People who own and operate a small business may have been disregarded in the past. Not to the big budgets and complex demands of large enterprises, the security sector has not focused on providing security for small businesses. Small businesses have had to settle for inappropriate security and too expensive security looked like systems at home.
Now about good news. Leading manufacturers and suppliers of industrial safety are more attentive today. Read Full Post…
Story first appeared in USA TODAY.
After many families carefully mapped out a plan to pay for college costs, the economy’s downward spiral forced them to rip it up.
Joy Erickson plans on attending Northen Arizona University in 2012 to get her bachelors in environmental education. The recession has forced many families to rip up their plans for paying for college and one expert strongly advises parents against making 401K withdrawals to pay for schooling.
State-budget cuts forced many colleges and universities to make huge tuition hikes. Job losses siphoned money for college savings accounts.
When home values nose-dived during the housing bust, students and parents lost the ability to tap home-equity lines for extra cash. Read Full Post…
General Motors Co.’s negotiations with the UAW are progressing with an intensity typically found weeks later into contract talks, said a person close to the process, and some skeptics are starting to believe an agreement could beat the Sept. 14 deadline.
Before official contract talks started in July, CEO Dan Akerson had been meeting with union leadership every four to six weeks. He was as open about his desire to tie hourly workers’ bonuses to quality and efficiency as UAW Vice President Joe Ashton was about the union’s goal of adding more jobs.
Discussions about a new contract to replace the one that expires Sept. 14 already have explored ways to accomplish both those goals, a person familiar with the talks said. In addition, negotiators are working on a way to cover for lost retiree benefits. Read Full Post…
If you are always on a tight budget, it might seem that most conventional marketing strategies are not for you. That is because they almost always cost a lot of money which unfortunately you do not have a lot of. However, what if I told you that there is actually something that you can utilise which will just as easily get your company’s message across as something else which would cost you a lot more? I am talking about using promotional items. This is a relatively easy and straight forward way for people to know more about your organisation. It doesn’t hurt the pockets too much, either.
For starters, look into items which you can easily utilise to give out as promotional products. It doesn’t have to be something big. Even Read Full Post…