As 2012 comes to a close and the new year looms ahead, small business owners have a got a lot on their minds, and it isn’t just their holiday sales. According to the Bank of America Small Business Owner Report put out last Thursday, the majority of the nation’s small business owners are wary about [...]
Underlying all the political rhetoric regarding the state of U.S. Healthcare, underlying all the finger-pointing and posturing about how it should be fixed, who should fix it, and when, the fact is many people are struggling to afford adequate healthcare for themselves and their families. Among the nation’s small business owners and the self-employed in [...]
Is investing in your employees good for business? According to a new report, “Profit at the Bottom of the Ladder,” (Harvard Business Press), the answer is unequivocally, “Yes.” Â Jody Heymann, who led the study behind the report, researched twelve companies in nine countries. Every company had policies that improved conditions for their lower-level workers. [...]
[image source: Anthony Baker] With a sputtering economy and an uncertain future, issues such as tax reform, health insurance, and worker’s benefits are weighing heavy on the minds of entrepreneurs and small business owners. For many, how the candidates for the US Presidency stand on these issues alone can be the deciding factor come voting [...]
Twitter
http://twitter.com/FastUpFront
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/fastupfront
