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Saving Money or Physical Staff Presence?

A couple weeks ago, a survey was released indicating that many technology workers would be willing to take a 10% pay cut if they could work out of their homes.

Your Time is Worth Paying For

Every day I still get lots of emails and phone calls asking me to answer SEO questions and how to build their businesses for free. I get far more email than I could possibly answer, but much of it is from people who place a $0 value on my time - which does not scale as a 1 person business, especially after the failure of communism. There are a couple great things about running a paid members only forum in a marketplace dominated by the cheaper faster free mindset

Social Media Marketing Inexpensive?

Alright, so one of the weird little misconceptions I’ve been dealing with for a while now is the belief that social media marketing is, well, how do I say this? “Cheap.”

SBA: Look at What We've Done

The American Small Business League (ASBL) continues its quest to prove that the U.S. Small Business Administration is doing all the things it shouldn't be - in particular, giving large corporations federal contracts that should be going to small businesses.

Providing Employees With Equipment

Not every person in every company should be issued a top-of-the-line laptop, a premium cell phone, and whatever other business-related gadgets they might occasionally use.  But it's important to make sure you're at least providing for their basic needs.

Flexibility for Employees Could Mean Money Saved

An interesting survey was released yesterday indicating that many technology workers would be willing to take a 10% pay cut if they could only work from the comfort of their homes. It's not that surprising considering the current cost of gasoline.

Home Office Tax Deduction Bill Introduced

Here's another item from the "lawmakers on your side" department: Congressman John McHugh has introduced a bill that would give people with home offices a standard $1,500 tax deduction.

Save Money By Supporting Telecommuters

If you're comfortable with telephones, email, and AIM, consider keeping your employees out of the office.  The results of a large new survey indicate that many people are willing to take pay cuts so long as they can work from home.

Small Business Healthcare Sees Improvement

Business costs have recently been mentioned in research about the biggest concerns among small business owners in the United States. Among such concerns, more specifically, was the cost of healthcare. Research results just released by the National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE), give some insight as to why this is a big concern, especially for the really small businesses. Some findings from the study by the NASE include: