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Five Strategies That Can Take Your Business From Pretender To Contender
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” That quote, attributed to Benjamin Franklin, summarizes why some businesses and other endeavors fall short and end up in the scrap heap of lost dreams. The importance of preparation for success in business is much like it is for professional sports teams trying to win a […]
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, leadership, and HR tips. SBA @SBAgovResolving to start a business in 2020? Here’s how to do it in 10 steps: http://ow.ly/3k1P50xs1ax SBA Atlantic (Region II) @SBAatlanticDecember is National Write a Business Plan Month! Tap into @SBAgov’s resources to create a roadmap
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, HR, and career tips. SBA @SBAgovGEN ZS: Looking to start a #smallbusiness? We’ve got resources to help you take the first steps in your journey to #entrepreneurship — http://ow.ly/5owo50xhthI BankCenter @bnkcntrSmall Business Owners Say What Me Worry? http://dld.bz/hR63u @wellsfargo @NFIB #smallbusiness #confidence
The New York SHIELD Act: What’s new under the state’s breach law?
On July 25 of this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security” Act, commonly known as the SHIELD Act. While the SHIELD Act has garnered some attention given the ever-increasing number of privacy breaches impacting New York residents and others throughout the country, N.Y. General Business Law
Viewpoint: What Windows 7 End of Life Means for You
It’s the end of an era: Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 will be put out to pasture after a venerable 10 years in operation. This means when Windows 7 reaches its end-of-life phase on Jan. 14, 2020, Microsoft will stop releasing updates and patches for the operating system. The widely popular operating system still
Breaking Down the New York SHIELD Act
N ew York’s new Stop Hacks and mprove Electronic Data Security SHIELD) Act is broadening the state’s security breach notification requirements (899-AA) and requiring businesses to implement reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards for New York residents’ private information (899-BB). Signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on July 26, 2019, SHIELD’s breach-notification requirements took effect in
CNY Tweets – November 25, 2019
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, HR, and career tips. SBA Atlantic (Region II) @SBAatlanticDid you know about 200,000 #smallbusiness owners have already been matched with an @SBAgov-approved lender through Lender Match? Get matched today —http://ow.ly/HXBj50wUjlJ NFIB @NFIB“Firms are likely to continue to offer improved compensation to
Ways to Avoid Reckless Holiday Spending that Could Wreck your Retirement
While an enjoyable part of the holiday season is giving to others, those nearing retirement would be prudent to give something back to themselves as the year nears its end. That’s the advice from some retirement planners: Reduce holiday spending to provide more money for one’s retirement savings. But it’s a well-known fact that much of
It’s That Time of the Year to Shop Small
In between the big-box holidays of Black Friday and Cyber Monday sits Small Business Saturday, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year — on Nov. 30. Created to help small businesses to capture a larger piece of the critical holiday season spending, this nationally recognized day celebrates the incredible contributions that small businesses make to their local
Why Salespeople Don’t Make More Sales
Things don’t go well for some salespeople. Simply put, they say they want to sell, but their numbers tell a different story. What’s missing? What needs to change? The answer may rest in how salespeople view their job. We can call it task tunnel vision. It’s common throughout business organizations, including sales departments. Here’s how
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