Archive for October, 2006
Smokers and Your Company’s Bottom Line
Does your company have employees who smoke? Smokers not only endanger their own health; they can also cost businesses big bucks!
While you may think that an employee’s choice to smoke is a strictly private matter, perhaps you’ll reconsider when you know what smokers can cost their employers. Here’s a few U.S. statistics that may surprise [...]
10 Hiring Tips for Small Business Owners
Whether your goal for 2005 is to find more time for family or personal enrichment –like attending classes and conferences — you’ll want to consider bringing on some help.
The following tips can help you get started whether you want to bring on a team of 10 or an occasional backup!
Don’t expect to hire a replica [...]
Five Tax Breaks For At-Home Entrepreneurs
By the Census Bureau’s last count in 2002, half of all businesses in the U.S. are home-based. The U.S. government encourages this kind of entrepreneurship. Dig deep and at-home entrepreneurs will find a few precious tax deductions.
Alterations to the tax code in 1999 made it easier to qualify for home-office tax deductions. Below are five [...]
Selling Online Faster With Vflyer
vFlyer is a classified ad creation, management and submission platform that enables online sellers to quickly and easily create attractive classified ads or “virtual flyers” that can posted on dozens of leading online marketplaces in a few simple clicks. Our goal is make classified ads as easy and effective as possible for individuals and businesses [...]
FreshBooks – Billings made easy
FreshBooks is an online invoicing and time tracking service that saves you time and makes you look professional – Fortune 500 professional. FreshBooks is easy to use and you can try it for free.
Features
Easily create, send and manage invoices
Track time (for you and your staff)
Send invoices by email or US post GET [...]
Online Database of Busted “Meth Houses†Before Investing or Buying
Health officials in a handful of states are warning home-buyers and renters to check an online database of busted “meth houses” to make sure they don’t move into a contaminated former drug lab.
The state estimates cleanup costs of $15,000 to $30,000 to decontaminate a 2,000-square-foot house.
Known for its high rate of addiction and severe side [...]
Make $2 Million A Year Setting Up Christmas Lights
Bob Martin and his employee-turned-partner, Larry Jones, couldn’t help but notice the attention they were receiving as they put up their first client’s Christmas display. “We had 25-foot toy soldiers, a 40-foot arch going across the driveway, a 36-foot-long Santa’s Express in the front yard, and about 400,000 lights going throughout the property,” says Martin, [...]
