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Posted by Jenny under News
From http://www.nielsen.com 6159 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 19, 2008 3:49 am

New research from The Nielsen Company finds that half (49 percent) of U.S. consumers are reducing their spending to compensate for rising gas prices, up four points from June 2007. Consumers are also battling high gas prices by combining shopping trips and errands (70 percent), eating out less (41 percent) and staying home more often (39 percent). Read More

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Female Business Owners Fault New Rules on U.S. Contracts

Posted by Jenny under News
From http://www.nytimes.com 6158 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 18, 2008 10:44 pm

Women who own small businesses — about a third of all small businesses in the United States, in fact — have been pushing for years for a bigger piece of government contracts, which now total $400 billion a year. But few were happy when the Small Business Administration finally announced new rules in December to ensure that 5 percent of the cont Read More

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4 Copywriting Steps that Will Sell Ice to Eskimos

Posted by JohnH under Direct Marketing
From http://www.searchengineguide.com 6158 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 18, 2008 8:52 pm

Need a little help writing your next direct mail letter or web copy? This is a great summary of the steps needed for effective copywriting. Includes solid examples. Read More

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Health Care's Champions Of Change

Posted by jnelson under News
From http://www.forbes.com 6160 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 17, 2008 7:25 pm

Small-business lobbyists on both sides of the aisle will do their best to keep health care reform near the top of the next president's agenda. The difference, it seems, in this election: They are looking to compromise. Both sides have come a long way since 1993, when the United States' largest small-business lobbying group, the National Feder Read More

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New research shows people think better while moving

Posted by ArmadaIG under Self-Development
From http://www.boston.com 6160 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 17, 2008 1:00 am

The brain is often envisioned as something like a computer, and the body as its all-purpose tool. But a growing body of new research suggests that something more collaborative is going on - that we think not just with our brains, but with our bodies. A series of studies, the latest published in November, has shown that children can solve math prob Read More

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Pay-for-performance digs in with employers

Posted by ureach under Management
From http://www.baltimoresun.com 6161 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 16, 2008 10:05 pm

More employers now supplement salaries with one-time bonuses and rewards, with more than 90 percent of employers offering such "variable pay" in 2007, up from 80 percent in 2006, according to an annual survey of about 1,000 large U.S. employers by Hewitt Associates. Spending on such programs hit almost 12 percent of employers' payroll budgets Read More

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Employer concerns for 2008

Posted by ureach under News
From http://www.goerie.com 6161 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 16, 2008 2:34 am

You can expect a changing workplace in 2008, centered around three themes: rising health-insurance premiums, expanding workers' rights and reforming immigration.

Although not increasing as fast as in previous years, health-care premium costs are expected to swell. Mercer Health & Benefits, a part of the global consulting company, projects that Read More

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The real secret to ranking high in search engine results pages

Posted by JohnH under Online Marketing
From http://www.smallbusinesssem.com 6161 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 16, 2008 2:23 am

No, it's not adding Free Apple iPod to your site a thousand times. According to search engine optimization expert, Matt McGee, ranking high in SERPs can't be achieved overnight. Instead, it takes the commitment and patience to build what he calls the "SEO Success Pyramid." A great article for anyone beating their head against the Google wall. Read More

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How to Conduct a Job Interview

Posted by dobbie under Human Resources
From http://www.bnet.com 6164 days ago
Made Hot by: Shelly on January 16, 2008 1:19 am

Got a key position to fill? Hiring good employees is the foundation of any successful business. But selecting the right ones is hard work, and the interview process is often the most important step in the process. Here's how to figure out if the candidate sitting across from you is likely to become your next Employee of the Month. Read More

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