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Taxing Corporate Gifts
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - If your company is thinking of giving gift certificates this year instead of another year of junky promotional items with the company’s logo or a holiday turkey...
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Employee At Will May Be Fired At Will
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Let’s go over this again: what does the law say about when you can be fired? A laundry room attendant in Illinois was fired from his job with the Renaissance...
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3 On Your Side: Keeping Your Credit Score In Good Shape
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Hoping to buy a new home, a new car, or get any type of loan - you’d better be sure your credit score is in good shape, it’s being used in more ways than you might think. Whether...
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‘At Will’ Employment
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - People often live with annoying coworkers because they think they have no choice. There are options. Sound masking technology is all the rage, with revenues for...
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Government Agency Regulates Workplace Safety
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Concerned about dangerous conditions at your office? There’s a government agency ready to offer assistance. The library in Orange, New Jersey, was shuttered...
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Employers Can Search Your Bags
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Employees are suing Apple, over its practice of searching their bags – and not for the reason you’d think. The geniuses who work at Apple and are paid hourly for...
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Employees Cannot Waive Rights To Sue Employer
By Amy E. Feldman PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - If an employee knows the workplace will be raucous before she accepts an offer, can she sue later? An employer at a water ice store got the teenagers to sign...
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Using Social Media To Grow A Small Business
It’s no secret that social media has had a meteoric rise over the last decade. Even just ten years ago, relatively few businesses invested time and money into building websites. Today, social media has...
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Create A Strong Brand By Considering Customer Touchpoints
Consumer experience and engagement is an area of marketing every company should consider and cultivate. Improving the brand experience at every touchpoint is one way to create and retain a strong brand...
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Breakrooms: Keeping Your Employees Caffeinated & Content
While businesses often renovate work areas, many breakrooms remain basic, with only vending machines of soda and junk food. Other times, the break area shares space with stacked boxes. The tips below...
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Client Referrals: The Key To Growing A Small Business
Selling is an important part of a small business. But the best way to grow a business is by getting new business without the hard sell. Your business can accomplish growth without a hard sale through...
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Digital Essentials: Giving Your Home Office A 21st Century Makeover
A home office is the secret weapon that keeps many households running, whether it’s keeping track of bills or running a small business. However, many people make due with home office equipment that can...
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Home Offices: Design Advice For Creating A Functioning Space
A home office doesn’t have to be a traditional room set up solely for working. It can be a built-in table in the breakfast nook, a small desk underneath the stairway, a section of the garage or a...
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Tips For Improving Small Business Websites
Maintaining a website for your small business is a necessary step in today’s increasingly online world. However, even if your business has a website, you may not be fully taking advantage of it. Below...
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Small Business Saturday: A Government Initiative Gaining Momentum
During November and December, businesses historically enjoy a boost in revenue as people begin shopping for the holidays. In fact, holiday shopping on average can account for about 40 percent of a...
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Tips For Conducting Market Research (Without Spending A Fortune)
Nearly every business, large and small, requires effective marketing campaigns in some form in order to be financially viable. Depending on the size and demand of your business, conducting the market...
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Thank You Uncle Sam: Top Government Resources For Small Businesses
Small businesses are always looking for ways to reduce costs. Put your tax dollars to work by using government resources to grow your small business. There is an overwhelming number of free services...
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Business Security: 5 Simple Ways To Keep Files Safe
As hackers make it their mission to find sensitive data, and large companies like Target are recovering from costly data breaches, it’s more important than ever to keep your digital files safe. But...
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Best Ways To Market A Small Business Effectively
To the world, yours may be a small business, but to you, it’s the culmination of a very big dream. In today’s competitive marketplace, your ability to attract and keep customers is just as important as...
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Tips For Designing A Dynamic Business Card
A key element of the elevator pitch and integral to on-the-ground networking, a simple business card is key to increasing both the revenue and reputation of a small business. That 3.5-by-2-inch card...
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