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Government, Politics and the
Economy
Obama
Supports Bank Fees for Risk and Wealth Surtax for Healthcare
President Obama signaled his support
for a proposal to impose fees on some of the nation’s largest
financial firms to cover losses from risky transactions and avert
another market meltdown. He also said that a surtax on the wealthy
fits with his ideas on paying for healthcare. Bloomberg.com
GOP
Financial Services Overhaul
Republicans have developed their own
version of legislation aimed at overhauling regulations of the
financial-services industry. The GOP version relies more on
free-market principles than on additional regulation to achieve
results. FoxBusiness.com
Management and Operations
Leadership
Lessons: How You Can Make a Difference
In his new book, “Hit the Ground
Running”, Jason Jennings identifies tactics that top-performing
CEOs use to make a positive impact on their companies as quickly as
possible. Entrepreneurs can follow their example by thinking
long-term, asking for help, and more. BusinessWeek.com PodCast
The
Seven Deadly Sins of Business
Ranging from sloppy accounting to poor
hiring practices, these are the seven business-killing traps that
every entrepreneur must avoid. CNNMoney.com
Legal Issues
Make
Sure All Reference Inquiries Are Properly Routed
It’s important to let your
supervisors know they should be careful about handling job reference
queries involving poorly performing employees, referring all
inquiries about ex-employees to you or HR.
BusinessManagementDaily.com
Taxes and Financial Issues
IRS
Halts Tax Shelter Fines
The IRS is going to suspend collection
of the huge penalties—$100,000 and higher—that often fall on
small businesses taking part in shaky tax shelters, while Congress
works to change law. WSJ.com
Ignorance
is Not Bliss
There are many small companies going
out of business needlessly. This is because they simply do not know
what they do not know, assuming that the problem is one thing when,
in fact, it is entirely different and fixable. NYTimes.com
CIT
May Still File Chapter 11 Under Bondholder Plan
Accoring to people on the inside, the
bondholders that rescued CIT Group Inc. with a $3 billion loan say
creditors may still push the small business lender into Chapter 11
bankruptcy after a debt swap next month. Bloomberg.com
Technology Issues
Shrinking
Budgets Stunt Small Business IT
According to a recent
survey, many small companies can’t keep up with their technology
needs and best practices in the face of the recession.
InternetNews.com
Health, Benefits and Labor Issues
Biometrics
May be Added to E-Verify
Senate leaders from both parties are
supporting changes to the e-Verify employment verification system
that would include a biometric mechanism to combat identity fraud.
Workforce.com
Pelosi:
I Have the Votes to Pass Healthcare
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims that
she has the votes she needs to pass her wide-ranging legislative
overhaul of the US healthcare system. Bloomberg.com
Branding, Sales and Marketing
Online
Marketing: Connecting with People
All
marketing boils down to connecting properly with your target
audience. Here are three tips on proper social networking etiquette
to help you do just that.
ClickZ.com
Baby
Boomers: Still a Growth Opportunity
A recent report finds
that the baby-boom generation is still spending strong, while the
private-label product segment continues to grow in popularity.
ManageSmarter.com
Prepare
for Your Holiday Email Campaign Now
A
good campaign takes preparation. Following this checklist will help
you prepare now for the all-important end-of-year holiday season.
ClickZ.com
Word-of-Mouth:
16 Things You Can do to Create a Buzz
Word-of-mouth is great and you can
create it yourself. In fact, you should do it yourself. Here are 16
things you can do today to get the buzz started. SmallBizTrends.com
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