Government and
Economy
SBA
Applauds Treasury Action to Bolster Secondary Market for Small
Business Loans
A
plan by the Treasury and the Federal Reserve to improve market
conditions for asset-backed securities – including those composed
of SBA-backed small business loans – should be welcome news to
credit-hungry small businesses across the country, said U.S. Small
Business Administration Acting Administrator Sandy K. Baruah.
Holiday
Sales Season: One of the Weakest in Years
Increased
retail shopping over Thanksgiving will not be enough to keep this
from going on record as one of the weakest sales seasons in recent
years.
Small
Firms Win $35 Million in NASA Contracts
NASA
has awarded contracts covering technology to measure and control
noise in subsonic and supersonic vehicles, development of
high-performance thermal protection materials and innovation of
reusable flight software, with a combined value of about $35 million,
to 382 small businesses.
Benefit and Labor
Issues
Specialty
Drugs Raise Employer Healthcare Costs
Their
costs are growing at nearly twice the rate of other drugs. In 2007,
the cost of specialty drugs grew by 12.3 percent, compared with 6.7
percent for drugs overall, a pharmacy benefit manager says.
Law and Regulation
Enforcement
Know
Your ADA Changes
The
ADA Amendments Act makes important changes to the definition of the
term "disability." Find out what those changes are and how
they affect you as an employer.
New
Sick Leave Law in Milwaukee
Several
Milwaukee
attorneys talked to BizTimes about the city's new sick-leave law,
which requires small businesses, with fewer than 10 people on the
payroll, to give workers five paid sick days each year.
Doing Business
A
Culture of Recognition and Reward
What
do the “best places to work” have in common? According
to Hal Adler, president of the Great Place to Work Institute, a San
Francisco-based management research and consulting firm, "They
start thinking about how to fully welcome and engage a person from
the first day, and they don't let them go. It starts the first day
and it doesn't end."
Patriot
Loan Helps Fighter Pilot-Turned-Restaurateur Launch His Dream
The
US Small Business Administration's Patriot Express loan program
helped retired Air Force fighter pilot Dave Brackett start a
restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Sales and Marketing
Beating
a Sales Slump
The
feeling you get when you know your sales are diving can be
overwhelming, but it is possible to dig yourself out of a sales slump
and turn things around. Here are tips on how to do it.
Different
Types of Contextual Advertising
Distinguishing
between the many types of contextual advertising isn't as difficult
as it might seem.
Put
Yourself Into Your Story
One
new company can help you create a life-like, 3-D avatar that can then
be added into photos, videos, and more.
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