Meetings have become so systemic in the workplace that a host of names have arose to describe the frequent gatherings. Here are some steps to increase...
Your good credit or bad credit might do the talking for you with Human Resources. With the exception of 11 states, employers can check your credit...
FRONT ROYAL – Raydian Properties, a leader in assisted living, is proud to announce the addition of the four Fox Trail Senior Living properties, all located...
The Front Royal Independent Business Alliance (FRIBA) is gearing up for a year of activity, including Taste of the Town 2017, slated for Friday, April 28....
If you are an Employer who’s been searching for ways to reduce the high cost of training in today’s complex workplace, we are here to help...
Under a new name – Vine & Leaf – the wine bar and chocolate shop at 124 East Main Street is maintaining a tradition of a...
Anyone using the internet these days has almost certainly landed on a website powered by WordPress. WordPress allows people to create blogs, e-commerce stores, professional business...
I have to get a mortgage. I see lots of different rates, and I hear rates are going up. But how can mortgage rates be so...
Consider the power of fire to early humans: It provided heat for food and warmth and protection against predators. What is less obvious is that the...
Suppose there are two very charitable brothers who are doctors: Bill and Jeff. Both care deeply for the poor. Bill’s big city practices gives him a...
In an age when many people already feel that the middle class is under stress, automation can seem like the final nail in the coffin. The...
There is a lot of fake news going around Facebook, at least that’s what some commentators say, and the fake stuff is too often believed. According...
One of the investment industry’s most dreaded regulatory actions set to take effect in April might be dead on arrival. This regulatory action is the Department...
The Warren County Board of Supervisors has followed the Town of Front Royal in endorsing a certificate of public need for the addition of a new...
As the stock market took a leap up in November and December 2016, there was a lot of talk about optimism that the new administration would...
You’ve come up with what you think is an excellent service or product, and now you want to turn your idea into a small business. There...
With the changing of the guard in the presidency and Congress following this year’s elections, small business owners are among the segments that stand to see...
Debt collection scammers abound and can cause massive problems once they get you to pay them or reveal personal information. But you can identify an actual...
A business can stay in business only if it has one thing: Profit. After paying all the costs doing business and paying all the people working...
Outsourcing small projects offshore looks mighty attractive to a small business person facing high domestic costs for small projects. But outsourcing has its pitfalls and cultural...
If your goal is to make 2017, a better financial year, try Zero-Sum Budgeting, a simple idea that can bring big results. According to FamilyFinancier.com, Zero-Sum...
As we all learned in kindergarten, sharing is a wonderful thing. Unless you are sharing your cold. According to a National Sanitation poll of more than...
If the company is sending you out for some pricey training, there are a few things you can do to get the most bang for the...
The Front Royal-Warren County Economic Development Authority ended 2016 on an upbeat after a year of frustration revolving around delays to Avtex site re-development. At the...
A body of research shows that helping others can significantly reduce stress and enhance personal health. This helping requires personal contact with those helped, repetition at...
Creativity is the in thing today. People go to seminars to learn how to be creative. Managers want creativity, and people whose ideas made them rich...
At the 1860 Republican National Convention, a lawyer who had served only one term in Congress beat three prominent politicians to win the nomination for president....
I have a jumbo loan, and I’ll be able to qualify for refinancing in 2017. Is it true that mortgage rates will go up? Mortgage rates...