Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 815 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2004. A Manager's PR Paradigm If you manage a department, division or subsidiary for a business, non-profit or association, your primary public relations model probably should read this way: people act on their own perception of the facts before them, ...
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Having health insurance and being able to afford it is a great concern for many who leave a corporate job to run their own business. The national crisis in health coverage is hitting the small business owners especially hard. About 24 million small-business employees and their families are uninsured, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. After you leave your employer you may elect to continue to receive coverage in the employer's group plan at your expense for up to 18 months. ...
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If you are a homeowner who is struggling to make your monthly mortgage payments, missed payments or are even facing foreclosure, the Obama refinance plan may help you get the financial reflief that you need. The plan was designed to stop the surge of foreclosures across America. It gives lenders and more incentives to provide loan modification for homeowners who qualify. How do you qualify? Answer these questions: A. Is your home your primary residence? B. Is the amount you owe on your first ...
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Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 945 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2004. Managers, Have You Been Shortchanged? You have been if you're a business, non-profit or association manager whose public relations budget is focused largely on nifty brochures, column mentions and broadcast plugs. Especially without a workable plan ...
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 The Small Business Recession Plan 'B': How to Create the Six-Part Contingency Plan That Will Help You Guide Your Business Through the Storm If you're a small business owner, your list of worries seems never-ending. For starters, consumer confidence is down and your sales are starting to reflect that reality. And as experts predict a deep recession, it's doubtful things will start looking up anytime soon. Yes, you've been wringing your hands and obsessing over the financial news for months, ...
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A deed in lieu real estate contract is sometimes offered to borrowers facing foreclosure. Instead of commencing with legal action, banks allow borrowers to return the keys to their home and walk away from the property. Borrowers cannot receive funds from the sale of the home and lose all invested money. Not all banks offer deed in lieu contracts. However, more lenders are engaging in this strategy to reduce costs associated with the foreclosure process. According to Freddie Mac, the cost of ...
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Small Business Q&A with Tim Knox If you're a regular reader of this column you know that my number one pet peeve is bad customer service. Nothing chaps my backside more than paying hard-earned money for a product or service only to have the provider of said product or service become apathetic, obnoxious or just downright rude after the transactional smoke has cleared. The bottomline, my entrepreneurial friend, is this: it doesn't matter if your product is fast food, slow food, retail ...
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In the wake of the UBS AG fallout and IRS Offshore Settlement Initiative, the IRS will continue to pursue offshore tax evasion through the Information Document Requests for the FBAR (Foreign Bank Account Reporting) of U.S Taxpayers. What is the next move for U.S. Taxpayers? In 2009, the IRS and U.S. Department of Justice began a highly publicized investigation into Swiss bank UBS AG and U.S. account holders who did not disclose their assets to the U.S. Government. However, the investigation did ...
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Small Business Q&A with Tim Knox Since this is my first column of 2004, I thought we'd spend a few minutes talking about those well-intentioned, though seldom kept promises we call New Year's Resolutions. In addition to "This year I will lose weight!" and "This year I will stop smoking!" and the ever popular "This year I will stop watching reality TV!" one of the more common resolutions made by many folks this time of year is "This year I will start my own business!" I call it "The American ...
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Troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan avoids jail time once more. Right after obtaining a Dui in May well of this yr exactly where she tested optimistic for cocaine and alcohol, Lindsay was sent to rehab as an alternative of receiving a jail phrase. The recent DUI is the actresses second. She has constantly been troubled by dependancy with numerous drug arrests on record. She entered the Betty Ford Treatment center on Sept 27. Judge Fox sentenced Lindsay to return to greater serve her recovery from ...
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