» Monthly Archives: October 2008

Office Space Is Emptying Out

By: Rayan Ali on 10/31/08 @ 1:00 am

Businesses Vacate at Fastest Pace in Years, Pressuring Landlords and Their Lenders Businesses are dumping office space at the fastest pace since the months after the Sept. 11 attacks, increasing the financial stress on commercial-real-estate owners and their lenders, many of them already ailing financial institutions. Nationwide, rents on office properties — including landlord concessions [...]

Reformed Rule Encourages Small Business To Recycle

By: Rayan Ali on 10/30/08 @ 1:00 am

EPA Acts On Advocacy 2008 r3 Top 10 Rule for Review And Reform. Small businesses will be encouraged to recycle and reclaim their waste under a reformed rule recently finalized by the EPA.  As part of the Regulatory Review and Reform (r3) initiative, the Office of Advocacy named the “definition of solid waste” as one [...]

How Email Marketing Can Benefit Small Businesses

By: Rayan Ali on 10/29/08 @ 1:00 am

Q: How widely used is email marketing today? Email has achieved almost universal penetration. Studies show that 97 percent of consumers use email. And where consumers are, marketers want to be. Last year, 82 percent of marketers planned to use some form of email marketing. Q: Why should a small business consider an email marketing [...]

Small Business Frequently Asked Questions

By: Rayan Ali on 10/28/08 @ 1:00 am

The Office of Advocacy for small businesses put together a list of frequently asked questions: What is a small business? The Office of Advocacy defines a small business for research purposes as an independent business having fewer than 500 employees. Firms wishing to be designated small businesses for government programs such as contracting must meet [...]

How To Set Up A Home-Based Business

By: Rayan Ali on 10/27/08 @ 1:00 am

Home-based businesses are fast becoming a popular way to operate your small company, while reducing expensive start-up costs such as leasing space, lease hold improvements, utility and phone deposits and major office equipment. Thousands of people across the country are finding that working from home provides them with the advantages of earning an income with [...]

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