Small businesses—especially those in the hospitality, restaurant and specialty retail industries—have been victimized by a new round of scammers who sell workplace health and safety posters they claim are mandatory.

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Entrepreneurship degree becoming hot new curriculum

by Business Management Daily on August 1, 2007 12:00pm

in Best-Practices Leadership, Leaders & Managers, Management Training, Small Business Tax, Small Business Tax Deduction Strategies

More than 1,600 colleges and universities now offer programs in entrepreneurship

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Employees becoming comfortable with phone-counseling hotlines.

by Business Management Daily on July 1, 2007 12:00pm

in Employee Benefits Program, Human Resources

More workers are turning to phone-counseling services offered through their company’s employee assistance program (EAP), according to a new Blue Cross/Blue Shield study.

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With mail costs rising, it’s time to try e-mail marketing

by Business Management Daily on July 1, 2007 11:30am

in Career Management, HR Management, Human Resources, Office Management, Office Organizer, Workplace Communication

For many small businesses, a mailing list is where their advertising begins and ends. But with mailing costs boosted in May and higher rates forecast ahead, it’s smart to consider a lower-cost (virtually no-cost) alternative: e-mail marketing.

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Remote deposits: End of the daily bank run?

by Business Management Daily on June 1, 2007 5:00pm

in Office Technology

The days of scurrying off to make a bank deposit (or sending an employee to do it) may be numbered.

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Obesity equals higher absenteeism, workers’ comp costs

by Business Management Daily on June 1, 2007 4:00am

in FMLA Guidelines, Human Resources

A new Duke University Medical Center study shows obese employees not only add to employers’ health care costs, they also take a heavy toll on your workers’ comp costs and absenteeism rates.

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