Business, Labor Still at Odds on Temporary Workers
The Chamber of Commerce’s lead immigration negotiator said Friday he’s hoping for a deal soon with the AFL-CIO on a new temporary worker program, but the sides are still apart on important details. The issue has emerged as perhaps the toughest

Fourth Avenue business district, booming under segregation, still works to rebound 50 years later (photos)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama It was a jewel. And a jail. Visitors to Birmingham s Fourth Avenue business district in 1963 could buy dresses or be fitted for a suit, hire a lawyer, go to a concert, see a physician, stay in any one of half a dozen

Now Business Owners Can Create A Website For Their Business Without Having To Know Any Website Code Thanks To Easysite.com
Easysite Now Shows Business Owners How To Create A Website With A Do It Yourself Plan. (PRWEB) March 17, 2013 Easysite was born into the industry back in 2005 with the idea of making it easy for people to create a website while keeping it affordable

Business bulletins: March 17
Tennessee Small Business Development Center: offers a seminar 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday at the Oak Ridge Chamber, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike. Getting Ready to Go to the Bank on financing your small business. Info: 865-483-2668. Technical Society

Unions, business face off over Conn. wages bill
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Money earmarked by Connecticut to draw new business faces a fresh challenge from organized labor, which is pushing for lawmakers to require benefits and wages higher than the minimum for janitors, guards and other

Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit organizations need strategic planning as much as for-profit companies do. It s the process by which the board and management determines the organization s vision for the future and defines long-range objectives to realize it. Strategic

Organizations Investing More in Talent, But Is It Paying Off?
Talent is the key to success in today s global economy, but as organizations increase their investment in human capital many of them question whether it is paying off. According to Mercer s new Talent Barometer Survey, 60% of organizations

More organizations inquiring about D&O liability insurance: survey
Directors and officers of organizations responding to a recent survey were more likely to inquire last year than in 2011 about the scope of liability insurance coverage, a Towers Watson survey suggests. The New York-based professional services firm

Professional Business Coaches Alliance to Hold Comprehensive Training and Certification Program in Syracuse, NY
SYRACUSE, N.Y., March 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – The Professional Business Coaches Alliance (PBCA), North America’s premiere alliance of independent business coaches, has announced that it will hold its next training and

Why Business Loans Are Up for Grabs
After years of being beaten up and blamed for every ailment besetting the economy, banks may be able to start defending themselves a bit. For several years now, many small-business owners reported having trouble securing loans for their enterprises.

Tax Prep Basics for Small Business Owners
Tax season got off to a bit of a late start this year, because of fiscal cliff legislation passed on Jan. 1, and filings are now pouring in. To help self-employed individuals and small business owners get through tax time with as little stress

Capturing the Soul of Your Business
Your business in a photo. Here at You re the Boss we ve started a new feature intended to help people understand what it means to run a small business. We asked readers to send us a photograph that captures the soul of their businesses, and