Your Next Expo Location & Dates Announced: Back to Boca!

Expo Goes Back to Boca! Your Fall Expo Will Be Wednesday to Friday, September 23 to 25! Your SGI Event Team does it’s very best to satisfy everyone when booking Expo locations for the year. They look for cities like Atlanta, home of your last Expo, which offers relatively reasonable flight costs as well as many flight options. Then they …

Lead To Your Vision

I think Professor Warren Bennis said it best. “Leaders are people who do the right thing; managers are people who do things right.” As leaders, you may struggle with the second half of this each and every day. The word “leadership” can bring to mind a variety of images. For example: A political leader, pursuing a passionate, personal cause. An …

SGI Introduces Certigy as a New Strategic Partner: You Have a New, FREE Tool to Help You Address Your HR Responsibilities & Avoid Costly Compliance Violations!

Dear Member: You have countless responsibilities as the owner of a contracting company.  One role that often gets overlooked is Human Resources—that is, until an issue arises.  Then, most members are left scrambling to address it, often costing them considerable time and money.  In fact, more than 70% of employers are not in full compliance with the Fair Labor Standards …

Safety Spotlight: Cold Medications & Drowsiness

Cold and flu season continues to linger, and allergy season is almost here. Now is a good time for our annual warning about using over-the-counter cold and flu medications during work hours. Sometimes, cold remedies and work are not a good mix. The most common side effect of over-the counter cold and flu medicine is drowsiness, which lowers one’s alertness …

The 6 Steps to Staying Motivated for Change after Expo!

You’ve returned from Expo, a great time to connect with friends and meet new ones. Hopefully, you’re also energized about your business—and maybe a bit tired from brain overload… or having a bit too much fun. Whatever you do, don’t allow that energy to dissipate! Use it to your advantage to institute some real change in your business. Whether you’re …

KPI’s to Live By

As a business owner and manager I had a couple of things that I just had to know every day.  First, I needed to know how my customer service ranked among my competition and secondly, how I can get the edge and maintain the edge on my competition.  But before you, as a great business owner, manager or leader, can …

AT5 – Recap of a Great Expo in Atlanta!

Your Atlanta Expo recently came to a conclusion—it was an incredible event full of new information and insight to help you build even greater success in your business. Fortunately, you can catch up on most of the action in the coming weeks on your affinity website. Although watching the sessions will certainly be helpful, nothing can replace the experience Expo …

ESI – Recap of a Great Expo in Atlanta!

Your Atlanta Expo recently came to a conclusion—it was an incredible event full of new information and insight to help you build even greater success in your business. Fortunately, you can catch up on most of the action in the coming weeks on your affinity website. Although watching the sessions will certainly be helpful, nothing can replace the experience Expo …