I sometimes hear the argument that certain kinds of products can’t be branded—they are commodities, highly-priced competitive and no different from one to the other.

Pennsylvania has joined a handful of states that have raised their thresholds for overtime pay above federal levels, which is projected to extend overtime pay to 82,000 additional Pennsylvania workers within two years. 

While there is not a state paid sick leave mandate in Pennsylvania, Philadelphia has an ordinance in place and the city of Pittsburgh’s paid sick leave law will take effect in mid-March, so local business owners may consider offering a comprehensive PTO program.

Sheila Ronning, CEO and founder of Women in the Boardroom, gives her 12 tips for women executives seeking a seat in any boardroom

Injury and death resulting from falls can often be prevented. When three government agencies led by OSHA joined forces to provide education and enforcement of fall prevention methods, they devised a three-step plan your company can use to develop a workplace fall prevention program:

CPBJ sat down with Jason Blase, president of Hanover-based Canewago Manufacturing, about the importance of being part of different trade associations, how he channels his experience to lead the company, and the Super Bowl.

If you own a successful small business that you’ve nurtured over the years, you may want to leave the legacy of its value to your heirs. To do this, you need a sound, well-thought-out succession plan.

Change is scary. I don’t think many would argue this. The very nature of transition evokes a lack of control, which, ironically, incites our personal desire to hold tighter to those things we know and resist the things we can’t predict. Why is this ironic? Let me explain. For the first few years of our ...

Fear is holding people back, and they don’t even realize it. We cannot do anything successfully if we are doing it from a position of fear.

Ronald Hershner of Stock and Leader, Attorneys at Law explains his key tips f you’re considering buying or selling in 2020.

Tom Garrity, the managing partner of Compass Point Consulting, explains there are four decisions every company needs to get right in order to scale up: people, strategy, execution, and cash.

Many of our Central PA businesses can point to their diverse hiring initiatives or how they provide regular diversity training to their employees, however, I think about a compelling question that a good friend of mine, Romeo Azondekon, vice president of Student Services at Central Penn College, once asked me: “Who are in your small rooms?”

On Dec. 20, the Setting Every Community up for Retirement Enhancement, or the SECURE Act, was signed into law. Depending on how you’ve strategized your own plans for retirement, the provisions in this new law may serve to support your plan or they may entirely upend it.

Here’s a quick look at brands that will be growing, shrinking, or maybe just disappearing in the coming year.

Question:  My company has grown significantly over the past two years. We have more than doubled our size. I have a real issue I hope you can help me with. Many individuals have been with the company for 10, 15 or even 20 years.  They are resistant to change and, at times, undermine our ability to scale. How should I deal fairly with these veteran employees?