December 16, 2011
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Health insurance premiums are rising: What can you do to protect yourself?
As healthcare costs in the United States continue to climb, premiums are on the rise. Adding to the pain, coverage is being reeled in, co-pays are going up and deductibles are creeping higher. Maximum out-of-pocket expenses are going up as well. Employer-sponsored health insurance premiums are not immune from the trend, with the Kaiser Family […]
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Stock Market: Anticipated IPOs Bring Optimism
Although economic prospects in Spain, Italy and Greece continued to look bleak and Europe’s economic crisis dominated the headlines, the U.S. economy began to show long-anticipated signs of growth. Various IPOs slated for the months ahead are bringing interest and enthusiasm into the moribund stock market. Market traders and individual investors were cheered by some […]
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Tight Lending Presents Opportunities for Home-Based Business Startups
Although recent reports indicate that bank lending to businesses has picked up since the recession officially ended two years ago, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said as recently as November that small businesses are still having problems getting the capital they need. Continued tighter credit not only hinders daily operation for existing small businesses, but […]
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Businesses must avoid going overboard on holiday gifting
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Or so at least one seasonal song would have us believe. I can’t argue with that sentiment since it truly is a time for family and friends to gather and renew their acquaintances at the myriad of holiday gatherings that will take place over the next month. […]
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Tip: Taking Your Business Global
According to a recent survey taken by the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corp., 40 percent of small businesses worldwide want to be trading internationally by 2013. Firms both large and small are daunted by the linguistic and logistical challenges involved in international trade, so the prospect of going global has remained a pipe dream for […]
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