Archives for the ‘People Skills’ Category

Hire Learning

By bstewart • Dec 7th, 2009 • Category: People Skills

Provo Craft changed from a company with meager profits and a unique management system to a thriving retailer with sales up 40 percent.
And Jim Thornton made all the difference.
Coming from Chicago, where he was president of the consumer-product division of Apogee Enterprises, Thornton was recruited to elevate the Spanish Fork company — and he did [...]

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The Wild Card

By bstewart • Sep 9th, 2009 • Category: People Skills

Wes Chapman and his business partner Shawn Saunders are the founders of L I M E Marketing, and they are known for two things in Utah Valley: wearing snazzy shirts and their unforgettable metal business cards.
Two years ago, when L I M E marketing was in its infancy, they landed a meeting on short notice [...]

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And Then There Were Two

By bstewart • Jun 3rd, 2009 • Category: People Skills

7 steps to hiring your first employee
Avantar’s Co-founders, Adrian Ochoa and Michael Alvarez, know what it means to be busy … and need some help.
A leader in local mobile search, the Provo company utilizes mobile devices’ GPS technology to facilitate users’ search for local stores, businesses, movie show times and more. So when exactly did [...]

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Train To Fame

By bstewart • Mar 2nd, 2009 • Category: People Skills

Why training your employees lowers turnover

When it comes to succeeding as a company, XanGo knows what it means to hit the ground running. There is not a moment to spare — as soon as a new employee walks through the door, the clock starts ticking.

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