Small Business tips about the American with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Posted: 6/24/2009 | Comments (0)
The SBA recognized two of its Emerging 200 initiative participants as being among the winners of the 2009 Inner City 100 competition. Chosen from a pool of nearly 6,500 applicants, the winners are Sacred Power corporation of Albuquerque, New Mexico and FutureNet Group of Detroit Michigan, both of them Native-American owned and operated businesses.
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Small Business tips about legal questions you can ask when hiring an employee.
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Posted: 6/22/2009 | Comments (0)
Now we have some tax legislation coming out of Washington that makes sense, thanks to Rep. James Himes (D-CT), which would make it easier for companies to employ telecommuters from out of state by removing the tax penalties these employees currently face.
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Small Business tips about forecasting the future of your sales.
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Posted: 6/19/2009 | Comments (0)
The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy has released the findings of it Small Business & Micro Business Lending in the United States for Data Years 2007-2008, which offers information useful to any small business owner looking for a small business loan.
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Do you know whether you are liable for overtime for your employees? Just because you pay them a salary doesn’t mean you are off the hook for time-and-a-half. Here is what you need to know.
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Posted: 6/18/2009 | Comments (0)
Small Business tips about how to close a sale.
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There is a lot of red ink in state budgets across the country, and lawmakers are doing their best to raise taxes in as quiet a fashion as possible. That explains the North Carolina decision to tax the clicks of affiliate websites of Amazon.com that reside in their state, a move that has led Amazon to pull the plug on its North Carolina affiliates.
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Small Business tips about how a sales team can grab a prospective client’s attention to lead to a successful sale.
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Posted: 6/17/2009 | Comments (0)
Everyone makes mistakes; it comes with being human and if you are in the service business, a mistake can cause problems. The real measure of your business, however, is what you do once the damage is done.
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Posted: 6/17/2009 | Comments (2)
The SBA is accepting loan applications for a temporary new program called America’s Recovery Capital. These “ARC” loans, which go up to $35,000, help viable small businesses with immediate financial hardship to keep their doors open until they get back on track.
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Small Business tips about steps in order to make a successful sales call.
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Posted: 6/16/2009 | Comments (0)
Small Business tips about supporting your sales staff.
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Posted: 6/15/2009 | Comments (0)
If it seems that the government’s interest in executive pay seems to be broadening, it is. While the White House is talking pay caps for companies that have taken bailout money, there is a movement afoot to cap all executive pay. You have to wonder: Will that include union executives?
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Posted: 6/11/2009 | Comments (2)
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