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Many small business employees are looking to extend their tax deadlines due to the economy. Also, weighing keeping or dropping health care coverage for employees, 401(k) matches, the legality of unpaid internships, the iPad is finally here - and what it means for businesses, small business lending, Bank of America extends CARD Act, and much more.

Tags: small business, employers, health care, penalties, gencorp, 401k, bank of america, card act, sba small business lending, taxes, april 15, unpaid internships, illegal, ipad, media planners, yelp

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Posted: 4/6/2010 | Comments (0)

Cheryl Sowa

Small Biz Tip: Rebranding: Strategy

The Small Business tips today discuss rebranding strategies.

Tags: small business, strategy, rebranding, employees, changes, management, timeline

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Posted: 4/5/2010 | Comments (0)

Cheryl Sowa

The Importance of Web Presence for Small Businesses

Small businesses need web presence-plain and simple. A lack of internet presence will no doubt keep potential consumers from finding your business.

Tags: business listing, local search, ezlocal, blog, social media, twitter, facebook, linkedin, measure results, website, statistics, small business

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Posted: 4/1/2010 | Comments (0)

Cheryl Sowa

Companies Begin Work on Health Care Plans

With the passing of the health care reform bill last week, companies are acting fast to redesign their health care plans to comply with the new requirements. Also, small business experts face off on what health care reform will do for small businesses, private company stock ideas, hiring plans and capital investments signal hints of recovery, and auditors cracking down on "independent contractors."

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Posted: 3/30/2010 | Comments (0)

Cheryl Sowa

Small Business Success Story: Yevgeniya Lepskaya School of Music

Entrepreneur and music extraordinaire Yevgeniya Lepskaya has overcome many challenges to open up her own school of music in Park Ridge, Illinois. I recently interviewed Yevgeniya and asked her about her challenges, successes, motivation, and small business advice.

Tags: yevgeniya lepskaya, yevgeniya lepskaya school of music, music, roosevelt, park ridge, il, challenge, business, entrepreneur

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Posted: 3/24/2010 | Comments (2)

Cheryl Sowa

Can a Small Business Owner be TOO Much of a Leader?

Small business owners assume the role of leader once they start their business. As the head honcho, small business owners have to have control over all aspects of the business while still being a leader. Can a small business owner be TOO much of a leader?

Tags: small business, leadership, control, anxiety, vacation, work, majority, business, leader, small business owner

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Posted: 3/24/2010 | Comments (1)

Cheryl Sowa

What Health Care Reform Means for Your Business

A breakdown of the health care bill and what it means for small businesses. Also, an in-depth coverage of the health care bill, roadblocks to exports, resources for the disabled, going green, 401Ks, and the social media phenomenon: Foursquare.

Tags: health care, bill, senate, house, obama, reform, small business, hmo, president, employees, united statse, exports, adp, gary butler, disability, sba, disablity assistance, assets, 401(k), green, clean-tech, companies, foursquare, social media

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Posted: 3/23/2010 | Comments (0)

Cheryl Sowa

Want to Run Your Business Blog Into the Ground?

Many businesses use blogs to communicate with their consumers, relate to people in their industry, and to keep the world up-to-date with their latest developments or news. But many of these blogs aren't correctly structured, used, or utilized. Do you want to run your business blog into the ground?

Tags: small business, business, blog, rss, keyword, meta tag, contact, admin, comments, feedback

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Posted: 3/22/2010 | Comments (1)

Cheryl Sowa