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Although the 2009 hurricane season has been relatively quiet, small businesses and home-owners alike have faced their fair share of disasters this year - floods in the mid-west, wild fires in California, an extraordinarily long tornado season, and long-term drought ...
Read More About When the Worst Happens; Disaster Assistance Loans, Tax Relief and other Lifelines for Your Business
There's a lot more to being an employer than hiring staff. To protect your business and your workers, employers must have a solid understanding of federal and state labor laws. We've written many articles on the various topics related to human resource ...
Read More About Human Resources 101: A Quick Guide for Employers
Last year, the federal government spent more than $40 billion through the GSA Schedules program. This year it may well spend even more. A GSA Schedule contract is, quite simply, the easiest point-of-entry into government contracting – the ...
Read More About Preparing To Succeed With a GSA Schedule Contract
We've all heard about the benefits of social media marketing as a tool for engaging with customers, building your brand, and increasing your business reach. But just how is it done?
So many brands (big and small alike) make the mistake of using social media ...
Read More About Putting the "Social" into Social Media Marketing: 3 Tips for Interacting with your Customers
Are you a woman-owned business looking to get a slice of the more than $400 billion dollar federal contracting pie? If so, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has great news for you! In Fiscal Year 2010, the federal government awarded more than $17.46 ...
Read More About New Certifiers for Women’s Contracting Program
By Ashley Cassels
Who Is Eligible to Work in the US?
The US Customs and Immigration Service (USCIS) website explains that before any person can be employed in the U.S., they must prove to an employer that they can legally work here. In order to be legally ...
Read More About Labor Laws for Employers: Hiring Refugees, Visa Holders, and Other Non-Citizens