Increase retention by becoming an employer of choice. Jack Smalley of Express Personnel Services presents an interesting and informative podcast on hiring the right person for your company and how to retain them. After all…you can teach knowledge, but you can’t teach attitude or style.Click here to listen to this podcast.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection is caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria — often called “staph.” Decades ago, a strain of staph emerged in hospitals that was resistant to the broad-spectrum antibiotics commonly used to treat it. Dubbed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), it was one of the first germs to outwit all but the most powerful drugs. MRSA infection can be fatal.
Staph bacteria are normally found on the skin or in the nose of about one-third of the population. If you have staph on your skin or in your nose but aren’t sick, you are said to be “colonized” but not infected with MRSA. Healthy people can be colonized with MRSA and have no ill effects. However, they can pass the germ to others.
Staph bacteria are generally harmless unless they enter the body through a cut or other wound, and even then they often cause only minor skin problems in healthy people. But in older adults and people who are ill or have weakened immune systems, ordinary staph infections can cause serious illness.
In the 1990s, a type of MRSA began showing up in the wider community. Today, that form of staph, known as community-associated MRSA, or CA-MRSA, is responsible for many serious skin and soft tissue infections and for a serious form of pneumonia.
Taken from an article on MayoClinic.com.
Click here for an informational and educational podcast from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Week three of Hurricane Season is under way, but it’s never to late to begin preparing your business, employees, and family. Our second podcast on hurricane preparation features Erin Marsh of the American Red Cross Manatee County Chapter.
Erin discusses everything you need to know - from evacations to shelters, what to prepare in advance, and more.
http://www.manateechamber.com/hurricaneprepredcross.mp3%22%3EClick here for this timely and informative podcast.
The Manatee Economic Development Council website has important information on business emergency preparation and recovery. http://www.manateeedc.com/BusRec.aspx” target=”_blank”>Click here to visit the site. You can download a hurricane preparation checklist for business and register your organization in the business recovery directory.
Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday information can be found http://www.manateeedc.com/NewsPDF.aspx?ID=11 here.
On May 8, 2007, more than 200 wildfires were burning across the state of Florida. Dry conditions meant these weren’t the first fires of the year…and they won’t be the last. Rhoda D’Ambra, Fire Inspector with the Bradenton Fire Department, taped a podcast that will help you learn how to protect against wildfires.
Click here to listen to the audio seminar.
The Manatee Chamber of Commerce strongly encourages all Manatee County, Florida businesses to prepared for the upcoming hurricane season. It’s important to your organization and to the community as a whole.
Steve Simpson, Contingency Planner with the Emergency Management Division of Manatee County, discusses how to prepare your business for a Hurricane. And, just as importantly, how to ensure your employees are ready.
Click here for this timely and informative podcast.
Click here for the accompanying PowerPoint presentation.
The Manatee Economic Development Council website has important information on business emergency preparation and recovery. Click here to visit the site. You can download a hurricane preparation checklist for business and register your organization in the business recovery directory.
Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday information can be found here.
Click here for an audio presentation on how to get your business’s news published. What types of information do the media look for? How do you prepare for an interview? Learn it here from Anthony Cormier of the Manatee Herald-Tribune.
On January 9, 2007, premier economist Dr. Henry Fishkind gave a presentation on what the Manatee / Sarasota economic future holds. Click here for audio of this event and learn what the economic trends for this area and the State of Florida will be.
From employment to housing, energy to inflation, and interest rates to structural changes, Dr. Fishkind’s powerful presentation will help you prepare your business for the coming years.
Click here for PowerPoint slides from the Economic Forecast Breakfast.
Our thanks to METV for providing the audio.
In the attached podcast, Bob Stobaugh of Opteum Financial Services discusses identity theft…how does it happen and what can you do to protect yourself.
Click here to listen or download the audio file.
What is EI - Emotional Intelligence? Donna Long of Learning Journey, Inc. covers what emotional intelligence is and how it can benefit you in a workplace setting. Click here to listen to the podcast.
