The national trend in cultivating a diverse workforce tends to focus on enriching corporate culture, staying in line with equal-opportunity regulations and attracting talented professionals. more

The amount of time management spends measuring sales activity and salespeople (or dumber, the ROI of some investment they made in CRM), is generally wasted effort. more

The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries. more

Jay Hogue is far from the only working parent to find himself in a predicament when faced with an unexpected need to stay home from the office and care for his 18-month-old child when she falls ill. more

The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries. more

Most nonunion employers understandably pay relatively little attention to the National Labor Relations Board’s decisions and regulations. The NLRB administers the National Labor Relations Act and most often decides cases involving attempts to form a union or conduct of an employer dealing with its employees’ union. more

Want to put your business on the growth fast track this year? Here are resolutions that can get you there, along with some tips and strategies to help you pull each one off: more

Options have become an early career necessity, says John Robitaille, executive director of Johnson & Wales University’s Center for Entrepreneurship, whose charge after taking on the position about 18 months ago was to further the school’s position as an entrepreneurial incubator. more

The Providence Business News Executive Poll is a weekly survey of 70 business leaders throughout the state, representing small and large companies in a variety of industries. more

Andera Inc.’s 15,000-square-foot headquarters in Providence’s Gateway Center makes use of common areas instead of the traditional cubicle layout surrounded by private offices. The company says the open-design concept uses about 30 percent less space than traditional offices. more