Having a good credit score is extremely important, and building a good score can be difficult. A credit score is influential on many financial decisions throughout life. It can dictate various things like a car loan, home mortgages, credit card approval, renting an apartment, and sometimes specific jobs. If you know what your credit score is will let you know … Read More
Making a purchase of a home may be the biggest financial decision of your life, but it is vital to know all the different things that come with buying a home. You may already have your “wants” and “won’t tolerate” list, you may have inspected every square inch and cranny in the home you are interested in, and it is … Read More
Understanding credit scores is helpful when it comes to important financial purchases throughout life. Your credit score is an estimator for banks, credit card companies and other businesses. Credit scores determine how likely you are to pay back money that was borrowed. The higher the score is, the more likely lenders are going to let you borrow money. Having a … Read More
There are many different types business structures and cultures. In order to create the best online presence for your business you must first understand the tone and culture you want to set forth to your audience. From there, you can create a plan on how you want to create your online platforms. There are a lot of different social media … Read More
When it comes to the success of a company all teams are important. However, when managing current and perspective clients, the sales team is the top of the chain. The sales team is in charge of making sure clients are aware and convinced that they need your company or organization. In order to best serve the company and their clients … Read More
Efficiency and safety go hand-in-hand with farming. Both of these ensure prosperous and successful farming seasons year after year. Maintaining farm equipment is crucial to your farm running smoothly, and keeping your family, employees, and yourself safe. If you have a system to check your equipment and you never cut corners, you’ll be sure to have another fruitful year. Create … Read More
Teamwork makes the dream work. We’ve most likely heard this phrase close to a thousand times over the span of our lives. A lot of times it just rolls off the tip of our tongue without too much thought. We use is as a filler for our collaboration and hard work. However, it’s time to take a step back and … Read More
Ag Decision Maker through Iowa State University Extension and Outreach released cost estimates of crop and pasture maintenance for the 2022 year. While the estimates cannot be tailored to each individual farm, they are an average of what a typical farmer can expect. Larger farms and smaller farms may be further away from the estimates due to their fixed costs. … Read More
As you know, every farm is different. Because of this, the considerations for capital purchases vary from farm to farm, but there are some general guidelines everyone can follow to create a responsible expenditure plan. Before purchasing that new tractor, building, or piece of land, creating a plan is necessary to remain financially secure. This plan might include tracking costs, … Read More
Productive Office Space vs Functional Office Space Within the last few years our idea of what a functional office space may have changed. A functional space is specified as a space where you are able to complete what needs to be done in a given amount of time. However, in today’s society we are learning that it is more important … Read More
As a manager one of the most important things you can do for your employees is checking in with them. The best way to ensure they’re getting your undivided attention is by sitting down and having a check-in meeting. There are two parts to having a successful check-in meeting. The first part is making sure that the employee feels comfortable … Read More
The first step to identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your company’s culture is identifying the leaderships’ persona in the workplace. This does not necessarily mean the same as identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the leadership, but rather how employees perceive the leadership overall. Culture always trickles down from the actions of the leaders. Once you identify the leadership … Read More
