Today, Monday, November 11, 2013, Veterans Day is the day we get an opportunity to say “thank you” to all of our service men and women, past and present for selflessly serving for our country. We can’t thank them enough for giving so much. On this day to honor those who have served
Time Management trivia: According to Franklin-Covey, time management experts how much of your time should you schedule ahead of time? A. 0% B. 35% C. 65% D. 100% Answer: C. 65% Last minute issues that require our attention can sabotage your time management, so try to plan ahead 65% of your time leav
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit has recently been extended beyond its former deadline to include the hiring of eligible workers before December 31, 2013. Companies hiring qualified people in targeted groups (including veterans) may follow the required steps and may claim their tax credit of $2,400
After serving our country many veterans come back to civilian life with very strenuous challenges…one of which is finding high quality jobs. Military veterans tend to face higher unemployment rates (9.9% in 2012 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics), higher rates of job-impacting disabilitie
Twitter is now a publicly traded company, with a pretty successful open, at least compared to the Facebook Fiasco when it went public. Speculators skepticism was in a full blown trot prior to the public offering, wondering if Twitter would suffer the underwhelming debut like Facebook . The starti
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4 days and counting… Are you ready for the first Affordable Care Act deadline? If you are like most business owners you are stunned that there is looming deadline that applies to you. Yes, you. Even if you don’t have 50 employees, even if you have less than 25 employees, in fact according to Healthc
“We are a non-smoking company” that is the declaration of the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and thousands of other employers around the country. But the question is it legal? And, “can I ban employees from smoking in my business”? Well, not so fast, the answer is a little complicated. A
You Must Pay At Least $9.00/hour – This one is obvious. If you are currently pay lower than $9/hour you must at least meet or beat the new min. wage requirements. So that means for your cleaning wages, travel time, meeting times, loading and unloading, flyering, etc. it all must be paid at no less t
Let’s face it… we all have months in our business that are slower than others. And this slower business time can be quite stressful as we see a decrease in income. But with a bit of forethought and optimism, you can take advantage of those quieter times and make them into genuine product
