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Review Your Green Business Practices
A new administration and new Congress are promising serious climate change legislation soon (the “Green New Deal”). In his inauguration speech, the new President plans ... -
Vacation Deprivation: What to Do About It?
COVID-19 killed vacation plans for most people in 2020. According to Expedia’s annual report issued last Spring, staying home had become the new norm. Until ... -
Roundup of COVID-19-Related Breaks for Self-Employed Individuals
Much of the government relief provided to small businesses was keyed toward their employees. They could qualify for the SBA’s EIDL grant of $1,000 per ... -
5 Ideas for Self-Growth for Business Owners
A quotation from Benjamin Franklin that’s taped to my monitor says, “an investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” Business owners who continue to ... -
Worker Status and Changing Times
The pandemic has highlighted, but did not create, a growing diversity of worker status. There are a variety of employee types, from at-will hourly workers ... -
Recovery Strategies: 5 Issues for Long-Term Work-From-Home Policies
As has been our practice in the past couple of years, we’ve adopted a theme for a monthly blog. This year’s theme: Recovery strategies. When ... -
What’s New for Employee Benefits This Year?
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), signed into law on December 27, 2020, changed some important rules impacting various employee benefits for 2021. With ... -
Company Support for Working Parents: Win-Win
According to a study by Maven and Great Places to Work, companies that provide support for employees with childcare responsibilities have 5.5 times the revenue ... -
Not Like Last Year’s New Year’s Resolutions
2020 began on a note of high optimism for small businesses. The NFIB Small Business Economic Trends in January 2020 showed an optimism rating of ... -
Preparing for Economic Changes: Closing Your Books for 2020
2020 has come to an end. If you are still in business, congratulations. The statistics on small business closures are grim. Yelp found that 60% ...