photo credit: Amir K. Many businesses today are doing everything they can to save some money and play it safe when it comes to the recession still lingering over them. One of the newest “in” ways to save money for these businesses is by outsourcing many tasks they once had completed in house. A recent […]
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photo credit: extremeezine Most business owners are reporting changes for the better in business over the past 6 months or so. Most of them are reporting actual increases in their profits and are seeing more customers coming to their locations. However, we are all still wondering if the recession is actually in fact over and
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Women-owned businesses will create a disproportionate share of new jobs, according to research from Mark Wolf, who explains at Forbes.com. A remarkable trend is emerging in the U.S. job market–one that will greatly impact the workplace of tomorrow. Women are becoming the nation’s job-creation engine, starting small businesses and stimulating new jobs at a rate
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From fighting forest fires to laying carpet in day care centers, CNNMoney.com takes a look at what 5 small businesses that got stimulus-funded contracts are doing with taxpayers’ dollars. This Oregon fire-prevention company won stimulus-funded contracts totaling more than $700,000 to “lop and scatter” the branches in two densely populated forests. Thinning a forest slows
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photo credit: FunnyBiz The Wall Street Journal: At one time or another, as a business owner you’ll probably have to deal with a problem employee who under performs or violates one of the rules you’ve outlined in your employee handbook. Your first course of action is to talk privately with the employee, adjust the job
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Innovative startups in the U.S. continue to attract capital from investors, and in turn are doing their part to counter the trend of the rising unemployment rate in the country, reports TechCrunch. According to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and StartUpHire.com, thousands of jobs are available at venture-backed startups today, despite the overall job-cutting
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Small Business Startup News reports that a new survey of hiring expectations brings good news for small business owners looking for signs to expand again – about 44 percent of small businesses say they plan to hire new employees in the next year. The Intuit Payroll survey finds small business owners expressing greater confidence in
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The Village Voice reports that Charmin (the toilet paper company) is holding auditions on Nov. 5 for “five super-fun, enthusiastic people” who “really, really enjoy going to the bathroom” to serve as Times Square Toilet Ambassadors from Thanksgiving through Christmas. Their job, which will pay $10k for five weeks, is to entertain people who are
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photo credit: mikebaird Forbes.com: Crushing economic pressure on your business, unrelenting competition, crazy work hours, downsizing, slashed budgets, uncertainty. Almost every organization has been trying to do more with less lately, and it’s taking a toll. Executives and middle managers alike are exhausted by their brutal schedules and the intense demands on them. Business leaders
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KOMO News: On a tree-lined street in the city’s Madison Park neighborhood filled with fancy cars and million-dollar homes, Jeff Soule stands out. “I used to live here,” he said. Soule is no longer a neighborhood resident, but he returned to his old neck of the woods in search of work. And he came prepared
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