The restaurant industry is known for high turnover, but Paul Khoury, the founder and owner of PB&J Restaurants, has come up with an eye-popping incentive for workers: free Harley-Davidsons. “The whole Harley thing came about totally by accident,” said Khoury, who is celebrating 25 years in business. The company’s properties include YaYa’s Euro Bistro, Newport Grill and several Red Robin franchises. Years ago, a new chef named Josh kept quizzing…
How to prepare your company for sale. The story of your small business started one late night when a few doodles on a cocktail napkin evolved into a passionately documented idea that would change your life. Over time, its inspiration led you to strike out on your own. You gave your brainchild a strong name, possibly even your own, ensuring she’d develop a powerful stand-alone identity over time. Before your…
Ah, summertime in Kansas City! With the heat index revving up, it’s time to break out the T-shirts, shorts, sundresses and flip-flops. That is, if folks are heading out to the K, the lake or otherwise chilling out on their own time. But what if they’re going to work in an office? Aren’t they entitled to be comfortable during the steamy summer months? The answer is two-pronged: Yes, employees are…
When business owners think about lawyers, they probably think more about legal bills than how a lawyer can help increase profits. But the reality is a good lawyer can help a business’s bottom line in various ways. Register Your Intellectual Property An intellectual property attorney can help a business register its intellectual property (usually in the form of copyrights, patents and trademarks) with the proper government agencies, which puts the…
What you need to consider before letting the sunshine in. Electricity has always been thought of as an uncontrollable cost—something you are dependent upon to run your business. This is true whether you’re a lean startup running computer equipment 24/7, or an established company cooling a large building (or buildings) full of people. Putting a grid-tied, solar energy system on your roof, though, is like installing a small power plant….