Jan 30, 2015 | Banking and Finance, Running Your Business
On the heels of the State of the Union address, a portion of which focused on raising the minimum wage, protesters in Oregon took to the picket lines to protest why the state has yet to raise the rate.On Jan. 24 outside the Oregon State capitol building, hundreds of...
Jan 30, 2015 | Running Your Business
Small business owners know that their financial plan is highly contingent upon their employees, who many describe as the lifeblood of a company’s economic strength. In other words, without them, the goals that entrepreneurs set out to achieve wouldn’t be...
Jan 28, 2015 | Running Your Business, Security
The Internet has opened up many opportunities for consumers and businesses, large and small. At one time, the only way workers could “check in” at their workplace was by actually being on site. Thanks to the web, however, millions of employees can work...
Jan 28, 2015 | Running Your Business
A somewhat controversial subject matter for small business owners is the minimum wage and how it can be worked into their financial plan. Though also a federal law, first passed in the Fair Labor Standards Act, a number of states have enacted their own minimum wage...
Jan 27, 2015 | Running Your Business
This year it is easier than ever for people to market their services through a number of channels, so how do you tell a different story than everyone else selling a product in 2015?Brands are falling from the sky like snow through the Northeast this year, and though...
