Working From Home

When I meet with small business to determine ways to cut costs, the owners automatically assume that they are doing absolutely all that they can to reduce expenses and maximize profits. No matter how much or how little these small businesses are actually doing most are missing out on one important thing, teleworking. That means letting their employees work from home. Did you know that almost 40% of employees in the United States could potentially work from home at the very least part time? And...

SOPA: Business Killer

SOPA was given a major setback this morning when legislators put it on the back burner of things to rule upon. Congress’s online-piracy bills have come under heavy fire from people who oppose them, and the unpopular nature of such bills continues to stir uproar on the Internet. Their protest is having a real impact, and even the White House has seemingly softened its stance from strongly backing the bills, to withdrawing its support — to a certain extent – announcing that it “will...

What to Name Your Business

What better way to kick off the New Year than by starting your own business? If you are like the hundreds of thousands of other entrepreneurs who have high hopes for 2012, then you have probably already spent a significant amount of time writing a business plan and compiling projections. Maybe you’ve already approached lenders or investors, and they are interested in your idea and ready to help you get your new company off the ground. But, have you decided what to name your company? Naming a...

Tax Write-Offs for 2011

Owning a small business can mean that you have a lot of stress on your shoulders for many various reasons. Sometimes the stress is unavoidable. One cause of stress as a small business owner definitely has to be taxes. With the end of 2011 fast approaching you might be curious as to how you can increase your tax savings for your business. There are many different ways that you can do this and some of the greatest potential for saving is in writing off many expenses. With the new stimulus plans...

Everyone knows that Christmas is the time of year when business is booming. The most most amount of money in a short amount of time is spent during the Christmas holiday. During the shopping madness people are running all over the place to store after store looking for the perfect Christmas presents for the ones that they care about. Mostly parents are the ones that are scrambling and fighting for the last...

Have you ever thought about how or why people are happy or unhappy at work? Lucky for you this infographic has done it for you. It’s commonly known that everyone is in a bad mood on Monday, but are in a great mood on Friday. Although this is a fact for many people, there are many other things that lead to happiness on the job. It came to a surprise to me that an increasing number of people are...

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