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Small Business Owners Work the Hardest!

It appears that small business workers are not only the happiest, but small business owners are the hardest working, if there is any accuracy to a recent survey conducted by Rasmussen Reports. Among statistics found by Rasumussen are:

Small Businesses Make Employees Happy

Most people have jobs so that they can live and retire in reasonable comfort.  They look forward to weekends, not Monday mornings.  Yet the UK-based Trades Union Congress has found that small businesses' employees are among the cheerful workers out there.

Retirement Rush May Pose Problem

There are several advantages to having a lot of employees who are roughly the same age.  They may have similar interests, lifestyles, and ways of thinking that'll make for a more friendly and cohesive environment.  Unfortunately, they might all retire at the same time, too.

Tiny Businesses Becoming More Common

This bit of news could be good or bad, and insofar as the businesses it concerns have a nonsensical name, it's also a little odd to present.  But the number of nonemployer businesses (small businesses with just an owner or two) is on the rise and hit new highs in 2006.

Customer Relations Built to Last

Customer relations can be sticky. The business motto "the customer is always right" isn't always true. Even so, that motto must apply if you want to build a strong relationship with your customers.

5 Ways To Turn Off Customers (for Brick and Mortars)

Here's a quick list of ways to keep customers away from your store, and probably dig your business's grave. 1. Bad Location

Where Does Social Media Responsibility Fall?

There has been no shortage lately of commentary about where social media responsibility will reside in organizations. The broad categories of opinion shake out like this:

Small Businesses Helps Economy Add 9,000 Jobs

Nonfarm private employment took an unexpected move upwards from June to July in 2008, but the job situation in the US still merits concern.

Small Business Move To Forefront Of Health Care Concern

As David Utter first reported on SmallBusinessNewz, Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama proposed a plan that would grant $6 billion a year in tax credits to small businesses that provide health insurance.

Branding Through Employees

In the past, I've touched upon spreading awareness of your brand offline by providing your employees with branded clothing, even if it is not a uniform. This is just one of the ways you can get your employees to help you spread your brand, even if that is not directly in their job description.