Posted on Saturday, 7th November 2009 by admin
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Gold powered through $1,100 an ounce Friday after the U.S. government said the nation’s unemployment rate rose more than expected last month, fueling demand for the metal as a safe haven.
December gold jumped $6.40 and settled at 1,095.70 an ounce after surging to an all-time high of $1,101.90 an ounce [...]
Posted on Friday, 6th November 2009 by admin
November is shaping up to be a busy month for small business events – both live and online. Here’s our latest list, brought to you every two weeks by Small Business Trends and Smallbiztechnology.com.
Pubcon Las Vegas November 10 -13, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada
PubCon is four days of leading edge education and networking in over [...]
Posted on Friday, 6th November 2009 by admin
A home-based business is any business where the primary office is located in the owner’s home.
While we think of home-based business owners as working at home, that’s not necessarily the case. Software trainers, truckers, and interior decorators are just three examples of people who may run home-based businesses but have to travel to provide their [...]
Posted on Friday, 6th November 2009 by admin
The bailout is hurting–not helping–employment.
The White House announced last week that the $787 billion stimulus package has “saved or created” more than 1 million jobs.
Yet on Friday we learned that unemployment increased to 10.2%, and the number of unemployed Americans rose by 558,000 in October. If you factor in workers who gave up looking [...]
Posted on Wednesday, 4th November 2009 by admin
Regulatory reforms of systemically important institutions.
Although the G-20 finance ministers pledged stronger prudential regulation and financial oversight of systemically important firms at their September meeting, there is no consensus yet among regulators, lawmakers and academics on how best to proceed. I noted recently that the problem of banks being too big to fail is even [...]
Posted on Wednesday, 4th November 2009 by admin
As a small business owner, you may be new to selling or marketing your product. Selling your product, however, will keep your business alive. To be successful,you need to understand sales and marketing. Jean Scheid takes a look at sales tips that will work for you.
What Are the Top Ten Selling Tips?
You’ve probably heard the [...]