Karen Duff, President, and CEO of International Express Trucking or IXT  sees a need, meets it and then exceeds it. As the head of IXT since 1993, she continues to explore ways to make the company bigger and better. Today, IXT continues to be the largest women-owned intermodal drayage business within the six-state Midwest region. Duff and IXT’s Vice President of Operations, Martha Schmidt on this episode of Smart Companies – KC, visit with…
If you’re starting a business, where do you go to finance it? Donna Kelly, Professor of Entrepreneurship with Babson College talks with host Kelly Scanlon on Smart Companies Radio this week to discuss new and diverse sources of capital available to entrepreneurs, plus tried and true old school methods that are more popular than you might think. Who’s leading the way with business startups and find out why women more often than not start their…
With the new rules announced this week by the Labor Department, Choices will have to be made.Some employers will choose to have some employees work no more 40 hours to avoid paying overtime. Also, employers who choose to increase the salaries of workers so they will be exempt from overtime pay could increase the pay of other workers. On this episode of the QTI Power Hour, hosts Jason Lofton and…