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IRS Heeds Voice of Small Business, Drops Proposed Paperwork Burden

It’s not often that small businesses look favorably upon the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Typically, the entrepreneurs of Main Street respond to any IRS directive with fearful uncertainty. Such was Read More

Personality Testing: Don’t Hire Without it

“Having the most talented people in each of our businesses is the most important thing. If we don’t, we lose.” — Jack Welch while CEO of GE “If you don’t invest the time to do it correctly today, Read More

A Solution to Fix the Broken Congress: Make it Bigger

Everybody hates Congress and its work. And, its sleazy, out-of-touch, and corrupt politicians. Here is a remedy: increase the size of Congress— dramatically. Both houses. You know the politicians ar Read More

Is your business ready for a refresh? The case for an LLC

Nearly nine months ago, USA Today reported that about three quarters of the nation’s small- and mid-sized business leaders indicated they were anticipating higher revenues in the year ahead, and nearl Read More

Charitable Organizations: What the Politicians Won’t Tell You

“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said I don’t know.”   —Mark Twain There are less than 9 months before the 2012 presidential election. For the past six months, and the next nine, t Read More

Unemployment: What’s behind the latest BLS numbers

On Feb. 3, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly employment report, which was greeted as good news. The numbers showed a net increase of 243,000 jobs, 108,000 above the consen Read More

Think Positive: Energy Rules

Do you want to think positive today? Do you want to feel good about this country’s economic prospects? All right. Let’s go for it. Are you ready? Let’s think oil and gas. Little Wow? Hey — I suggest Read More

Managed care: “of the people, by the people, and for the people”?

Listen carefully, quiet, shh … did you hear? New York State is  approaching bankruptcy. And Gov. Cuomo, with the cooperation of the state Senate, the Assembly and every New York State resident is att Read More

New Internet-Security Standards for Financial Institutions

The Federal Financial Institutions examination Council (FFIEC) — a group of federal financial regulators empowered to issue uniform standards for most of the financial institutions in the United State Read More