• NEW! GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORY: PBA Tax Alert on Stimulus Package



• LEADERSHIP: 10 Rules for Effective Brainstorming



• LOYALTY: How to Keep Customers Coming Back in Any Economy



• MANAGEMENT: Build a Winning Team



• MARKETING: Certified Organics Grow It Better, Faster



• PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT: 6 Bad Mood Busters



• STRATEGY: Keep Your Winning Team Winning - Focus on Wellness

June 20 , 2008

NEW! GOVERNMENT AND REGULATORY:  PBA Tax Alert for Businesses on Stimulus Package - Professional Beauty Association
 
There is more to the Economic Stimulus Act than the rebates that most of us will be receiving this summer. Included in the Economic Stimulus Act are two provisions to help small businesses. These opportunities are only available in 2008, so if you want to take advantage you must act quickly. These provisions have not received as much press as the rebates have. But, overlooking these provisions could be a costly mistake. Here is what you need to know to take advantage of the new law.
 

LEADERSHIP:  10 Rules for Effective Brainstorming
- fastcompany.com
 
From the outside, a brainstorming session may look chaotic; in fact, it has its own discipline. If this is not adhered to, people might have fun, but they will not produce ideas worthy of their time.

LOYALTY:  Keep Customers Coming Back in Any Economy
- usatoday.com
 
There are all sorts of things that go into the small business success equation — having sufficient capital, good locations, great employees, customer service, and so on — the most important thing is that successful businesses are great at doing that thing they are hired to do.

MANAGEMENT: Build a Winning Team - cnn.com
 
The first step to building the right team for your business is to assess what types of workers and skills you need to be successful. Whether your business succeeds or fails depends more on the quality of employees you hire and less on the product you’re selling or the service you’re providing, says Paul Gibson, vice president of human resources at Mattamy Homes. Before you begin the hiring process, carry a notepad with you as your perform your daily tasks and record what you do, no matter how small or mundane… (read more online)

MARKETING:  Certified Organics Grow it Better, Faster
- marketingprofs.com
 
You know that building an efficient, cost-effective communications strategy includes e-mail. Learn how to build a healthy and viable e-mail subscriber list using the following four organic tactics: market, sell, promote, and educate.
 

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT :  6 Bad Mood Busters - divinecaroline.com
 
None of the activities on my list require money or much time. I’m not a psychologist or a life coach. And of course, these ideas are no substitute for regular exercise (a natural mood booster), getting enough rest, and eating well, etc. But maybe they can give you another way to see things when you would rather crawl back in bed.
 

STRATEGY:  Keep Your Team Winning - Focus on Wellness
- nypost.com
 
Wellness and physical fitness as an employee benefit? No matter the size of your business, focusing on employee health helps the bottom line –productivity, insurance costs, and more. that healthier employees are happier employees - and more productive ones. "People do a better job when they feel good about themselves," says Deborah Musso, director of Sea Change New York, a wellness company that works with firms around the city. "This is what companies are getting to understand."
 
 

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