Yuma Business Direct - Columns
APS increasingly tapping sun to generate electricity
Climate change, greenhouse gases, carbon footprint, renewable energy, sustainability – these challenges and concepts have recently jumped to the forefront of corporate consciousness worldwide. ...
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I try to keep my articles timely and in areas of interest, but sometimes the business community changes my mind. This month I had planned to write about small businesses and strategies to survive during...
What I learned about pricing from 'Peeps'
Now that Easter is safely past us and the last of the Easter candy has been added to our waistlines, I’m prompted to write about an observation I made while picking up this year’s supply of...
Find your blue ocean in the marketplace
As I mentioned in my last column about creating lasting competitive advantage, there are a number of tools that you can use to separate yourself from your competition. In their book, "Blue Ocean Strategy,"...
Speed up payments, reduce debt
A reader, A.R., asked: “My slow-paying customers are really affecting cash flow. What can I do to speed up payments and reduce the amount of bad debt I have to write off?” A.R.: Collecting...
APS committed to renewable energy, efficiency
Arizona Public Service Co. is committed to providing reliable, affordable electricity in a way that ensures a robust economy, a healthy environment and strong communities. The company has a solid...
It's not always just about money for employees
Businesspeople are motivated to go to work each day by more than just the money they make. In fact, about four-fifths of senior executives and managers say it is the challenge that motivates them, followed...
Twenty questions for Jerome Lauderdale
It was the Marine Corps that brought Jerome Lauderdale to Yuma - but it was love that kept him here. More specifically, love for the woman who's now been his wife for 16 years. "I loved...
The never-ending nature of business
Risk takers come in all different sizes and shapes, and fortunately I get the opportunity to work with many risk takers in my work. No, I am not usually working with NASCAR drivers, professional gamblers...
More manners needed at work
Work might be a bit more pleasant for everyone if more people practiced good manners at the office. Ranging from saying please and thank you to just being polite, businesses could use more common...
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BBBS, Inc An Accounting Bookeeping Company |
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Power Quality Replacement Batteries! For battery backup systems, wheelchairs, scooters! |
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Budget Blinds Budget Blinds can create beautiful window coverings and save you money! |
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Arizona Western College What You Need When You Need It! |
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Matt Planer Introducing Matt Planer! He's here to handle all your inernet needs! |
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Humane Society A New Home For A Homeless Animal! |
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1st Bank Yuma We take care of you and your money! |
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Time Warner Do what you love…we'll do the rest! Time Warner. Business Class. |
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Yuma Regional Medical Center Drive for school supplies! July1st - thru - August 1st |
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Kamman Development Find Harmony In Fine Living |




