The LA City Council has done it. They have placed a year-long moratorium on stand-alone fast food restaurants in the South Los Angeles area. Why? Because the people in that area have a much higher obesity rate than other people in LA. Is that the real reason? We explore the questions--and there are more of them then there are answers--here.
Tags: small business, south los angeles, fast food, la city council, jan perry
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Posted: 7/30/2008 | Comments (1)
Did you know that the average American is exposed to about 3000 ads a day?
Tags: online advertising, small business marketing, small business online marketing, advertising
Posted: 7/30/2008 | Comments (0)
Work-related back pain is one of the most common occupational disorders in the US, affecting four out of five Americans at some point in their life. Sounds silly, but something as innocent as sitting at your desk all day puts you at a great risk for back pain or injury.
Tags: back pain, desk, posture, occupational disorders
Posted: 7/30/2008 | Comments (2)
Congress failed to take action, so the states have taken the lead when it comes to dealing with illegal immigration. New laws are hitting the books that make it a felony to employ an illegal and ICE is looking more and more at managers and owners.
Tags: small business, illegal immigration, illegals, ice, congress, mississippi, arizona, tennessee, oklahoma, enforcement, identity theft
Posted: 7/29/2008 | Comments (3)
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and Visa will host a free online seminar titled Data Security Best Practices for Small Merchants on Wednesday, July 30th, at 2:00 pm Central time.
Tags: data security, credit cards, merchant accounts, webinar, small business
Posted: 7/28/2008 | Comments (0)
The damage done by a hurricane or other natural disaster can disrupt your life and your business for weeks, months or even years. While you can’t stop the storm, you can prepare for it and come out ahead of the game once the sky is blue again. Here is how.
Tags: hurricane, small business, disaster preparation, recovery
Congress is entertaining a plan to take control of one of the commodity markets. True, it's a problematic one--oil--but it is still a commodity like any other. Is this something that is going to help the people, or will it just add another layer of bureaucracy and regulation and bring us a step closer to socialism? You decide.
Tags: small business, oil prices, taxes, tax reform, congress, president bush, cost of government day
Posted: 7/24/2008 | Comments (1)
The shopping cart is as vital to your online business as it is to your brick & mortar storefront and performs much the same function, but how do you choose the right one? This article will teach you what you need to know.
Tags: e-commerce, shopping carts
Posted: 7/24/2008 | Comments (2)
Companies that have implemented a wellness program for their employees have enjoyed many benefits beyond healthier workers. In fact, it has proven to be a real tonic for their bottom lines. Learn how wellness worked for them and how it can work for you and your company, too.
Tags: small business, wellness
Posted: 7/22/2008 | Comments (8)
Right on the heels of the good news that oil prices were going down, the U.S. Congress has come up with a way to rain on the parade: Raising the Federal Fuel Tax. Sure, we need money for roads and bridges, but there has to be a better way than that, isn't there?
Tags: gas tax, fuel prices, congress, president bust, small business, transportation, truckers
Posted: 7/21/2008 | Comments (2)
If you run a small business, there is a good chance that you have something important to say to your buyers. Whether it's about your products or services, best practices, or even shopping tips, there are opportunities on the Web to not only help your customers make better buying decisions but also for you to earn additional credibility that could directly lead to future sales.
Tags: optimization, marketing, pr, blog, blogging, enewsletters, seo, sales, small business
Posted: 7/21/2008 | Comments (1)
What if your files were being held for ransom right on your own hard drive? It happens! They call it ransomware, a virus that encrypts your files so you have to pay the hacker who sent it to you for the key. We have moved from annoyance, to theft and now to extortion, but you can protect yourself. Here's how.
Tags: ransomware, computer security, extortion
Posted: 7/17/2008 | Comments (2)
Consider the way our government behaves and you have to ask yourself if you are truly getting a good return on all the money, time and energy you lavish upon the federal, state and local governments that are becoming increasingly involved in our lives. Today is a great day to ask that since it is Cost of Government Day. I have offered my answer, see if you agree!
Posted: 7/16/2008 | Comments (0)
With most prices on the rise, many people are probably thinking, how can it get any worse? Well it can. In Illinois, on July 1, 2008 Cook County's sales tax has gone up to 10.25 percent which is now the highest of any major city in the country. With our struggling economy, no county in the United States is safe from increasing prices including sales tax.
Tags: taxes, small business, budget, sales tax, sales
Posted: 7/15/2008 | Comments (5)
Small businesses are the victims of robbery every day. Learn what you can do to lower your risk and increase the safety of your employees.
Tags: small business, crime, robbery, police
Posted: 7/15/2008 | Comments (0)
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