Growth Without Barriers Webcast: "Accessing Capital 2010: Outlook and Strategies" - Rewind
Karen Kerrigan and Andrew Sherman hosted another informative Growth Without Barriers webcast on January 28, 2010. You can view the entire webcast now. Karen and Andrew provided the latest market intelligence regarding the availability of capital and credit in 2010. They discussed legislation, policy initiatives and the political environment and how this will impact the availability of capital. During the broadcast, Karen and Andrew answered many questions.
Barbara Weltman
WE Inc. Tax Advisor
January 29, 2010
Even though the tax year is over there are still certain decisions that you can make now to favorably impact your tax liability. Here are some elections and actions that can be helpful when you file your tax return for 2009:
Mary Cantando
WE Inc. Business Growth Advisor
October 6, 2009
This has been a rough year for many of us, but as the economy begins to recover, don't just go back to business as usual. You can use the experience of this recession year to create a stronger, more profitable business than ever before.
Enterprising Women magazine wants you to enjoy a Free Issue of the latest online issue. Every issue of Enterprising Women is packed with valuable articles and insights for women business owners. In the current issue, there is a special focus on:
The top ten characteristics of successful women business owners.
The impact of women entrepreneurs around the world, with a special section on Canadian women entrepreneurs.
The changing face of women entrepreneurs as philanthropists.
How to form joint ventures to win government contracts.
Five reasons to target China as part of your company's growth strategy.
WASHINGTON - The SBA and Dell just launched an online video series offering tools and strategies to help small business owners rebound from the economic recession and put themselves in a position to expand and create jobs. Strategies for Growth: Advice for Expanding Your Business includes real-world insight, solutions and advice from small business owners who've succeeded, in good and bad economic times. Topics include Planning for Growth, Government Contracting, Team Building, Marketing, Technology, Exporting Opportunities, and Disaster Recovery. Strategies for Growth is available on the SBA's Web site at www.sba.gov/StrategiesForGrowth and at the SBA's YouTube channel at www.YouTube.com/sba.
On November 12, 2009 the Women's Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, hosted an informative teleconference featuring the Returnships@Sara Lee program. Mark Demich, Sara Lee's Vice President, Organizational Development and Global Diversity, and Kathy Bayert, Senior Manager, Organizational Effectiveness, provided a comprehensive overview of this unique and highly publicized program. To access the transcript of the teleconference, please click here .
// The "Flex-Options Guide"
Excellent Resource:
The Flex Options Guide
How do you go about implementing workplace flexibility?
Where do you go to learn about enabling a flexible workplace
culture, or developing policies and procedures? The Flex-Options
Guide, a popular tool
developed by the Flex-Options project, U.S. Department of
Labor, Women's Bureau, was recently updated. It includes
practical and easy-to-access information and tools.
The updated guide covers the latest information about workplace flexibility,
and new model practices to help business leaders, managers and employees develop
and implement flexible workplace solutions.
The Flex-Options Guide spells
out flexibility definitions, benefits and common approaches; shares tools to "get
started"; and includes helpful templates. The guideline templates
drill down to specific arrangements including flextime, compressed workweek,
job-sharing, part-time and telecommuting.
The guide also includes “Manager Tips: The Fundamentals of Creating a Flexible
Workplace” and “Reviewing and Implementing a Proposal.” Employees
will also find tips for both considering and proposing a flexible work arrangement.
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