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Congratulations to the graduates of the class of 2010. You have degree in hand and are excited and ready to face the many opportunities that lay ahead of you. Undoubtedly, many of you harbor the desire to fulfill the true American dream and successfully build your own business.
The latest statistics from the Small Business Administration show that new businesses have a 50 percent chance of surviving five years or more. While this dispels some longstanding beliefs that 95 percent of businesses fail within five years, the odds of success are still a coin toss.Common factors contributing to business failures include insufficient capital, poor management and lack of planning, just to name a few. However, a stealth enemy can also doom business success.
In the coming months, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is expected to issue final regulations implementing the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA)–legislation that expands the protections afforded to disabled individuals. As we await these regulations, now is a good time for employers to review their obligations under federal disabilities law. One particular area of interest–and confusion–is what accommodations an employer must provide to injured or ill employees who request extended periods of leave.By way of background, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H.W
No matter what your stage in motherhood, it really is a full-time job. I don’t know a single stay-at-home mom who feels she has extra hours in the day. Now, add running a business to that never-ending job, and it’s easy to see how it’s a formula for becoming overwhelmed
Online banking is a double-edged sword for small businesses: It’s easy and convenient, and yet it makes them vulnerable targets for cybercriminals. There are a lot of small businesses out there, and they don’t all have the big budgets for IT resources or a large staff.Another potential downside is that as a small business, protection laws work differently
It seems like an irrefutable truth–improve your sales efficiency, and you’ll get more sales for less cost and you’ll squeeze more results out of the same number of hours in the day.
Bootstrappers start companies without outside investments.
By Joanna L. Krotz As a rule, angel investors are wealthy people who like to bet on early-stage startups. They offer first-round financing, bridging the gap between bootstrapping and institutional capital, with the hope that their high-risk seed money will return big rewards
Are you considering building a website for your small business–or having one built for you? Before you dive in and create one, it’s crucial that you consider your website an investment in your business and act accordingly.
Not that long ago, if you told someone you worked from home or you had a home office, they might have looked at you funny or not taken you seriously. But that was then…this is now. For many entrepreneurs, home is now where the office (as well as the heart) is
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