Many corporations pay little or no income tax and some folks in Washington want to fix that problem. However, before they do, maybe they need to figure out what the problem is, first. Is it greed and a pirate mentality on the part of business, or is it the system that not only encourages corporations to play fast and loose with the tax code, but in many cases makes it a necessity of survival?
Tags: small business, corporate taxes, irs, big business
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Posted: 8/12/2008 | Comments (0)
Most small businesses invest in custom decorated apparel, and because it is more of an art than a science, the process that goes into creating that golf shirt with your logo embroidered on it can be a little overwhelming. We have Lisa Doyle with Corporate Casuals with us to explain how it all works.
Tags: small business, corporate casuals, custom logo apparel
Posted: 8/11/2008 | Comments (3)
Like global warming, sensitivity training is a growing business as firms large and small try to make sure their people get along. Or, is that the reason? You decide.
Tags: small business, diversity, sensitivity, training
Posted: 8/7/2008 | Comments (1)
Space is calling and small business is answering! Two of the major players in NASA's Constellation Program, which will put Americans back on the Moon by 2020 and then on to Mars, are proud small businesses!
Tags: small business, space, orion, constellation, nasa
Posted: 8/6/2008 | Comments (2)
There are sites on the Web that will hold your company's feet to the fire if you don't handle your business. Disgruntled consumers write reports about their experiences with bad products, painfully substandard customer service, loopy management practices and more. Many in business wish these sites didn't exist, but they do serve a purpose, both for consumers and the companies they discuss.
Tags: small business, complaints, customer service
Posted: 8/5/2008 | Comments (2)
Since email is fast becoming a preferred mode of business communication, there are a few things you should know about sending a solid, well-crafted message.
Tags: small business, email, e-mail, ettiquette
Posted: 8/4/2008 | Comments (2)
If you have a website for your business, you should be keeping an eye on your Alexa ranking. Everybody from webmasters, advertising buyers, and advertising networks use this number as a guide to see how much a link is worth on your site. Follow these three guidelines in addition to a well-designed and executed SEO campaign to increase your Alexa rank.
Tags: alexa rank, seo, website traffic, widgets, links
Posted: 7/31/2008 | Comments (4)
Slipped quietly into the recently signed housing bailout legislation are provisions that should make every small business owner think twice about taking plastic and every citizen wonder whether the IRS really needs more power. The bill's sponsors claim that this legislation will quiet the storm that is raging in the housing market, but I wonder if another storm isn't brewing up over what they don't want to tell you about that bill.
Tags: small business, taxes, housing bill, irs, ebay, credit card
Posted: 7/31/2008 | Comments (0)
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
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)
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