Sidnee Peck, Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship, provides employers with guidelines on how to approach and constructively critique an employee that is performing at less than expected/optimal levels.

Valentine’s Day is both loved and hated, but regardless of where you stand, you’re well-aware of its influential marketing power. For the second quarter, how can you transform your business into the “Valentine’s Day” of products or services?

“Mindfulness,” defined as “the awareness that emerges through paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding of experience moment by moment,” has the potential to better our lives. It also can make you a better leader at work and home.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act provides stockholders with a way to express their displeasure when a CEO’s compensation seems outrageously high. But, only a tiny percentage of corporations and their CEOs have been on the losing end of so-called “say-on-pay” votes.

We are living in an age of mobile offices and people working religiously from coffee shops. It can be a way of life for many entrepreneurs. However, because this has become such a trend, co-working spaces are popping up in cities all over the world, and the Phoenix area is no exception.

I strongly dislike New Year’s resolutions. A New Year’s resolution is nothing more than a broad goal, and experience and research show that broad goals do not foster success. However, I do love goal-based action plans, and that’s what I recommend you use for 2015.

One of the reasons we love (or hate) New Year’s resolution season is because it is a specific point in time that causes us to halt and take inventory of our lives, our businesses and our relationships.

Facing a security breach in your small business can be a daunting task to contain. Sidnee Peck, Director for the Center for Entrepreneurship, provides helpful tips to prevent this from occurring.

Arizona has truly become a blossoming support system for businesses of all sizes and stages. Here are Sidnee Peck's three suggestions to help you find the right event for your needs.

Gratitude has an application that goes far beyond thanking someone for what they've done. Implementing gratitude in your life can make it all that much more satisfying.