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Entries from January 2006

More U.S. Firms Go Wireless

January 27th, 2006 · No Comments

 

According to a recent report from In-Stat, businesses of all sizes will spend more on wireless voice services than wireline this year.  Additionally, wireless data services will make significant gains over the next several years as well. Expenditures on wireless by businesses are projected to average approximately 18% per year through 2009.
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Individualized Marketing

January 27th, 2006 · No Comments

Marketing in a small business isn’t about attracting the attention of a mass demographic. In fact, very few small businesses are going to cater to a large generic 22-45 year old age group spread. Marketing in a small business is about targeting one person at a time. It’s about luring one new client in the […]

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Deadline for Sending Form 1099-Misc Approaching

January 26th, 2006 · No Comments

The IRS is reminding small business which paid independent contractors $600 or more in 2005, that they have until Jan. 31 to send out their Forms 1099-MISC.
If you fail to do this, your business cannot deduct those payments as expenses.  More importantly, you could face federal fines for not complying.
The 1099-MISC form does not have […]

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Creating a Sick Time Policy

January 25th, 2006 · No Comments

Before you hire your first employee, it may prove beneficial to you to have your employee policies in place. There are several good reasons for formulating your employee policies early. First, you can make your employees aware of the policies and procedures prior to signing on board, thus leaving little room for surprises. Secondly, written […]

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What is your biggest corporate expense? Opportunity cost!

January 25th, 2006 · No Comments

As a small business owner you are always trying to achieve profitability. You can watch all your expenses, but there is much bigger factor, which might account to ten times or hundred times more than any saving you can make.
Doug former Google.com employee wrote in: I’ll get right on that. Eventually little bit about that. 
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We can file all your 1099 for only $49 one time fee

January 24th, 2006 · No Comments

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