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Long Hours Goes with the Territory

June 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Working long hours goes with the territory if you are small business owner.  This of course is no surprise to any small business owner, but now it has been “officially” confirmed by the Discover Small Business Watch index.  According to the monthly index, more than 30% of small-business owners report working an average of at […]

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Upcoming Local Business Events

June 1st, 2007 · No Comments

If you are in Las Vegas, you may want to attend one of the following upcoming events geared to small business owners:

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Small Business Contracting Opportunity Conference. The conference will be held July 20 at the East Las Vegas Community Center at 250 N. Eastern Ave.   Price:  FreeThe daylong conference will […]

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Harder to Find Balance

May 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Entrepreneurs and small business owners continue to struggle with finding an acceptable work/life balance.  Those are the findings of the American Express Small Business Monitor which surveys small business owners on a semi-annual basis. While many (81%) are happy with the amount of “downtime” they currently have, they aren’t so happy with the stress involved in […]

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Do You Have the Time?

May 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Last week, I mentioned a couple of proposals made by the Bush Administration to close that bothersome $353B tax gap.  Most of those proposals regretably would negatively impact small business owners.  Here’s another one of those bright ideas put forth:
Currently, if you pay an indepedent contractor $600 or more for services annually, you are required […]

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Faxing Options for Business

May 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Many businesses utilize the fax machine.  Unfortunately, if you’ve used one before you know they come with their own host of problems including paper jams, additional line expenses, etc.  That’s why more and more people have turned to the Web for electronic faxing alternatives.  With the use of a scanner and a computer, you can easily send […]

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Having a Plan for the Unplanned

May 25th, 2007 · No Comments

As a small business owner, one of my greatest fears is getting sick beyond one of those one-day bugs the kids bring home from school.  I’m a one-woman show so if I’m down, projects aren’t completed, deadlines could be missed and clients could go elsewhere if I was down for any length of time.  That […]

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