The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate. Here's the latest
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The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate. Here's the latest. The saga continues: On Tuesday evening, the Senate denied the democratic proposal to the JOBS Act, 55 to 44, five votes short of a necessary majority, delaying the ultimate vote by at least another day.
Read More »What’s Holding Up the JOBS Act?
The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate. Here's the latest.
Read More »What’s Holding Up the JOBS Act?
The bill passed in a landslide vote in the House earlier this month, but is stalling in the Senate.
Read More »How to Settle Employee Squabbles
The last thing you want to do is seem like you're taking sides. Here's how to handle interpersonal problems more gracefully. Dear Jeff, One of my employees complained about how another employee treats him.
Read More »Are Your Talent Management Practices Out of Date?
Face it: Job hopping is a new reality.
Read More »All-Hands Meetings: Friend or Foe?
The last thing we need are more meetings, but having a company-wide gathering will allow you to make sure that everyone is marching toward the same goals. I admit it, all-hands meetings are a tough one, especially if you’ve got a larger small business. At my company, VerticalResponse , we were once split between two floors in a building and didn’t have the luxury of space to get everyone together
Read More »Work burnout tied to stressed eating in women
Women who are fed up with their jobs may be more likely to turn to food for comfort in times of stress, according to a Finnish study.
Read More »8 Reasons To Choose A Startup Over A Corporate Job
Sure, a corporate gig might (initially) pay more than a startup and come with cushy benefits, but there are real, career-defining reasons to heed the siren song of a startup.
Read More »Feeling Old? 3 Ways to Lower Your Mental Age
Step 1: Get a mentor who's 10 (or more) years younger than you. See the other tips. A friend of mine came back from a national meeting of sales leaders in her industry and sent me a very frank and telling note.
Read More »My Conversation with Clinton
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Read More »What the JOBS Act Really Does for You
It will help more start-ups get out of the gate, but after that it's going to be messy. Yesterday the House passed the Jumpstart our Business Start-ups (or JOBS) Act, in a rare demonstration of bipartisan good feeling. The bill’s wide support (it passed 390 to 23) indicates just how well-loved start-ups are now in the popular imagination
Read More »4 Rules For an Effective ‘Thank You’
They are the two most powerful words a leader can use. Don't waste them
Read More »7 Steps To Getting Paid More And Promoted Faster
There are methods and techniques used by the highest-paid and most successful people in our society to get paid more money for what they do and get promoted faster to higher levels of authority and responsibility.
Read More »The Case for Hiring Veterans
Look beyond patriotism: Veterans' technical skills (and the tax breaks that come with hiring them) make vets great small business hires.
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