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The Eighth Annual Transamerica Retirement Survey has found that small businesses continue to operate at a disadvantage when it comes to retirement savings compared to their larger counterparts.  When compared to employees at large companies, small business employees are less likely to have access to a 401(k) or employee-funded retirement plan, and are less active […]

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Like many small business owners, I’m a sole-proprietor.  Add to that fact that I’m a mom with two small kids and active in my community, and you have one very busy individual who prides herself on having great time management skills. Sure, like everyone else I occasionally have those instances when things fall through the […]

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Wells Fargo will be offering a small business webcast called Protecting Your Business on May 1st.  The interactive webcast will feature leading industry experts who will offer relevant and practical advice for small business owners on protecting the physical and virtual assets of their businesses.
The Protecting Your Business webcast will focus on insurance, online security […]

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For many businesses, finding qualified and skilled employees is an ongoing concern. Today, if companies intend to keep their edge and compete in this fast-pace and ever changing global economy, they will need a workforce that can directly respond to the challenge. Unfortunately, there are more and more signs that our work force is terribly […]

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Any employer, or employee for that matter, will tell you that the cost of health insurance continues to climb. In 2007, health care costs were projected to rise 8%. While the rate of increase has slowed, employers across the country continue to look for ways to reduce health insurance costs before they either have to […]

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This week has been set aside to honor small busines owners and employees by President Bush who issued the proclamation on the eve of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s observance of National Small Business Week in Washington, D.C. (April 23-24), which honors the nation’s most outstanding entrepreneurs and culminates with the selection of the National […]

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