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Salary History: Can You Ask?
What about a job applicant's salary history? Labor Day is the time to celebrate the American worker. One of the issues that has come to ... -
Make Your Holiday Plans Now
Holiday sales are expected to grow, so be prepared If you’re planning to take a vacation or travel to see family at holiday time, it’s ... -
Is Bitcoin Right for Your Business?
Introducing Bitcoin Bitcoin, which began in 2008, has entered the vernacular. It’s not the only virtual currency out there, but it’s the one that most ... -
Business Etiquette 101
What does "business etiquette" mean? Business etiquette is an umbrella term that includes not only business manners in the workplace (including business dining), but also ... -
What Are ARPs and How Do they Work?
The U.S. Department of Labor issued a final rule that will expand accessibility of affordable retirement plans to small businesses. The rule, which has an ... -
10 Things to Know about Bonus Depreciation
To run your business efficiently, you need good equipment and machinery. You may want to add to or replace what you have now. Newer versions ... -
Are You Engaged in Social Entrepreneurship?
What is social entrepreneurship? According to Shopify, social entrepreneurship is doing business for a social cause. It could be called altruistic entrepreneurship. In researching this ... -
Can You Make Workers Sign Non-Compete Agreements?
A non-compete agreement is a contract between a company and an employee, barring the employee from “competing” with the company when he or she leaves ... -
Getting Out of Your Commercial Lease
So, you’re in an office that no longer suits your needs: the space is too large, too small, inaccessible to public transportation, or for any ... -
Developing Leadership Qualities: Empathy
Empathy is defined as the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of ... -
Entrepreneurs Who Made the Revolution
It’s been 243 years since a group of men in Philadelphia signed the Declaration of Independence and started a revolution. Most of these 56 men ... -
What Business Books to Read this Summer
"Reading is everything. Reading makes me feel like I've accomplished something, learned something, become a better person. Reading makes me smarter." Nora Ephron Did you ... -
Hiring Your Child for the Summer
If you put your own child on the payroll full time for the summer or even part time throughout the school year, there are a ... -
Developing Leadership Qualities: Decision-Making
Decision-making is an action that a leader takes every day in running a business, but there are harder decisions to be made in the face ... -
The Story of Being Hacked
According to SiteLock, website attacks on small businesses rose by 59% in 2018, averaging 62 attacks per day. Now BigIdeasForSmallBusiness.com is a statistic. Let me ... -
Crafting a Social Media Policy and Practice Guide
According to a survey from Visual Objects, 38% of small businesses don’t have social media accounts, although another 22% plan to have them. Have you ... -
Long Working Hours Can Be a Trap: How to Get Free
As singer/songwriter Jim Croce wrote many years ago, “There never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do.” With business ... -
Your Travel Expenses While Away from Home
You can deduct travel costs while away from home in the pursuit of business. These costs include your lodging, meals (subject to a 50% limit), ...
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