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How Your Office Can Go Green in 2013

Eco-Office Gals

Here are a few ways in which offices can contribute towards conserving the environment without much expense. ??Reducing Post from: Eco-Office Gals How Your Office Can Go Green in 2013. The post How Your Office Can Go Green in 2013 appeared first on Eco-Office Gals. Reducing Energy Consumption. Go green with your commute.

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Use of Contract Labor by Sole Proprietors Surging

Small Business Labs

The IRS recently released the 2013 data on sole proprietors. In 2013 there were a bit over 24 million sole proprietors reporting about $1.34   As the chart below shows, sole proprietor contract labor expenses increased 38% between 2010 and 2013.  trillion in gross business receipts. . 

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How to Name Your Business

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It’s far less expensive to name a company with a descriptive title and tagline,” Isen says. This article was published in May 2013 and has been updated. Consider the type of name you’re after. A few tools to brainstorm your name: Online business-naming tools such as Wordoid.com can help generate ideas.

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What I’ve Learned From Buying 8 Companies in 13 Years

Small Business CEO

Acquisitions are expensive and time-consuming, but they grant business leaders access to a new pool of resources to more fully achieve their vision. Between 2000 and 2013, I bought eight companies and assembled a vibrant, harmonious portfolio.…

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Economic Insecurity and the Decline of Babies

Small Business Labs

But they may go even lower in 2013. Centers for Disease Control indicate 2013's fertility may decline slightly compared to  2012. And they are expensive to raise. .  This maintains the number of U.S. births per 1000 women aged 15-44 at 63, its lowest level since records have been kept.

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The On-Demand Economy and the "Plight of the Sometimes Poor"

Small Business Labs

Conducted in 2012 and 2013, the study tracked the finanical lives 235 low- and middle-income households. They are very expensive and very hard to do.  The reason is this study covered several very important, growing trends: Income instability, volatility and uncertainty are causing problems for a wide range of Americans.

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Lessons Learned from Brand Marketing in Canada

Small Business CEO

When shopping at your local grocery store and are faced with a choice between either a well-recognized brand of spaghetti sauce or an obscure name that no one’s ever heard of, the vast majority of customers will go for the recognizable brand name product, even if it´s a little bit more expensive.