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Higher Interest Rates for the U.S. Government and What This Means to Your Business
When Standard & Poor’s lowered its outlook on the long-term credit rating for the U.S. government from stable to negative, it effectively raised (or will ... -
Small Business Background Helpful in Congress
Representative Robert Dold (R-Illinois), who ran a small business before coming to Congress, became the first new representative in this session to get a bill ... -
Three-Week Vacation, Courtesy of the IRS
As the tax filing deadline is nearing, it’s worthwhile to think about the vast amount of time it takes business owners to handle tax responsibilities. ... -
What’s Happening to Interchange Fees?
Not much, and I’ll tell you why in a moment. For those who don’t know … interchange fees are the fees paid by merchants to ... -
The 5 W’s on W-2 Reporting for Health Coverage
Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, employers were supposed to begin reporting the value of health care coverage for employees on ... -
Lending Spigots for Small Businesses Are Starting to Drip
One of the main gripes heard during the Great Recession was lack of access to capital for small business. Access to capital now appears to ... -
Are You Prepared for an Earthquake, Tsunami, or Nuclear Disaster?
Hopefully, no business owner in the U.S. will ever have to face the triple catastrophe experienced recently by many in Japan. However, a flood, a ...
