May 29th, 2009 
admin A great push is under way to get government more involved in health care, with taxpayers picking up ever larger portions of the tab. This path, however, will only lead to higher costs, and eventual rationing of care and price controls.
But in the marketplace, many businesses are capitalizing on positive health care reforms. The May 29 Charlotte Observer, for example, reported on the use of health savings accounts.
May 29th, 2009 admin
Learn about: When you embrace Social Media you have to learn how to plant your magic beans and watch your business grow! Details Advanced Purchase Pricing:
June 26 from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
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$160 for a Corporate Table of 8
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May 29th, 2009 admin Keeping customers happy is a one by one task, there’s no mold or formula. What keeps one customer happy most likely will not keep another one happy.
I find it best to listen and understand what makes your customer tick and then addressing their needs individually. Always understand and be able to view the big picture ….. their side vs your side.
Remember, when Communication breaks down so do relationships.
May 28th, 2009 admin On May 27, the National Association of Business Economics came out with its latest survey results of economists on where they see the economy heading.
Key points:
• Economic activity is expected to continue to decline during the second (current) quarter, “making for the most severe economic contraction in over half a century.”
• “The near-term weakness is largely due to a sharp retrenchment in business investment.”
• Positive growth generally is expected in the second half of 2009, but at a sub-par rate.
• The unemployment rate is expected to climb to 9.8 percent by the end of the year.
• Real GDP growth is expected to return to its historical trend in 2010, and “inflation is expected to moderate.”
Economic growth should resume sometime in the second half of 2009 or in early 2010.
May 27th, 2009 admin Check out Phil’s presentation from May 14, 2009 “Dont panic over where the economy is right now.” Dr. Philip R. Geist, a Certified Business Analyst with the Small Business Development Center of the University of North Florida, in Ocala, Florida, discusses the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009, the Recovery Act, funding for small businesses with stories and information for easy understanding. This edited recording is a portion of a speech presented at the Citrus Lodge, in Herando, Florida, funded by the Recovery Act.
Video produced and edited by Jannet Walsh, Workforce Connection, Ocala, Florida Workforce Connection © 2009
May 27th, 2009 admin It’s striking how often presumably swashbuckling, freedom-loving leaders of high-tech companies wind up going to the government with their hands out.
There is, of course, the periodic cry for government antitrust action from companies that fail to compete with bigger rivals in the marketplace. Just consider that AMD went to European Union antitrust regulators, with chip competitor Intel getting socked with a $1.45 billion fine as a result earlier this month.
May 27th, 2009 admin I am an optimist by nature, but also a pragmatist.
And so I am still a bear on this market.
While a 25% bear market rally is not unheard of, I think this is simply irrational exuberance gone mad again. Share prices bear no relation to expected future earnings when you still have the likes of Microsoft laying people off.
Also, with US unemployment at 8.9% and rising, the real jobless rate in US is about 16%, according to Labor Dept.
May 27th, 2009 admin 
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