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News, articles and information about small businesses, starting and owning and operating a small business, employment law, employment taxes, minimum wage. (Photo iTOWNS)
News, articles and information about small businesses, starting and owning and operating a small business, employment law, employment taxes, minimum wage. (Photo iTOWNS)
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Zoning changes not good for business
Burbank's aim to simplify zoning regulations for business will be a nightmare for mom-and-pop commercial property owners. City staff maintains these changes will streamline the approval process, but in reality it will chase away expanding business that... -
Walmart and the American worker
The letters defending Walmart in the Dec. 14 Leader — “Crime isn’t any worse at Walmart” and “Can’t wait for Walmart to arrive” — are laughable because they reflect a total ignorance of the destructive...Tags: Employees, China, Walmart, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Career and Workplace
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Leader announces endorsements for City Council, school board
Leader backs Bric, Gabel-Luddy for Burbank City Council
A down economy, ongoing police oversight issues, impacts of a new airport transit center and a behemoth Universal City development adjacent to Burbank, a possible high-speed rail corridor —...Tags: Unions, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Examinations
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City Council candidate Gary Bric
The lone incumbent in the Burbank City Council election, Gary Bric spent four years on the Traffic and Transportation Commission before he was elected to the council in 2007. The 50-year Burbank resident served as mayor from May 2009 until the following...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Bob Hope, Politics, Local Elections, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Candidates prepare for vote
After months of campaigning and a contentious primary election, Democrat Mike Gatto and Republican Sunder Ramani will face off in a special election Tuesday for the 43rd Assembly District. The winner will serve the district, which represents Glendale,...Tags: Sacramento, Brad Sherman, Democratic Party, Politics, Local Elections
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Forum likely to precede June vote
The Armenian National Committee has delayed a decision to endorse local candidates for the 43rd Assembly District and is instead planning to host a debate before taking a position on the two contenders in the special June 8 runoff election. The...Tags: Brad Sherman, Primaries, Burbank (Los Angeles, California), Elections
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Disability insurance primer
What would you say is your most valuable financial asset: your house, your car, your retirement account? For most people of working age, the answer isn't in their golden eggs, but in the goose that laid them — their most valuable asset is their...Tags: Health Insurance, Injuries and Wounds, Economy, Business and Finance, Insurance, Employment
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Small business help available
Carla Burns from the Small Business Development Center will have special office hours June 6 in Webster and Sisseton. She will be at the offices of G. Todd Garry, public accountant, at 513 Main St. in Webster from 9 a.m. to noon. She will be at offices...Tags: Business
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Valley Screen earns SBA award
MISHAWAKA -- Karen M. Barnett, president and chief financial officer of Valley Screen Process Co. in Mishawaka, earned the Jeffrey Butland Family-Owned Business of the Year award from the Indiana District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration....Tags: Business
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Orlando businesses can ill-afford sick-pay order
Sick of low-wage earners having to choose between going to work ill or staying home without pay, Citizens for a Greater Orlando believes its ballot initiative offers a remedy. "Question 1" would force Orlando businesses with at least 15 employees to...Tags: Employees, Career and Workplace, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Companies and Corporations
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Lehigh Valley company planner
THURSDAYMAY 24 STARTING YOUR Own Small Business seminar covering selection of a product or service, creating a legal structure, finding suitable investors, building relationships with financial institutions, financial management plus effective...Tags: Ethics, Center Valley, Lehigh University, Values, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania)
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Local techie: Small businesses more vulnerable to online hackers
A local technology expert is warning small business owners with websites to be aware of online hackers targeting them. "In the United States, web hacking is a $32 billion business," said Alan Wlasuk, managing partner of 403 Web Security. Wlasuk and...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Crime, New Products, eBay Inc., Business
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