I was intrigued by the question, Who’s your city? at Creative Class blog. Well, I’m at it again, cranking away at a new book – and I have a huge favor to ask you. I want your stories. See, this book is about how people pick the places they live and why that’s the single…
It’s Friday and time for the Brag Basket! This is your weekly chance to share an accomplishment or even a brilliant failure and get a round of applause. The point is to take time to review your performance every week. What can you learn? What can you do better? What did you do well? And,…
Dell (Canada) is offering some tempting technology prizes, in a contest geared toward small business excellence. To enter, you have to answer this question: Describe how your business has employed information technology to improve customer experience. Please show how the use of information technology by your company has driven significant change and/or developed a competitive…
Need some ideas for delegating? Listen to the latest episode of The Great Big Small Business Show! An amazing group of small business experts put together this show every week, focused on what small business people need to know. You can listen right from your computer, or download it to your favorite portable music player….
The Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS) allows you to match the name and Social Security number of employees you hire with Social Security’s records. Go to http://www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm to use SSNVS. You have two options for using SSNVS: You can directly key up to 10 names/Social Security numbers at atime onto Social Security’s website with…
For those of you who use the EFTPS, this is apparently becoming more of a problem so be aware! If you don’t even know what the EFTPS is, you can probably skip this. ………IR-2006-116, July 19, 2006 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new e-mail…
It’s Friday; time for the Brag Basket. This is your chance to tell us about anything in your business. It feels good to brag, to let others applaud your accomplishments. Review your week in business. Then post a comment with your favorite success or most splendid experiment gone wrong. That’s what small business is all…
Energizing Young Entrepreneurs EYE*DEAS Talent Search From the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. The Center’s research in recent years has found that entrepreneurship is gaining serious interest as a way of engaging young people. Many communities and organizations are coming up with their own entrepreneurial solutions, and we are seeking to learn more about them. Between…
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