a world where you can literally print anything. Need a wrench for your toolbox? You can print it. Are you in the market to replace the handles on your dressers? Go right ahead and print them off. If you can think it, you can print it. That will soon be the law of the land with the release of 3-D printers to the average Joe. 3-D printers aren’t all...
Is Your Business Insured Against Water? When your place of business is filling with water, the last thing you want to hear is that your commercial property or business owner’s policy does not cover the claim. However, that could be the case if you’re not careful. Commercial property insurance provides the broadest type of coverage that insurance carriers can offer to business owners. It is...
- How to Identify and Liquidate Surplus Commercial Investment Properties - Commercial real estate investors often have to evaluate whether their real estate assets are continuing to generate the highest and best value. It can cost you money to carry a property that is underutilized and not meeting your investment needs. Identifying surplus real estate assets and then liquidating them c...
April 26th, 2013
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Spare Land? How to Squeeze More out of Your Assets With a Commercial Land Lease Investors and property owners alike can take advantage of land leases. Larger retail outlets, for example, sometimes lease extra parking area to another business interest. The concept began as the Lend-Lease program during the Second World War. While the program started as a means of providing aid in the form of supp...
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