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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

What Would You Do With This Company? Part I

There is a corporate entity out there, vast and powerful, big enough to dictate the terms of any contract it enters into, it spends money like water yet it provides lavish perks for its executives and its board while, at the same time, being underfunded to the extent that it has been running so deeply in the red for so long that it has been essentially bankrupt for ages. As a business owner, what would you do with this organization? [First of a two-part series]

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Employees: How to Handle Them

Small Business tips about handling your employees. Learn how to interact with employees to get the best possible work environment.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Employee Credit Checks

People lose points on their credit all the time, it is one of those bad things that happen to good people. Should it be used to make a hiring decision? That is the question that five states and the federal government are dealing with and the answer they come up with could change your hiring practices.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Managing Your Email

Small Business tips about time management and email. How do you balance and manage it all? 4 easy tips to help you do just that!

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Tracking Website Performance : bit.ly and Google Analytics

Tracking your website's performance is important to monitoring your marketing efforts. What do you do though when you find that your reports are different?

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Important Website Information

Start with establishing an internet presence! Small Business tips about your company's website and the important information to have on it.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: About the Customers

Small Business tips about your customers, not you.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

The Best (and Worst) States for Small Business Healthcare Costs

Given the rising cost of healthcare to small business, the SBE Council has released its Healthcare Policy Cost Index, which ranks the states according to their overall healthcare costs.

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Kim Fenolio
Kim Fenolio

Small Biz Tip: Finding Your Target

Small Business tips about finding your target and defining elements.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Clock is Ticking on Senate Stimulus Vote

There will soon be a vote on the Senate version of President Obama’s so-called stimulus plan, on the list of social and governmental programs, the token tax cuts and the even more token nods to small business. Question: If this bill doesn’t stimulate small business, why is everyone calling it a stimulus bill?

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Hire American

The media has been talking about the Buy American provisions in the much-debated stimulus bill, but there is similar issue under debate in the Halls of Congress, the 1-HB Guest Worker visa issue. The question is this: As American unemployment continues to break records, is there still a place for foreign workers in America? Is it now time to Hire American?

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Pass the Salt: Protect Your Business from Covert Organization

This week saw organized labor making a big push in Congress for changes that would make it easier for their organizers to come in and unionize your business. Today, we will look at a practice called “Salting,” a legal, if covert, way for unions to infiltrate a business and give you, the business owner, some tips on how to stop it.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Finding the Right Business Lawyer

With all the legal changes coming out of Washington, it is hard to keep up. That is where a good business attorney comes in. If you don't have one, now is the time to find someone who can help you navigate the new regulatory terrain. Here are some things to look for.

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

Buy American

Buy American! That is what is being debated in the halls of the Senate this week. What they seek is a balance between the needs of the global economy and the stimulation of the American economy and the future of small exporters could well hang in the balance. Is it more important to keep the global markets in mind or to build wealth here at home by buying American?

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Charles M Cooper
Charles M Cooper

A Great Way to Stifle Talent and Entrepreneurial Spirit

Our president is stepping out onto a regulatory tightrope. Sensitive to the public outrage over executive pay, bonuses and perks at companies receiving taxpayer bailout funds, he is proposing to cap those salaries and perks, but is that necessarily a good idea in a free market economy?

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