Ask most small business owners and they would probably confirm the findings of a new JupiterResearch report which found that 78% of small businesses currently use the Internet on a regular basis. Furthermore, by 2011, 82% of small businesses will have Internet access and 88% will utilize broadband connections. The influence of small business owners over the Internet was found…
According to the National Federation of Independent Business, small business growth was up in October with 14% of businesses reporting they increased their number of workers by an average of 3.1 workers per firm. Only 9% trimmed their workforces by an average 3.5 employees. While 55% of those surveyed hired, or tried to hire, one or more workers, 27% reported…
Everyone benefits from productivity — employers and employees alike. Unfortunately and sometimes unknowingly, employers can create road blocks which limit the productivity of their employees. First and foremost is a lack of training made available to both new and long term employees. Training should not stop after a general orientation for a new employee. It should an ongoing investment which…
The rate of unscheduled absenteeism climbed to its highest level since 1999, costing some large employers an estimated $850,000 per year in direct payroll costs, and even more when lost productivity, morale and temporary labor costs. Those are the findings of the 2006 CCH Unscheduled Absence Survey which finds that employers continue to struggle with the issue of employee absenteeism….
In a perfect world, we would always have enough revenues flowing in to cover our expenses. Unfortunately, this is no where near the reality that most business owners experience on a regular basis. Issues with billing and/or late-paying customers can definitely place our ability to meet our obligations in a timely manner in a financial choke hold. There are however…
Thanks to automated teller machines, Web banking and electronic payroll deposits a trip to the bank is becoming obsolete. Nowadays, its seems like the only time you have to go is when you need to deposit a paper check. However, that is now changing for small businesses as well. In 2003, a federal law was passed giving digital check images…
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