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Employee Behaviors That Can Kill Your Business
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| It's important to clarify for your employees what behaviors are deal breakers at your company. At the very least, the following four behaviors should not be tolerated and should lead to immediate or ultimate termination, depending on the nature of the infraction. |
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More Consumer, Corporate Bankruptcies Ahead This Year
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| The Bankruptcy Abuse and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 was designed to change existing bankruptcy law to make it more difficult for both businesses and individuals to qualify for bankruptcy protection. The bill, which was pushed by the credit card, auto and retail industries, was intended to end abuse of the bankruptcy system yet U.S. consumer and corporate bankruptcies are expected to increase by 20% and 17%, respectively, in 2007. |
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Ten Tips for Winning in a Bad Economy
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| Unless you have been hiding in a cave somewhere, you have heard that the U.S. economy is doing poorly. Housing starts are down, the value of the dollar is down, car sales are down, real estate is down, retail is down, gas prices are up, food prices are up, bankruptcies are up and the sky is falling. What is a person to do?
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UNDERSTANDING FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RATIOS
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| The analysis of ratios can and will prevent most business bankruptcies.
The analysis of ratios can and will maximize your company's profit, sales, productivity potential.
This article includes 31 of the most important ratios worth tracking.
Each ratio includes the formula (so you don't need to go to your accountant)plus what the ratio could mean to your business. |
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What is Failure Anyway?
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| Does it surprise you that only 400 cokes were sold the first year; Albert Einstein's Ph.D. dissertation was rejected; Henry Ford had two bankruptcies before his famous success; or Ulysses S. Grant was working as a handyman, written off as a failure, eight years before becoming President of the United States? |
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Surviving an Economic Downturn: Creative Alternatives to Layoffs
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| It seems that you can't escape the headlines these days about the gloomy economic news. In every media outlet, we read or hear about stock market losses, real estate slowdowns, job losses, bankruptcies and bailouts. These are clearly challenging economic times.
One key question for your business is how do you handle the economic slowdown when it comes to your staffing levels? Should you institute a hiring freeze? Can you take advantage of layoffs at your competitors by snatching up strong performers that they've been forced to downsize? Or do you need to layoff employees yourself?
In this article, we look at some of the options facing small- and medium-sized businesses when determining how to handle their human resources needs during an economic slowdown.
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11 reasons to reject the recession and grow your business
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| Watching CNN, CNBC, MSNBC and the other media you keep hearing about the “green shoots” in the economy. This can be seen with things like the Federal Stimulus program beginning to gain momentum, clear direction with the resolution to the bankruptcies of GM and Chrysler, the level of fear about the economy subsiding, housing sales starting to stabilize and unemployment stabilizing. So it’s time to put the recession behind us and get on with it. |
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Better Business Prospecting-Looking for Mr. Goodlead
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| Aren’t we all getting a little tired of hearing the dismal economic news? The endless stream of droning discussions about foreclosures, bailouts, bankruptcies, and, recession is enough to make even the most upbeat, positive salespeople want to bury their heads in the sand. Sure, it’s natural to feel overwhelmed and discouraged when times are tough, but this is NOT the time to slow down. Instead, it’s a clear signal for you to stay in the game and ramp up your efforts.
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How to Determine if Bankruptcy is a Viable Tax Relief Option for Resolving IRS Back Taxes
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With a record number of bankruptcies filed in the last year it's important for taxpayers to know whether it's possible to discharge taxes in bankruptcy. If you qualify for discharging your IRS tax debt through bankruptcy, you have an opportunity to achieve permanent tax relief and a fresh start. Find out more about eliminating your back taxes with these important tax relief bankruptcy tips. |
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Bankruptcy Is a Good Thing
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| Equifax reports that small-business bankruptcies are up 81 percent over last year.
Now don't get nervous if you have a small business or are thinking of starting one. This is a good thing. For several reasons
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Boomer Business Start-Up Strategy #9
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| As owner of a business start-up, you must develop the proper entrepreneurial mindset. This is the ability to reframe all input in a positive optimistic context. American icon, Walt Disney is a prime example of this. He experienced multiple bankruptcies along with a plethora of naysayers who did not have his vision. They criticized his dream and pulled his lines of credit. What would you do? |
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