Employee benefits are so common place that people often take them for granted but can seem dauntingly expensive when trying to figure out what you can really offer to the employees of your small business. In this primer from Life123 we look at some basic information on employee benefits and some strategies for small business struggling to afford them.
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Employee Benefits for Your Small Business
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From http://www.life123.com 5267 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 21, 2010 6:10 am
Is It A Business or A Hobby?
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From http://www.irs.gov 5268 days ago
Made Hot by: lyceum on January 17, 2010 7:34 am
Does the small business you operate constitute a business or a hobby? It could make a difference when it comes to taxes according to the IRS. If you want to figure out whether that thing you're doing in your spare time is a business and entitled to business deductions, the Internal Revenue Service has created this guide to help you figure it all out.
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Small Business Needs "Constructive Paranoia" to Keep Customers
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From http://www.kevinkellyunlimited.com 5268 days ago
Does your small business need "constructive paranoia" to keep your customers from leaving? If you're not sure what this means, watch the video on this link to learn more from speaker Kevin Kelly about why it may be helpful for small business to take fear of losing customers to manic proportions. According to Kelly, lots of customers leave for no reason at all, so it's best to plan for the worst.
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Medical Marijuana Small Business May Employ E-Commerce
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From http://money.cnn.com 5269 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on January 13, 2010 8:26 pm
With relaxing attitudes in many states on use of marijuana, specifically for medical purposes, a California tech startup is focusing on bringing a sophisticated suite of business management tools to the industry, comprised mostly of small business, to help them handle regulatory, tax, invoicing and supply chain management issues. CNN Money.com reports on changing attitudes and an evolving small b
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Small Business Tax Strategies From Inc.com
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From http://www.inc.com 5270 days ago
From Inc.com this link is a major resource for any small business owner trying to figure out how to save some money on their taxes. There are lots of links here to articles on everything from depreciating hardware to home offices, avoiding and dealing with audits and even what form your business should take to maximize deductions and minimize your headaches when worrying about them. I'm hoping ev
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Eight Uncommon Employee Benefits For Your Small Business
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From http://sbinformation.about.com 5270 days ago
Made Hot by: LWatrous on January 12, 2010 11:07 pm
Besides obvious employee benefits like health care and disability insurance, About.com small business guide Darrell Zahorsky suggests these eight more uncommon employee benefits your small business may consider offering. Employee benefits can be most helpful for employee retention thus reducing the level of rapid turnover in your staff. But if you haven't thought of these particular little induce
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How to Develop a Small Business Sales Plan
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From http://www.microsoft.com 5271 days ago
Made Hot by: smallbizaide on January 11, 2010 6:18 pm
You've got a great product and a great market you believe is ready to buy. But hold on a minute. Don't take one step further before developing a small business sales plan. It will contain important information like what the pricing should be on your product, how and where you'll be selling it and even how you will be taking the payments. A small business sales plan is a road map getting you from
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How to Register a Fictitious Business Name for Your Small Business
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From http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com 5271 days ago
This article on how and why to register a fictitious business name for your small business comes from attorney Jeffrey Steinberger via Yahoo! Small Business courtesy of Entrepreneur.com. If you intend to do business or open a bank account under a name other than your own, under most circumstances you'll be required to file one of these. Since there is a cost, you may want to consider whether you
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Human Resource Audits for Small to Medium Sized Business
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From http://www.allbusiness.com 5272 days ago
Human resource audits can be critical for small to medium sized businesses just as they are for large corporations. Many companies spend significant time creating human resource policies to comply with various regulations but don't take the time to keep up and insure their policies stay up to date with changing requirements. This post from Barrie Gross at AllBusiness looks at The Importance of Hu
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Tips for Pitching Your Small Business Startup
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From http://www.startupnation.com 5272 days ago
Here are some tips for pitching your small business startup to investors posted on the Startup Nation blog by Rich Sloan. The post includes a link to a FoxBusiness video clip from the segment So You Think You're An Entrepreneur in which the key elements of pitching your business idea to investors including the so-called elevator pitch are discussed. The video includes some advice on what investor
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