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Charles
Charles C

Small Business Brief for 11/19

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: Business braces for changes in Washington, consumer prices drop, raising capital from your customers, the paid family leave issue and much more.


Tags: small business, washington, financial regulation, labor, fed, interest rates, consumer prices, price stability, growth, healthcare costs, paid family leave, customer service, employee gifts, raising capital, email, marketing

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Charles
Charles C

Finally! Something Good from Sarbanes-Oxley

It is one thing to destroy your own company, but quite another to destroy your company, cripple your industry and then fly in your company private jet to wheedle taxpayer money out of Congress so you can keep on with your wasteful ways. Pity, but there will likely be a bailout, but the least Congress can do is throw the Sarbanes-Oxley book at them.


Tags: small business, gm, ford, chrysler, automakers, bailout, congress

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Charles
Charles C

Small Business Brief for 11/18

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: What Obama's promises of change really mean to small businesses, more fighting over the bailout, the possibility of tax cuts, a blog-related lawsuit, guns at work and much more.


Tags: small business, obama, change, paulson, bailout, bernanke, tax cuts, wholesale prices, economy, credit, fed, blog, lawsuit, supreme court, vexatious litigant, guns, e-verify, human asset, competition, customers

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Posted: 11/18/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Charles
Charles C

The Employee Free Choice Act and You

The Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) is likely to pass in the first 100 days of the Obama presidency and it is going to have profound effects on the relationship between management and labor and on how you run your business.


Tags: small business, unions, the employee free choice act, labor, congress, obama

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Posted: 11/18/2008 | Comments Comments (3) | Print Print Article

Charles
Charles C

Spam Holiday! Where is Hallmark When You Need Them

Notice something different in your email inbox lately? Spam is down by a good 70%! How did it happen and how long will this blessed interlude continue? We have some answers and a bit of advice: Enjoy it while it lasts!


Tags: small business, spam, email, marketing

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Posted: 11/17/2008 | Comments Comments (1) | Print Print Article

Charles
Charles C

Small Business Brief for 11/17

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: Health reform, the auto industry bailout, small business stimulus, economic issues, FMLA news, employee standards and much more.


Tags: small business, obama, bush, health reform, auto industry bailout, small business stimulus, economic issues, economy, fmla news, employee standards, productivity, flexibility, marketing

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Charles
Charles C

Small Business Brief for 11/14

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: Bush talks up free market economics, Obama pushes to double the automaker bailout, SBA works to increase loan capital, small business proves to be the greatest innovative force in the economy and much more.


Tags: small business, bush, obama, paulson, capitalism, automakers, bailout, sba, taxes, patents, innovation, treasury department, consumer spending, unemployment, family leave, midnight rules, 401(k), barter

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Posted: 11/14/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Charles
Charles C

No, Spider-drawings are Not Legal Tender

Sometimes, when things are tough and money is tight, you just have to have some creativity in the way you pay your bills, but this may be going a bit too far. Just remember: Spider drawings are not legal tender for any debts, public or private.


Tags: small business, bill payment, spider drawing

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Posted: 11/14/2008 | Comments Comments (1) | Print Print Article

Charles
Charles C

Bankruptcy vs. Bailout: Which is Really Better for the Taxpayer

With the Big Three Automakers threatening bankruptcy if they don't get a government bailout, the question is whether it would be better: to let them go under and fall into the hands of a bankruptcy judge or bail them out and let them fall into the hands of Congress?


Tags: small business, gm, ford, chrysler, paulson, bailout, bankruptcy, economy

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Posted: 11/13/2008 | Comments Comments (4) | Print Print Article

Charles
Charles C

Small Business Brief for 11/13

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: entrepreneurial immigrants, a bailout for automakers, stocks rebound, Bush comments on the economic crisis, unemployment rises, advice from the SBA, digital marketing and much more.


Tags: small business, obama, entrepreneurial immigrants, democrats, automakers, bailout, free market, financial crisis, stocks, consumer spending, unemployment, insurance, healthcare, competition, sba, capital, microsoft, cybercrooks, direct mail, email, e-mail, digital marketing, dollar menu

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Charles
Charles C

Small Business Brief for 11/12

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: immigration issues, tips from the IRS, wellness programs for you employees, the downside of blogging, dealing with stress, customer complaints, going all microsoft and much more.


Tags: small business, obama, immigration issues, tips from the irs, wellness programs for you employees, the downside of blogging, dealing with stress, customer complaints, going all microsoft

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Posted: 11/12/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Charles
Charles C

How Can I Become a Bank Holding Company, Too?

American Express is now a bank. Why? So they can get a piece of the bank bailout money, of course. There can be no other reason and it begs the question: How can I become a bank holding company and get my piece as well?


Tags: small business, american express, bank, bailout

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Posted: 11/11/2008 | Comments Comments (2) | Print Print Article

Charles
Charles C

Small Business Brief for 11/11

Important stories and highlights from the world of business. Today: health reform, finding a business loan, mandatory sick leave, equipment leasing, the union card-check bill and much more.


Tags: small business, obama, health care reform, business loan, mandatory sick leave, equipment leasing, union card-check bill, barter exchanges, advertising

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Posted: 11/11/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

Dave
Dave C

Social Media Squatting: Top Sites for Your Small Business

Claim a spot for your business before it's too late. Any small business owner knows that picking the right location - possibly in a busy mall or highly-trafficked downtown corner -- results in more customer visits and opportunities to make sales. The same rule has also proven to hold true for the Web.


Tags: social media, squatting, domain, seo, smo, internet, web, marketing, digg, wiki, stumbleupon, reddit, website, optimization, traffic, alexa, myspace, small business, clicks

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Posted: 11/11/2008 | Comments Comments (3) | Print Print Article

Ed
Ed H

Celebrating Veteran's Day

Today is Veteran's Day 2008, at time for us to reflect on the heroism and sacrifice of those who took up arms and served their country with honor and pride.


Tags: veterans, veteran's day, small business, veteran websites, lists

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Posted: 11/11/2008 | Comments Comments (0) | Print Print Article

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