41. Coffee House Survival Tip: Watch Out for Free WiFi

While I don’t normally get into Internet connection tips on this site, the following topic is so important that all entrepreneurs and small business personnel should be made aware of it. That is: watch out for so-called “free public WiFi...

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42. Everyone's Twittering But Are You Plurking Yet?

By now many of you have heard of Twitter and some of you are probably twittering away as we speak. But there’s a newcomer to the social media scene by the name of Plurk. Plurk has been likened to Twitter but overall it’s a very diff...

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43. New Form I-9 in Effect

The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued a new Form I-9 to verify employees' eligibility for employment. Employers must begin using the new form by Dec. 26. Previous versions of Form I-9, in English or Spanish, are no longer valid after D...

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44. Family and Medical Leave Act Expanded for Military Families

The recently expanded Family and Medical Leave Act provides two new types of military FMLA leave: Qualifying exigency leave and service member family leave. Read more at: http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_37081.html.

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45. Advertising on a Shoestring Budget

I would like to advertise more, but, I have a limited budget-especially these days. What about shoestring advertising? Read more at: http://www.nfib.com/object/IO_37800.html.

02/07/2008 | 133 Hits | (0 vote) | Print | Email

46. Ask The Guest: Optimize Landing Pages To Convert Sales

Do you have a question for our upcoming radio show guest? Khalid Saleh, Co-Founder and President of Invesp Consulting, is joining us on Small Business Trends Radio on Tuesday, July 8th at 1:30PM EST to discuss how to optimize your web site’s...

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47. Legislation to Streamline Local Tax Collection Headed to Governor's Desk

A bill that reduces paperwork, confusion and headaches for small employers is on its way to the governor's desk. Gov. Rendell is expected to sign SB 1063 that reduces the number of local earned income tax collectors to 69 -- down from the current 560...

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48. Getting Real With Gas-Saving Alternatives for Employees

Economic analysts agree that the gas crisis isn't going away any time soon, and prices will continue to rise significantly. This puts small businesses in a crunch for two reasons: a business' operating cost is increasing, as well as its employees' ov...

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49. The Manager's Role in Controlling Unemployment Costs

Unemployment compensation insurance is a statutory benefit; every employer is required by law to participate in its state's unemployment insurance program. Although differences exist throughout the country, employers are generally subject to experien...

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50. How To Get Your Invention To The Market

Ronald Balla, Founder of The CJB Group, is our featured guest in this Episode of The Small Business Trends Radio. Several years ago, Ron was employed by a local municipality and had a brother that was employed as a police officer. Together, the...

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