Posts with the tag "business"

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Super ultra mega-secure EFTPS enrollment


As an employer, my company Summersault is required to withhold and then turn in federal taxes from our employee paychecks.  In the past we've turned in those withheld funds by printing out a check, walking it a block down the street to the bank, and getting a receipt.
I recently took the IRS's advice and inquired [...]

6 ways to run a meeting poorly


Are you trying to sabotage your organization by reducing productivity? Are you trying to frustrate and dis-empower your co-workers? Do you have a laser-like focus on poor communication? If so, then you'll appreciate these six tips for how to run a meeting poorly:

10 things about my approach to business management


We try to keep Summersault LLC as "flat" as possible, with minimal hierarchy and focus on authority relationships, opting instead for collaborative roles and even aspirations of a tribal staffing model.  But in my role as "Principal," I still end up taking on what would traditionally be called a "management" relationship with other staff.
Recently, as [...]

Richmond, Home of The Most Racist Laundromat in America


I've been thinking for far too long about how to do something about the U-Washee laundromat on NW 5th Street here in Richmond, Indiana.  I say "far too long" because I've known about its existence for years, and have only thought and talked with others about it, instead of taking action.  I've been trying to [...]

5 Business Values I Learned Via Earlham College


Today I'm sitting on a panel at Earlham College where we'll talk some about the world of business and money-making in the context of an Earlham education.  As a part of preparing for it, I was thinking about how my time at Earlham, and my relationship with the College since, has informed my experience in [...]

Local coffee shop Charlie's closes its doors


As they are seemingly wont to do, another locally owned coffee shop, Charlie's Coffee Bar and Gallery, has closed its doors. Sigh.
This is not an isolated incident. This is not a bump in the road on the way to a better Richmond. These things must not go unconsidered in the context of [...]

Local coffee shop Sacred Grounds closing next week


If you follow the news over at The Richmond Coffee Shop Times, you have probably heard by now that Sacred Grounds is closing at the end of next week. The Summersault staff had a last (or perhaps-second-to-last) hurrah lunch there today, and as the cashier was ringing up the bill I asked what they'd [...]

"Apprentice" Season Two Checklist


Mark Burnett's checklist for Season Two of "The Apprentice" (yes, I watch that crap, leave me alone):

Elevate Donald Trump to the status of demigod through not-so-subtle use of regal music and flattering camera angles. Check.
Exploit women for profit while using Carolyn's "strong character" to take the moral high ground. Check.
Breaking the stated rules [...]

Business incubation contributes to long-term health of community


This piece was written for submission to the Palladium-Item during my time on the board of Main Street Richmond-Wayne County. It never made its way to the paper, but I thought I'd post it here since it's still relevant.
It still strikes me how little we knew about everything that goes into running a business [...]