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Government,
Politics and the Economy
Little
Hope and Less Hiring on Main Street
Some
may see signs of economic recovery on the horizon, but that news
doesn't seem to have made it to the shops on Main Street. According
to payroll processor ADP, small businesses shed more than four times
as many employees as larger businesses did over the last month.
CNNMoney.com
Inflation:
Are the Fears Overstated?
We
have been hearing warnings that President Obama's economic policies
will lead to a terrible outbreak of inflation, and they may, but an
immediate outbreak is improbable. WSJ.com
Management,
Taxes and Financial Issues
Mergers
and Acquisitions: The Synergy Myth
Synergies
in business always sound great, but they should not the main reason
for making a merger deal. In fact, if you base your merger on the
synergies you see, then you don’t have much of a deal to begin
with. Workforce.com
Leadership:
What Goes into Being an Ethical Leader?
You
may have a nagging suspicion that your company's leaders aren't
exactly Boy and Girl Scouts, but is there any hope that you could,
at least, make them ethical?
ManageSmarter.com
Knowing
How to Collect
Here
are some simple steps you can take to ensure prompt payment, recover
debt and keep your business in the black. FoxBusiness.com
Small
Business Legal Issues
Dealing
with Expanded Anti-Retaliation Laws
Anti-retaliation
provisions of the various federal employment laws are getting a lot
harder to follow, with the actions that constitute retaliation more
difficult to pinpoint and the description of who comes within the
proscriptions of these laws recently expanded by a January 2009 U.S.
Supreme Court decision.
Workforce.com
Technology
Issues
What's
really in each Windows 7 Edition?
Microsoft
put together a basic feature set with a consistent upgrade strategy
to move between versions based on your requirements and your budget,
a vast improvement over Vista From Windows 7 Starter to Windows 7
Ultimate, here's what you'll find in each version. ZDNet.com
Mobile
Apps: Huge Sales Potential
The
success of the iPhone app, Brushes, demonstrates the huge potential
in selling software applications for wireless devices.
BusinessWeek.com
Health,
Benefits and Labor Issues
Why
You Should Care about Employee Loyalty
The
long-term success of any company—of your company—depends upon the
quality and loyalty of the people working there. The problem is that
when times are hard and employers lay off employees to reduce costs,
both customer satisfaction and employee loyalty can suffer.
BusinessKnowHow.com
Obama:
Mandates for Healthcare May Offer Protection to Small Businesses
In
his push to enact sweeping healthcare reform legislation this summer,
President Obama said he could support mandates on individuals and
employers to contribute to the cost of health insurance if the bill
provides protections to certain small businesses and poor people.
WashingtonPost.com
Branding,
Sales and Marketing
Advertising:
Consumers Have Changed, So Should Advertisers
When
it comes to advertising and marketing, here are five important ways
that consumers have irreversibly altered their expectations, online
and offline.
ClickZ.com
Social
Networking: A Great Tool for Small Business Sales
For
some entrepreneurs, sites like Twitter and Facebook have been a great
help in reaching out to potential and current customers. NYTimes.com
Your
Brand: Assessing and Improving How You Look on the Web
Want
to get an idea of the first impression your company makes? Go to
Google and search on your name. What do you see when the results come
back? That's the first impression many people will have of you, but
is it the impression you want to give them? MarketingProfs.com
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