Everything you thought you knew about overtime may be wrong. The number of small businesses facing overtime suits has exploded since 2004, when the U.S. Department of Labor revised the FLSA to clarify which workers are exempt from overtime laws. In doing so, it boosted the number of protected employees.
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Overtime pay: A ticking time bomb
Posted by JohnH under Human ResourcesFrom http://money.cnn.com 5957 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 29, 2008 12:32 am
Online Marketers: Email Beats Search, Display Advertising
Posted by TimJustus under Online MarketingFrom http://www.marketingcharts.com 5958 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 26, 2008 8:32 pm
Eight in 10 marketers cite email as the best-performing medium, ahead of search and display, according to Datran Media's second annual survey of 2,000 online marketing professionals conducted in December '07. Email ROI will hit $45.65 for every dollar spent in 2008, more than twice the ROI of other mediums including search and display, said Dat
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New study says telecommuting can hurt office morale
Posted by suzyQ under ManagementFrom http://www.bizjournals.com 5958 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 27, 2008 5:30 pm
While telecommuting has grown in popularity--about 37 percent of companies worldwide offer telecommuting as a option-- a new study says it hurts those who still travel to the office to work.
The study included 240 professional employees from a medium-sized company and found that the greater the number of telecommuters at an organization, the l
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Tradeshow Marketing Lessons Learned from CES
Posted by JohnH under SalesFrom http://www.marketingnewz.com 5959 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 25, 2008 4:27 am
Rohit Bhargava shares some insights that he gleaned while attending the Consumer Electronics Show. He mentions important tips that I see people violating all of the time at trade shows. For example, keep your booth away from your competition instead of keeping them together. Normally, I'd disagree with the tip "Spend on the giveaways, not the bo
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The Eight Drivers of Your Best Life
Posted by Becky under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.businessknowhow.com 5960 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 24, 2008 5:56 pm
David M. Traversi recently wrote a book entitled "The Source of Leadership: Eight Drivers of the High-impact Leader." He writes about the alignment of his own personal search for his best life with his professional search for the "holy grail" of leadership success:
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What's the Best Day & Time to Follow Up on Leads?
Posted by LaurenO under SalesFrom http://www.marketingsherpa.com 5962 days ago
Made Hot by: melanee on January 21, 2008 7:54 pm
If you think you know the best day or time to follow up on a Web-generated lead, you're probably wrong. Here's a peek at one marketer's results from a study on this issue.
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Top Ten Myths of Entrepreneurship
Posted by LaurenO under StartupsFrom http://blog.guykawasaki.com 5962 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 22, 2008 1:51 am
Many entrepreneurs believe a bunch of myths about entrepreneurship, so here are ten of the most common and the realities that bust them:
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Small businesses will pay more under new Americans with Disabilities Act proposal
Posted by ksmith under LegalFrom http://www.sacbee.com 5968 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 21, 2008 1:31 am
The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy has reported small businesses will pay more per square foot and per employee than larger businesses to alter facilities to meet changes proposed for the Americans with Disabilities Act. The office studied costs associated with removing physical barriers to the handicapped, including changes i
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Small businesses turn to PEOs for human resources help
Posted by ksmith under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.stltoday.com 5968 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 22, 2008 11:35 pm
PEOs act as off-site human resource departments for small- and medium-sized businesses. By entering into a "co-employer" relationship with the client, PEOs can help companies with payroll, health-care and 401(k) benefits, employee recruiting and training programs, and compliance with the growing number of federal and state workplace regulations.
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Discover what VC firms are really like
Posted by ArmadaIG under Raising CapitalFrom http://www.businessweek.com 5969 days ago
Made Hot by: digitalsmash on January 14, 2008 7:11 pm
This is about the guy who started TheFunded.com, a Web site that lets entrepreneurs anonymously rank, review, and post comments about venture capital firms. Not only can you use the site to find VC firms, but you'll get the inside scoop of how they'll treat you.
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