photo credit: Editor B During the past couple of years as we have tried to fight our way through the recession, we have all been aware of the unemployment sky rocketing. What some of you may not know is just how many are actually unemployed long-term as well as the groups that it is most […]
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photo credit: Philip Rood Photography It used to be that when you accepted a part time position, you would move into a full time position when one became available. Normally companies hired in part time positions only on a sort of trial basis to make sure you were a good fit for their company, and
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Many might believe that the times are bad but for a few Memphis entrepreneurs that belief couldn’t be more wrong, says The Commercial Appeal. Despite a recent report by the National Federation of Independent Business that revealed rising pessimism among small-business owners, not everyone considers the economic outlook bleak. In fact, entrepreneur J D Graffam
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According to Sign On San Diego, a survey states that pessimism has risen among small businesses during the past month. The fallback in confidence is occurring even as the economy seems to have bottomed out, with retail sales picking up nationwide and an increasing number of small businesses preparing to add workers. “News about the
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photo credit: ginnerobot New York Times: “The answers are very specific to the company’s circumstances,” said Ken Gaebler, chairman and chief executive of Gaebler Ventures, a business incubator and investment firm in Chicago. “A good entrepreneur knows which buttons need to be pressed to thrive in a tough situation and make it through to the
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photo credit: » Zitona « [ UK ] Over the past couple of years during our recession we have seen over 83,000 businesses declare bankruptcy as a result of the financial burdens upon everyone. However, the businesses that have made it so far haven’t gone unchanged, they have all made some changes to their company
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TCPalm: As the economy sputters and unemployment increases, more Treasure Coast moms are working at home to bring in extra money quickly without disrupting their schedule. Jean Jannetty of Vero Beach has been a stay at home mom for 14 years. But her husband’s construction company hasn’t been doing well, so Jannetty began looking around
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photo credit: macroninja I recently came across an article listing U.S. economic trends that had no chance of lasting forever in this economy. The article argues that the current recession and economic downturn is causing the need for realignment between our U.S. Government and private sector’s. It is no shock that with the way the
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photo credit: electricnude Below are some recession indicators that you may never have thought would be a sign that we are in a recession, but when you sit down and think about each one of them, they make a lot of sense actually. Movie rentals at home are up more than before. More people are
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photo credit: giuvax Blinded by mass layoffs and the financial follies of Fortune 500 companies, we have overlooked a smaller but more important transformation: the increasing importance of small businesses in our economic recovery. Action is the single most important part to a small business surviving during tough economies. Those who just sit around waiting for
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