| New NLRB Effort |
12/23/2011 |
IRS Issues Guidance on Tax Treatment of Cell Phones
IRS Issues Guidance on Tax Treatment of Cell Phones; Provides Small Businesses Recordkeeping Relief |
11/7/2011 |
NLRB Final Rule on Posting of Employee Rights
National Association of Wholesaler Distributors' legal advisory on National Labor Relations Board final rule that requires private-sector employers to post notice of employee labor law rights. |
9/29/2011 |
Notice of Employee Labor Law Rights 
NLRB Final Rule Requires Private-Sector Employers to Post Notice of Employee Labor Law Rights |
9/15/2011 |
NAW Legal Advisory 
NLRB Decision Approves Union Petition to Cherry-Pick a Single Job Classification for Organization |
9/15/2011 |
Learning to Manage Your New Warehouse Employees
Jason Bader from The Distribtion Team examines generational issues in the workplace. |
6/10/2011 |
Labor Dept Launches New Time Sheet App
Legal advisory provided by the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors. |
5/19/2011 |
Phase in of Healthcare Act for 2011
A tax advisory from Dr. Bart Basi. |
5/5/2011 |
| Five Deadly Presentation Killers |
2/17/2011 |
| How to Approach Biz Social Media Strategically |
2/10/2011 |
| Give New Life to Your Press Release |
2/9/2011 |
| Email Etiquette for the Super Busy |
2/9/2011 |
| 25 Skills Every Public Speaker Should Have |
1/28/2011 |
| Position Yourself as an Expert in the Marketplace |
1/25/2011 |
| Pac-West/Fastener Training Institute 2011 Calendar |
1/5/2011 |
10 Things Your Employees Wish You Knew About Them
From Fast Company magazine. |
10/21/2010 |
Poll: Why the Boss Sucks, by Employees
Great feedback on employee perceptions of their bosses' management styles, compiled for Fast Company magazine. |
10/21/2010 |
| 5 Online Tools for Small Business Questions |
7/9/2010 |
12 Critical Keywords to Monitor in Social Media
There are many reasons why companies outgrow Google Alerts. One of the biggest is that you realize you need to monitor more than just your company name. |
7/9/2010 |
We All Are Engaged in Selling Something
The author, Ann marie Houghtailing, will be a featured speaker at the Pac-West Fall Conference, October 7-9, 2010, at the Resort at Squaw Creek, Olympic Valley, California. |
7/2/2010 |
| The Business of B2B Social Media |
6/29/2010 |
| 4 Tips for B2B Marketing on Facebook |
6/29/2010 |
| 11 Ways to Promote Your Facebook Page |
6/28/2010 |
Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Required to
NAW Legal Advisory. To view NAW's comments submitted to the Labor Department about NRLA, go to http://www.naw.org/files/Comment.pdf |
6/15/2010 |
The Art of the Email Auto-Responder
Good advice from Fast Company. |
5/12/2010 |
6 Common LinkedIn Mistakes Small Businesses Make
If you use LinkedIn correctly, it can be a marketing godsend. You can form relationships with hundreds of potential customers and solidify your brand—without spending an arm and a leg. Do it, wrong, however, and you won’t just embarrass yourself; you might actually hurt your company’s—and your own—reputation. |
5/12/2010 |
5 Ways Small Businesses Can Leverage LinkedIn
LinkedIn recently launched a number of new, Facebook-esque Share features. Now, in addition to Q&As, groups and personal messages, you can send images, article excerpts, blog posts and other content to your professional connections in much the same way that you would with your personal connections on other social networks.
But the way you’d use LinkedIn sharing for your small business is likely going to be a lot different from how you’d use your personal Facebook account. While most folks love to pass on relevant, interesting and valuable links, some content will be more appropriate than other content for sharing with your business contacts. Here are a few ways you can maximize the benefits of LinkedIn shares. |
5/12/2010 |
| 8 Ways Small Businesses Can Use Twitter Effectively |
5/3/2010 |
Five Social Media Tips for Small Business
Tips for building relationships that lead to sales. |
4/29/2010 |
Ten Ways for Small Businesses to Use LinkedIn
This is a guest post on the LinkedIn Blog from Guy Kawasaki, co-founder at AllTop, syndicated from his web column on American Express’ OPEN Forum blog. |
4/20/2010 |
Five Ways to Boost Engagement on Twitter
Don't forget to follow Pac-West on Twitter! |
4/5/2010 |
2010 Distribution Software Guide
Published by the Brown Smith and Wallace Consulting Group, this annual guide can help you sift through the features of the major companies providing software for the distribution industry. |
2/10/2010 |
Newsletter Makeover Advice from Constant Contact
We were fortunate to have a representative from Constant Contact speak at the Pac-West Fall 2009 conference about the value of e-mail marketing. Here are some tips from them about e-newsletters. Our thanks to Suzanne Dukes at Hayes Bolt and Supply for sharing this resource. |
12/2/2009 |
Define, Measure and Renew Your Core Cash Cow
Another nugget of wisdom from distribution guru Bruce Merrifield. |
12/2/2009 |
Company Policy on Influenza Pandemic
Sample company policy. |
10/17/2009 |
H1N1 Flu Information
Guidance for businesses and employers for the fall flu season. |
10/13/2009 |
How to Build Your Company's Profile on Linked-In
LinkedIn is a powerful tool for maintaining and establishing relationships in the business world. But it can also be an enormously valuable way to attract top talent to your company, especially if you use all of the options available to you. |
8/3/2009 |
Estate Planning Questionnaire
Dr. Bart Basi has offered valuable advice to members at conferences on such topics as business succession planning and personal financial planning. As a courtesy to members, Bart's office will prepare four basic estate planning documents (last will and testament, living will, power of attorney, health care power of attorney) for a fee of $500 per person. If you're interested in this offer, please complete this questionnaire and send it to Bart's office alogn with your payment. His office will complete the documents in accordance with the appropriate state law and wil send them to you for signing. He also will provide this service to your employees and their spouses, for the same fee of $500 per person. |
7/28/2009 |
FTC Guidelines for Identity Theft Protection
The Federal Trade Commission has issued new rules requiring creditors to develop programs to protect against identity theft. These new rules take effect on August 1st. |
7/28/2009 |
Outside Sales Compensation
Results of a 2004 survey of WAFD members regarding outside sales compensation. |
7/20/2009 |
Inside Sales Compensation
Results of a survey of WAFD members in 2004 regarding inside sales compensation. |
7/20/2009 |
The 10 Questions Every Change Agent Must Answer
If you can summon some leadership nerve hard times can be a great time to separate yourself from the pack and build advantages for years to come. With that goal in mind, here are 10 questions every change agent must answer, as seen in Harvard Business Publishing online. |
7/20/2009 |
10 Tips for Firing Non-Performers
It's never an easy thing to do, but here are some tips for building your A-team by considering who might be on the C-team. |
7/16/2009 |
Ten Tips for Twitter Newbies
These are great tips for those who want to know more about Twitter and the fundamentals of how to use it. |
7/8/2009 |
The Ten Commandments of Social Media
If you aren't tuned in to Fast Company magazine, you should be. Actually, I don't read the magazine, but I follow it on Twitter, from which I got this set of tips. Basic message is: communicate, get involved, create community. |
6/19/2009 |
Twitter Tips and Resources
For those new to Twitter, this is a great list of how-tos and other resources. |
5/29/2009 |
Controlling Workforce Costs in a Down Economy
Steve Hunt with Success Factors gave some good tips to WAFD 2009 Spring Conference attendees on this sensitive topic. Success Factors also is a good resource for tips on how to hire the right people for your company. You also should check out their weekly talent management podcasts, "People Performance Radio," at www.successfactors.com/podcasts |
5/14/2009 |
ECFA (Employee Free Choice Act)
ECFA (Employee Free Choice Act) was a topic of discussion at the business owners form at the WAFD 2009 Spring Conference in Portland. Mark Cordova (Cordova Bolt) suggests members visit this site for more information. |
5/14/2009 |
EFCA - STAFDA Advisory
Our thanks go to Georgia Foley (STAFDA executive director) and Nancye Combs (STAFDA HR consultant) for permission to share this January 2009 advisory with WAFD members. |
5/14/2009 |
Economic Recovery
"Financial Storm, Economic Rainbow: How Recovery Will Come to the United States and Fasteners," was presented by Dr. Bill Conerly at the WAFD 2009 Spring Conference in Portland. Check out Dr. Conerly's blog at www.conerlyconsulting.com. |
5/14/2009 |
Chapman University Economic Forecast Oct. 2008
Dr. Esmail Adibi of Chapman University's A. Gary Anderson School of Economic Research presented this economic forecast at the WAFD 2008 Fall Conference in Sonoma. |
5/14/2009 |
Los Angeles Times Article on Economic Recovery
"Fed Sees Somes Signs of Bottoming in Western States," Los Angeles Times, April 15, 2009. |
5/14/2009 |
Building an Energy Reduction Plan
Controlling costs is one way to ride out a recession. Jason Bader, managing partner of The Distribution Team, offers these tips. www.distributionteam.com |
5/14/2009 |
Evolution of Family Business and Wealth
This quick check-up tool was part of Ernie Doud's presentation on family-owned businesses at the WAFD 2008 Spring Conference in Tucson. For more information, visit www.doudhausner.net. |
5/14/2009 |
Business Presentation Tips
Steve Kutula talked about the “Sins of Business Presentations” at the WAFD 2006 Fall Conference in Denver. Check out his blog at www.powerfulpresenter.com. |
5/14/2009 |
Distribution Channel Commentary
Bruce Merrifield in one our our favorite distribution managemernt gurus. He posts regular Distribtion Channel Commentaries on his website www.merrifieldconsulting.com |
5/14/2009 |
