Faith in the Courts
How to avoid religious discrimination in the workplace.
Sexual Harassment by Customers and Vendors
Educating employees isn’t enough; you’re also responsible for outsiders.
Tax Breaks Ahoy?
Keep your eyes open for proposed tax relief with the Small Business Works Act of 2001.
Steer Clear of Trouble
Digital Library > Acquiring and Managing Finances > Business expenses “Steer Clear of Trouble” The Internal Revenue Service authorizes two methods for figuring deductions: actual expenses or a standard mileage rate. Businesses that select the "actual expenses" method can deduct gasoline, oil, tires, repairs, license tags, registration fees, insurance, garage rent, leasing charges and depreciation. However, not all operating costs…
Don’t forget where you came from
When I was growing up, there was this old man who lived just outside town. When strangers asked directions, he unfailingly replied, “Mister, all roads lead to Cassopolis.”
Customer Service: A Powerful Growth Tool
Strategies to keep your customers clamoring for more.
Do the Right Thing
Digital Library > Building and Inspiring an Organization > Ethics “Do the Right Thing” With business moving at a rapid pace, ethical dilemmas will arise at a faster rate — ranging from the able-bodied trying to get a handicapped sticker for easy parking to insider trading. At a recent ethics seminar for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Marsha Egan, a…
Year-Round Tax Help
Digital Library > Legal Issues and Taxes > Taxes “Year-Round Tax Help” Hot off the Internal Revenue Service press: "Small Business Resource Guide — CD2000," a one-stop source of easy-to-access federal tax and regulatory information. The CD contains business tax forms, instructions, IRS publications, and information on how to prepare a business plan and find financing. The CD also offers…
More Tales From the New Economy
Digital Library > Defining and Serving a Market > Target marketing “More Tales From the New Economy” Entrepreneurs speak out on the changing nature of their businesses: Used Musical Instrument Store: "eBay, Harmony Central, Musician’s Friend and other Internet auction sites have hurt us. There still are those customers that must feel and play before buying, and we obviously cater…