Archive for January, 2008

Still Thinking Twice About Background Checks? Think Again

It has recently come to Corra’s attention that a rather substantial company is intending to hire a key executive in its financial department. They will probably be paying their candidate close to $500 thousand dollar, between salary and bonus, etc. And yet, they are hesitating to run a background check on this person. In this [...]

Going Green Brings in the Green

Clean Tech Firms Attracting Investors From: Inc.com Third-quarter venture-capital investments in alternative energy, conservation, and recycling firms hit a record-high $844 million over 62 deals, a dollar-value increase of 80 percent over the previous quarter, PricewaterhouseCoopers reported Monday.For the entire article go to Inc.com There is green in going green. That is, there is money [...]

Are True Sales People Part of Your Business Culture?

Growing Sales Through Leadership Instill a natural passion in your sales team to see your profits rise. From: Inc.com Can better leadership contribute as much to the bottom line as good sales training? One of the biggest challenges of teaching leadership is how to directly and immediately increase sales and profits. I’m often told, “These [...]

First Employment Background Checks and Now Business Background Checks

For the uninitiated, there is a lot of financial shenanigans going on out there. Corra has seen an increase in fraudulent financial practices and fraud. Larger rings and individuals are conning people out of their money, or skipping on paying the bill. Perhaps this a sign of the times. The credit crunch is upon us [...]