March 2012 Features

• Developing Your Interview Skills for Attracting and Assessing Talent

  March 29, 2012

  Peak Focus Founder and Principal Jerry Scher talks about the final step in the recruiting and hiring process - the interview.

• Easter Seals Southern Georgia Adapts to New Ways of Giving

  March 27, 2012

  Executive Director of Easter Seals Southern Georgia Beth English talks about the change in fundraising strategy at Easter Seals, and how through that they are now able to help more people than ever.

• Bil Sadlers Talks About An Often Overlooked and Undervalued Investment

  March 25, 2012

  Albany Financial Advisor Bil Sadler shares about an often overlooked and undervalued investment - the emergency fund.

• Predicting Suitability for Attracting and Assessing Talent

  March 22, 2012

  Peak Focus Founder and Principal Jerry Scher talks about predicting suitability for attracting and assessing talent to fit in your organization.

• Dr. Kamil Hanna Brings Rare Cardiovascular Discipline to Southern Georgia

  March 20, 2012

  Dr. Kamil Hanna, a board-certified electrophysiologist, has been practicing at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital for about five years. He shares about the growing problem of Arrhythmia, and the investment in technology and expertise that Phoebe has invested in to combat it.

• E-Verify and the Illegal Immigration Reform Act

  March 18, 2012

  Last year, the General Assembly passed the “Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011.” Although portions of this Act have been challenged in the courts, one important provision still applies to local businesses: private employers with more than ten employees must use E-Verify when hiring employees.

• Defining Eligibility for Attracting and Assessing Talent

  March 15, 2012

  Peak Focus Founder and Principal Jerry Scher talks about defining eligibility for your organizations positions and assessing talent to place in those positions.

• Relationships Sustain Albany's Custom Interiors

  March 13, 2012

  Daphine McKenzie, owner of Custom Interiors in Leesburg, talks about how relationships in Albany sustained their business during the recession, how sales are showing signs of rebounding, and how at Custom Interiors the people make all the difference.

• Bil Sadler Shares How to Test Your Financial Health

  March 11, 2012

  How’s your financial health? Albany Financial Advisor Bil Sadler asks you questions on how to know the strength of your financial health.

• How Do You Build a Talented Sales Team?

  March 08, 2012

  Peak Focus Founder and Principal Jerry Scher talks about how to assess talent and build a successful sales team. He breaks down 3 basic assessments that should be addressed when considering candidates: eligibility, suitability, and the interview process.

• Mauldin & Jenkins Outlines 2011 Tax Challenges

  March 06, 2012

  With filing deadlines for state and federal tax returns rapidly approaching, business owners face a number of challenges in preparing and paying 2011 taxes. Among them are expanded reporting requirements, last-minute changes to the tax code and, in general, increasing complexity in the tax system. Partner-in-charge of Mauldin & Jenkins Albany Office John McDuffie talks about the changes and uncertainty in the tax system.

• Alltel Wireless Sees Generational Shift in Phone Usage

  March 04, 2012

  According to a 2010 study by the National Center for Health Statistics reported in USA Today, 26.5 percent of Georgia households with adults and children aged 18 or older rely on wireless phone service as their primary home phone. Alltel Sales Manager for southern Georgia Byron Williams talks about Alltel filling the need in the area.

• The Value of Values

  March 01, 2012

  Can the core values of a company create economic value? People often assume that sticking to your values can cost you, at least in the short term. But is that true? Curt Fowler of Fowler & Company takes a look.