Employment

New Year Minimum Wage Increase

If your business is located in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, Vermont or Washington, make sure you’re prepared for an increase in minimum wage. Rates in these states will range from $7.64 per hour (in Colorado), to $9.04 (in Washington) in 2012. The small boosts for 2012 are estimated to tack an extra $582 […]

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Planning To Hire In 2012?

Small Business Trends: Overall, small business owners tend to “hold the line.” No matter what the economic situation, over the past 10 years the percentage of entrepreneurs who are planning to add employees has consistently surpassed the percentage planning cutbacks. This doesn’t surprise me, as entrepreneurs who work closely with their teams are likely to

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Small Biz Employment Falls

The National Federation of Independent Business said employment fell by an average of 0.1 per firm from 0.3 in September, according to its survey of 2,077 small businesses. The jobless rate is seen holding steady at 9.1 percent for a fourth straight month. The NFIB survey showed 12 percent of small-business owners added an average

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One Job For Everyone

What would happen if every business took a moment to create one new job opening with in the company? Through one job opening at a time, we could help more people find the jobs they need. At least, that is the idea that has been outlined by Carla Emil at The Huffington Post. Carla and

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8 Cities That Want Your Biz!

From mega tax breaks to innovative business incubators, CNNMoney reports these places offer compelling incentives to would-be entrepreneurs. 1. Pittsburgh 2. Miami 3. Menlo Park, Calif. 4. Arlington, Va. 5. Chattanooga, Tenn. 6. Littleton, Colo. 7. Ventura, Calif. 8. Gahanna, Ohio Photo by Wikipedia.

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