Entities That Are Economically Fighting COVID-19

Entities That Are Economically Fighting COVID-19

As a small-business owner, you have a lot on your mind right now. Demand is in flux, and with the virus spreading, you have to make some hard decisions about how to handle remote work. But you do have options and resources at your disposal, including your AFEUSA...
The Benefits of Making Giving Part of Your Business Model

The Benefits of Making Giving Part of Your Business Model

If you’re a business owner, getting involved with a non profit organization this summer can offer more than just the good feelings associated with giving back. According to Cone Communications, 85% of customers have a more favorable view of businesses that give back...
Why Your Business Needs an Applicant Tracking System

Why Your Business Needs an Applicant Tracking System

Every hiring manager has been there: Your inbox is overflowing, and you’re working overtime to excavate the few qualified applicants from the rush of unqualified applications. Or, maybe you’ve been in the converse situation: You post a job, but the response is radio...
What’s the Deal With Green Web Hosting?

What’s the Deal With Green Web Hosting?

You’ve probably never thought about the energy expenditures associated with web hosting, but it’s springtime, which means that everything is going green. Why not your business, too? According to Web Neutral Project founder Jack Amend, the average website produces...

March Newsletter 2020

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Managing Self-Employment Taxes for Small Business Owners

Managing Self-Employment Taxes for Small Business Owners

If you’re an employee, your employer takes out contributions for programs like Social Security and Medicare from your paycheck each month. For employees, these contributions are called FICA taxes, and everybody has to make them under one name or another. If you’re a...
What Sheryl Sandberg Wants Women to Know About Negotiating

What Sheryl Sandberg Wants Women to Know About Negotiating

April is Women’s History Month, and Facebook COO and Lean In founder Shery Sandberg is one of the world’s most history-making women in business today. Speaking at a panel co-hosted by Stanford Law School, Lean In, and the Hamilton Project about how women can level up...