Category: Small Business
Seize small business health credit
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments about the constitutionality of the massive health care law. Most of the provisions in the new law won’t kick in until 2013 or 2014. Small business owners don’t have to wait. If you ...
Moving from a push to a pull business
Smithfield Foods, a pork-packing plant, experienced the Great Recession like everyone else. “I thought the hole we were digging was so deep we should go into the swimming pool business,” says CEO Larry Pope. Here’s how Pope turned things around:
- Best-Practices Leadership | Leaders & Managers
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10 steps to better minute-taking
Taking minutes wasn’t getting any easier for Terri Michaels, even after years of practice. “I had become wordy, and the minutes were sometimes eight pages. Each new director or company wanted them done differently,” she says. Finally, she enrolled in ...
Plan ahead now for W-2 health care reporting
By the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to let us know whether some or all of the Affordable Care Act health care reform law will stand—or be struck down. The highly anticipated decision ...
- Office Management | Payroll Management
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Better office spaces in 5 easy steps
Environmental psychologists know that sensory experiences impact the way we work. Here’s what they say: 1. Keep red to a minimum. 2. Grow a leafy green. 3. Face the entryway. 4. Make small adjustments for comfort. 5. Declutter but not too much.
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Business Management Daily offers 4 free resources in June to help HR pros comply with FMLA
To highlight the importance of complying with the FMLA, Business Management Daily is offering four free downloads throughout the month of June. These resources will help organizations and their HR pros follow the components of the complex act to control ...
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Look beyond your ‘kitchen cabinet’
Bob Frisch, author of Who’s In the Room?, says decisions are typically made by the boss consulting with a small group of people—what he calls the “kitchen cabinet.” And everyone knows that when the boss makes big decisions, he turns ...
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Harassment–is there a way to come back from it?
Question: “The harassment charge against me was false, but I was fired anyway. When applying for a new job, how will I explain how my years of loyal service ended?” – Michael D., Purchasing Assistant
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If you want to donate your old stuff instead of having a yard sale, you must make sure that what you want to donate can actually be deducted on your tax return. How do you know? Here’s a simple rule ...
- Tax Matters
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If you’re wondering how the number (and type) of employee discrimination charges in your state compares to the rest of the country, you can now analyze those statistics for the first time in a new database made public ...
- Discrimination and Harassment
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