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SmileSnack Activity Breaks

By The FruitGuys on January 28, 2013

Turn your desk into an individual wellness station with SmileSnack. Taking regular breaks for brief activities during the day helps improve your focus and productivity. We suggest: Eye Breaks: …

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How to Resolve a Customer Crisis

By Chris Mittelstaedt on December 4, 2012

(Reprinted from Chris Mittelstaedt’s column, "Eureka," on Inc.com.) Every business makes mistakes. What you do next is the difference between losing customers forever and gaining lifelong …

The Bank Scam That Hit My Business

By Chris Mittelstaedt on November 8, 2012

Reprinted from Chris Mittelstaedt’s column Eureka on Inc.com FruitGuys founder Chris Mittelstaedt explains how hackers got into his company's bank account--and how not to let it happen to …

How to Sit Less at Work

By Rebecca Taggart on November 8, 2012

You don’t have to qualify as a couch potato to be sitting too much. Most of us spend at least half of our day sitting: at our desks and computers, at meetings or in classrooms, in cars, on transit, …

Survival Skills Every Entrepreneur Needs

By Chris Mittelstaedt on October 31, 2012

Technology can make your job easier. But when something goes wrong, you need basic business instincts to back you up.

7 Deadly Management Sins

By Chris Mittelstaedt on October 30, 2012

Reprinted from Chris Mittelstaedt’s column Eureka on Inc.com How to identify--and root out--your worst human instincts before they infect your team. If there's one thing that's consistent across …

Some States Require Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

By Cynthia Cristilli on October 11, 2012

Back in 2004, California’s Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed Assembly Bill 1825 into law. This new law mandated companies in the state with 50 or more workers to train their supervisors on sexual …

Is This Your Employees’ Idea of Service?

By Chris Mittelstaedt on September 27, 2012

Not everyone has the same definition of good customer service, so The FruitGuys created one with respect at its core.

Getting (Big) Things Done

By Chris Mittelstaedt on September 27, 2012

Reprinted from Chris Mittelstaedt’s column Eureka on Inc.com For too long you've served as Chief Fire Extinguisher. It's time to step back and start working on building your business. Are you …

Is Your Business Going Through Puberty?

By Chris Mittelstaedt on September 7, 2012

Companies go through growing pains, too. Find out how to recognize and respond to some of the most common ones.

Why the Capital Gains Tax Hurts Entrepreneurs

By Chris Mittelstaedt on September 6, 2012

The capital gains tax has been touted as the brass ring for business owners. But if you self-fund your growth, it's anything but.

5 Employee Morale Killers

By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 12, 2012

Reprinted from Chris Mittelstaedt’s column Eureka on Inc.com I discovered my first lesson in how not to motivate people at the bottom of a kitchen sink. In 1986, when I was 16 years old, my …

Disruptive Innovation–One Pair of Glasses at a Time

By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 12, 2012

Reprinted from Chris Mittelstaedt’s column Eureka on Inc.com Want to shake up an entire industry? Use this story as inspiration. Where do you look for disruptive change opportunities in your …

Method’s 4 Rules for Staying Innovative

By Chris Mittelstaedt on July 12, 2012

Reprinted from Chris Mittelstaedt’s column Eureka on Inc.com Eric Ryan, co-founder of method home products, reveals the four things his company does to keep the creativity flowing. At 36,000 …