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Government, Politics and the
Economy
Small
Business: The White House is Deaf to Our Needs
President
Obama's decision to cut off aid to small business lender CIT Group is
just the latest in a string of decisions that demonstrate Obama's
indifference to small business. WSJ.com
Shlaes:
Look to Reagan for a Way Out of the Recession
Bloomberg
columnist Amity Shlaes suggests that with the similarity between the
current recession and the economic woes of the early 1980s, the
solution to those woes, lower taxes and higher interest rates, is
worth looking at today. Bloomberg.com
Management
and Operations
Employee
Motivation is Key During a Crisis
It’s
not the end of the world, but if your company is in a crisis, it can
feel that way to your employees. How you handle hard times will
determine whether or not your workforce comes out unscathed.
BusinessManagementDaily.com
This
is Supposed to be Fun
That's
the dirty little secret most of us in small business rarely admit: we
are enjoying ourselves. But with the recession, a lot of that fun is
gone. Isn't it time to get it back? USAToday.com
Legal
Issues
Arbitration:
Consider the Possible Costs
People
go for arbitration as a low cost alternative to litigation, you have
to be careful. While it is true that arbitration clauses in contracts
will keep you out of court, and keep bad publicity away, you may not
save as much money as you think. BusinessManagementDaily.com
Taxes
and Financial Issues
Understanding
Estate Taxes
What
will happen to your estate, and your business, when you die? It's not
something most people want to think about, but it is important
especially when you consider the tax implications. DenverPost.com
Amazon
Tax Debate: E-tailer Could Win by Ending Its Associate Program
Small
business are caught between Amazon.com and their tax-happy states in
a high-profile tax showdown over the collection of sales taxes, one
in which Amazon is likely to come out the winner either way.
ZDNet.com
Technology
Issues
8
Tools to Help You Monitor the Web
Online,
reputations can be made and they can also be broken. Here are 8
online tools that can help you find and manage online mentions of
your company. BusinessWeek.com
Time
Management: Getting Things Done Goes Digital
David
Allen's time-management system has helped many people to get things
done, but it always required reams of paper. Now, at last, software
comes to the rescue. CNNMoney.com
Health,
Benefits and Labor Issues
Health
Reform: Bill Taxes Self-Insurers
If
you self-insure your company's healthcare plan, you would face a new
federal tax if the healthcare reform legislation under consideration
by several House committees becomes law.
Workforce.com
Senate
Drops Card Check
Senators
trying to reach a filibuster-proof 60 votes for the EFCA have dropped
a key provision that would have forced employers to recognize a union
as soon as a majority of workers signed cards saying they wanted a
union. NYTimes.com
Branding,
Sales and Marketing
12
Ways to Build Your Email List
Email
acquisition, growing your list with useful contacts, needs to be an
ongoing effort. Here are a dozen proven strategies you can use to
easily build your email list. BusinessKnowHow.com
Recession
Marketing: Taking the Direct Approach
A
recession is a time for directness and simplicity. Learn how to use
email as the cornerstone of your back-to-basics marketing effort.
ClickZ.com
The
10 Dumbest Sales Questions in a Recession
During
hard economic times, the job of your sales staff is even harder than
usual, so the last thing they need to do is to shoot themselves in
the foot by asking all the wrong questions. ManageSmarter.com
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