Compliance said to cost more than new e-commerce tax generates

Compliance said to cost more than new e-commerce tax generates

AuthorburkeaTypearticleProviderSmallBiz VoteImage https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ACnr4TpZDqItODU9kzOhvw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/smallbizvote/99965251.jpgIf yours is one of the 10 million small businesses that generated a share of the aggregate $194 billion in sales rung up online in 2011, you're likely…
Angry Customer? Here’s What to Say

Angry Customer? Here’s What to Say

AuthorRon BurleyTypearticleProviderIncForget trying to "win." Instead, make the customer feel you're working together to make things right.For all the money you spend training your customer service staff, the essence of…
How to Make Your Brand Image More Credible, Believable & Profitable

How to Make Your Brand Image More Credible, Believable & Profitable

AuthorPhillip DavisTypearticleProviderStartupNationImage https://s3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ie34QWVpHHn3dmaFgB95Lg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTMxMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/sbs/sbc/StartupNation/geiko.jpgBuild  credibility by building trust Company brands, like individual  personalities, are based on behaviors and characteristics. The stronger the  characteristics, the stronger the business brand image. Over time,…
How to Be Popular at Work

How to Be Popular at Work

AuthorGeoffrey JamesTypearticleProviderIncIf you want to be appreciated at work, make sure everyone else feels welcome.Whenever people gather in any social setting, there is always one person who becomes the primary…
Kill it or keep it? Small business groups at odds on Affordable Care Act

Kill it or keep it? Small business groups at odds on Affordable Care Act

AuthorburkeaTypearticleProviderSmallBiz VoteImage https://s2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XLQDU1gjn9Jiwp9r7PJQ4w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/smallbizvote/136986459.jpgWhich small business group represents you on health care reform? The National Federation of Independent Business will present its case against the Affordable Care Act to the Supreme…
Readers call new regulatory guidance phony

Readers call new regulatory guidance phony

AuthorburkeaTypearticleProviderSmallBiz VoteImage https://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/smallbizvote/116184022.jpgYahoo! SmallBizVote readers responded with overwhelming cynicism to a report we posted yesterday about an Executive Office memo to federal regulatory agencies. The guidance, issued on Tuesday by…
55-Hour Week? You’re Wasting Time

55-Hour Week? You’re Wasting Time

AuthorJessica StillmanTypearticleProviderIncResearch shows that consistently working more than 40 hours a week is simply unproductive.For many in the entrepreneurship game, long hours are a badge of honor. Starting a business…
Six habits of higher-growth companies

Six habits of higher-growth companies

AuthorburkeaTypearticleProviderProfit MindedImage https://s3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/N4l2EhS_mdeJVNjjEdgrGA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTE5MA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/blogs/profitminded/126465102.jpgBusinesses that are seeing increased revenues during tough economic times have six things in common, according to a survey of nearly 1,100 business owners conducted by the Guardian…