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March 16, 2015 

How to Succeed in Business Without Being a Suck-Up

A common thought on how to land a big-time appointment — like a corporate board directorship — is that it’s all about who you know. But new research from Michigan Ross Professor Jim Westphal shows that it’s more about how you think about and interact with

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March 16, 2015 

SMBs Lose Money by Relying on Outdated Expense Management Tools

The survey asked more than 200 SMB financial decision makers questions related to expense, travel, and invoice and was able to identify employee needs such as greater flexibility, automation, and incentives for compliance. However an array of frustrations

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February 25, 2015 

Millennial Entrepreneurs Road Show Aims to Engage Students

The road show is a national tour of Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) that is focused on engaging students and raising awareness about the possibilities of entrepreneurship, exposing these students to available programs and resources ...

 Self-Employed Need Permanent Fix for HRA Guidance

February 18, 2015 

Self-Employed Need Permanent Fix for HRA Guidance

One of the nation's leading advocacy groups for self-employed and micro-businesses says that, while the delay in enforcement of the technical guidance issued by the Treasury Department on Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) is a good move, self-emplo

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February 10, 2015 

Tax Tips for Those Who Started a Business in 2014

Small businesses are the backbone of America’s economy and, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, nearly half a million new businesses are started each year. These new entrepreneurial ventures join the ranks of the nearly 28 million small businesses around the nation. With tax season upon us, it’s important that the taxpayers behind these...…

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January 29, 2015 

5 Innovation Killers that Lurk Inside Many Businesses

The work of innovative thinkers is why the world has smartphones, laptop computers, toaster ovens and numerous other gadgets and creative approaches to problem solving. Yet groundbreaking ideas aren’t always welcome in the corporate world or within other