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| | | Workers' Compensation Every state has enacted workers' compensation laws to protect employees against loss of income and for medical payments due to a work-related injury, accident, illness, or disease. In the vast majority of states, workers' compensation coverage is ... | | | State Laws and Violence in the Workplace Employers have a variety of legally required rules they must follow as well as policies and procedures they can implement to prevent and deal with violence in the workplace.
Several states have enacted laws that specifically apply to employers and ... | | | Your State Liability One of the most important aspects of state law as it relates to employment is in the area of discrimination. While only employers who have 15 or more employees are subject to the most complex and comprehensive federal antidiscrimination laws, state ... | | | Your questions answered Insights from the Experts
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Our recent web-based seminar "Maximizing Your Advertising Potential" was presented by Tim Rodgers, co-founder and CEO of the nationally recognized Rodgers Townsend advertising agency, and ... | | | These entrepreneurs reveal what it takes to run two completely different businesses. A lawyer with a chocolate business, a pilot with a crawfish company, an accountant with an ice house venture. Entrepreneurs sometimes find their lives split between seemingly incongruous businesses. Some intentionally turned a hobby or interest into ... | | | These entrepreneurs reveal what it takes to run 2 completely different businesses. Entrepreneurs sometimes find their lives split between seemingly incongruous businesses: a lawyer with a chocolate business; a pilot with a crawfish company; a TV and film producer with a dating empire. Some intentionally turned a hobby or interest ... | | | Are you promoting your business in the world's biggest marketplace? With 244 million registered users, eBay is an opportunity you don't want to miss. Yet few people realize what an incredibly useful tool eBay can be for promoting a "regular" internet business.There's a right way--and a wrong way--to use eBay for ... | | | How to Protect Your Business Through Patents, Copyrights, and Trademarks Copyright © 1999-2006 Edward Lowe Foundation.
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No business is too small to avoid or ignore ... | | | How to Franchise Your Business Copyright © 1999-2006 Edward Lowe Foundation.
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Any business that operates via a proven, successful, and
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Government Resources:
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Patent and Trademark Office ... | | | Legal Legal Resources
Unless you are starting out your small business as a sole
proprietorship, you will usually need an attorney to help
prepare a partnership agreement or set up a corporation. It has
been said that "the best time to ... | | | Internet Resources Internet Resources
Trademarks
www.ggmark.com - All about Trademarks is a low
cost, well organized, and exhaustive site run by a Washington
lawyer/intellectual property specialist.
www.trademark.com - A fee-based search ... | | | Assembling Your Expert Team Even if you've been a determined do-it-yourselfer from day
one, selling your business is not a job you should attempt to do
alone. Even for a relatively small business, there's a myriad of
federal, state, and local regulations and tax ... | | | How to Recruit and Hire for Better Results Copyright © 1999-2006 Edward Lowe Foundation.
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A well-selected workforce is key to growing your business.
You can improve your ... | | | Find the right person to protect your idea. You have an invention idea, and you'd like to protect it. But when is the right time to patent and how do you find the right person to help you?First decide whether to patent your idea at all. While it's usually not a bad idea to get a patent, it's ... | | | There are more ways than ever for your business to save energy, money and the environment. It's Easy Being GreenLooking for other ways to cut costs? Visitwww.entrepreneur.com/shortcutsand discover 50 simple ways your business can save money.For Bob Chandler, entrepreneurship and the environment go hand in hand. As co-owners of McCracken ... | | | Learn how to best manage your retirement plan in light of recent government changes. New Rules for Non-spousal Beneficiary RolloversOn August 17, 2006, President Bush signed into law the Pension Protection Act of 2006. One of its numerous provisions changed the inheritance landscape for unmarried couples, married same-sex couples, ... | | | Can you remember the last time you reviewed your agreements and policies? If not, it's probably time for a checkup. Make Time for an Annual ReviewWith years of experience behind you, your business should be running like a well-oiled machine, right? Actually, that's not always the case. As a business continues to grow, we sometimes get so tied up in the day-to-day ... | | | Fed up with HR? Fed up with HR? Peter McCann's HR troubles started in 2001, when a former employee filed a complaint alleging that Ideal Images, McCann's Omaha-based screen printing and embroidery company, fired her because of her race. McCann and his entire staff ... | | | Telemarketing in the era of Do Not Call Three
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Telemarketing in the era ofDo Not Call
Driven by consumer complaints about unscrupulous telemarketing practices, the government has regulated unsolicited calls more strictly. Does that mean ... | | | Keep the lid on your confidential information Keep the lid on your confidential information
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When employees leave your company to work for a competitor, make sure they don't take your competitive edge with them. The law protects ... | | | Go beyond Google and get vertical. These specialized search sites will help you find the business information you need--fast. We've got some big news for you. Brace yourself. There are search options beyond Google--and we're not talking about Yahoo! and MSN. Vertical search is on the rise, and whether you're looking for business products, services or information, or a new ... | | | Searching for 'angel' investors Searching for 'angel' investors
Q: My partner and I run a successful string of flower
shops. We are making plans to expand and want to find an angel
investor who might be interested in helping. Where would we find
one and what ... | | | You may be tempted to use them, but avoid these phrases in your advertising and marketing materials. We've all seen those ads on TV or in our e-mail in-boxes that make unbelievable promises, such as "Double your income with this risk-free business opportunity," or "Join millions of other customers who have already experienced the amazing overnight ... | | | SBTV.com: Worker's Compensation Ouch! Worker's comp can take a bite out of your budget. Legal expert Cliff Ennico explains the different types of worker's comp insurance.
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