CEO Confidence Continues To Improve
CEOs upbeat about economy
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The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence, which rebounded in the fourth quarter of 2010, improved more in the first …

Small Business Owners Expecting Increased Sales
Business owners see higher non-labor costs

One out of two U.S. small business owners expect increased sales in the next six months, but non-labor costs could …

Small Business Owners To Add More Than 3 Million Jobs In 2011
Small businesses expect to increase staffing
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U.S. small business owners plan to add nearly 3.8 million jobs this year, according to the latest Small Business Success …

Americans More Optimistic About Economic Outlook
Confidence in economy improving
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Americans indicate their financial future looks brighter, due to a more optimistic economic outlook, according to a new report from …

Employment Up For Fifth Consecutive Month
Job growth to be modest
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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) rose in February for the fifth month in a row.  The index is …

Unemployment Rate Falls to Lowest Level Since 2009
U.S. job market improving
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The increase in temporary employment is helping the drive the U.S. economy forward as companies move to meet growing demand …

Employment Confidence Up In January
Conference Board releases employment report
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The Conference Board said today its employment trends index increased in January for the fourth straight month.  The index now …

Communicating With Staff About Your Social Media Plans

We have talked about why to communicate with those internal to your company regarding your social media efforts, so let’s …

Employment Rises In November
Employment to moderately increase

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (ETI) increased in November for the second consecutive month. The index now stands at …

Small Businesses Should Plan For Holiday Vacations
Prepare employee schedules in advance
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At the end of the year, offices often become near-ghost towns, with a significant percentage of employees taking time off …

Employment Trends Index Up Slightly
Negative job growth unlikely
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The Conference Board Employment Trends Index (EDI) increased in October, after a slight dip in September. The index now at …

Small Business Owners’ Expect Better Sales In Next Six Months
More businesses using social media
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In spite of continued concerns over the economy, small businesses’ hiring plans are stable compared to the spring, with one-in-four …

Private Sector Jobs Fall In September
Private sector cuts 39,000 jobs
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Private-sector employment decreased by 39,000 from August to September on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National …

Employees Contribute To UK Small Biz Survival
Survey documents pay freezes, hours cuts, and free labor
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It looks like many of the small businesses that survive the recession will do so (at least in part) due …

5 Steps for Preventing Employee Fraud
What you can do to avoid it
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Did you realize that a typical organization loses up to 5 percent of its annual income to fraud? This information …

Majority Of Small Business Owners Are Happy
Small business owners like being own boss
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The majority of American small business owners are happy, despite economic challenges over the past few years, according to a …

More Small Businesses To Hire New Workers
Laid off workers starting own businesses

More small businesses plan to hire new employees in the second half of 2010, according to a new survey from …

More Businesses Hiring Workers
Recovery continues at slow pace

More businesses are hiring new employees than they are cutting jobs, according to a new survey from the National Association …

Small Businesses Still Waiting to Hire
Poll Finds Nearly Half Waiting Another Year
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In the Small Business Opinion Poll from EMPLOYERS, small business decision-makers indicate that it will require over 12 months for …

A Lesson About Layoffs From Microsoft
Businesses should be careful about incurring bad publicity
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Getting rid of an employee (or more than one) can be a tricky thing, regardless of whether it’s a layoff …

Watch Out for Resentful Former Employees
They May Retaliate the IT Way
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Ernst & Young released the results from its 12th annual Global Information Security Survey, finding that reprisals from recently departed …

Social Media Translating to Business Productivity
The Evolving Technology of Social Networks
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Today I wanted to share an interesting video from Nokia’s Ideas Project website, where Adina levin, VP Products and co-founder …