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Minimum Wage 101: What Small Businesses Need to Know
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
In just a few days, on July 24th 2009, the federal minimum wage rate will increase from $6.55 to $7.25. What is minimum wage? What does this mean for...
CIT: Out of the Red, But Not In the Green Yet
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
Thanks to a $3 billion rescue plan by private investors, this lender to small business may still have a fighting chance. For over a century, CIT has built its...
Keeping It Real: Avoid the Temptation to Astroturf
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
Fake reviews can give your company a quick short-lived boost, but steer clear from this sketchy and illegal practice that can ultimately leave your company...
Online Protection for Your Company's Confidential Information
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
What Small Business Can Learn from #twittergate... As has been widely covered in tech news, Twitter executives were recently victims of a hack-and-send job in...
Wal-Mart's New Shade of Green: What It Means for Small Suppliers
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
First Wal-Mart endorsed President Obama's government-mandated health care plan and now it is taking 'going green' to unchartered territory---ok,...
Universal Health Care Legislation and Small Business
By Neetal Parekh | Last updated on
The House health care legislation introduced earlier in the week notably sets forth a hefty penalty to small businesses who do not...