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April is Financial Literacy Month

Business - Channel Feed -- April is Financial Literacy Month, and Bizzia wants to do its part to help raise awareness. In addition to some great giveaways (be watching for these later this month), there will be a number of informative posts, tips on increasing your financial literacy and book reviews. Financial literacy is important Recent events have propelled financial literacy to the forefront of our national consciousne...     04-02
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April Fool’s Day Finance Posts

Business - Channel Feed -- One of the fine traditions around the world, in various media, is the April Fool’s news report. Naturally, this has translated to the Internet, where it is possible to find a plethora of fake reports and posts about things that aren’t really happening. The world of personal finance has its own jokesters as well. Here are some of the personal finance highlights from April Fool’s Day 2009:The Death ...     04-02
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AARP Spelling Bee

Business - Channel Feed -- AARP today announced a national call for entries for its 14th annual AARP National Spelling Bee. Open to anyone age 50+ with the exception of previous winners, contestants will test their spelling skills against some of the best spellers in the country as they compete for more than $1,000 in gifts and prizes. The national event will be held June 20, 2009 in Cheyenne, Wyo., and online registration ...     04-02
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Major Rebrand: Nigeria’s Efforts

Business - Channel Feed -- I’ve been postponing a blog post about Nigeria’s rebranding effort because I didn’t want to get into political speak that I couldn’t handle. With articles flooding my inbox still, I figured I’ve waited enough. But rather than engage in a conversation that I might not have the political know-how (or even geographic know-how) to keep up with, here are some bits and pieces culled from the articles fo...     04-02
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Know Better, Do Better, Avoid Charity Scams

Business - Channel Feed -- I was talking to an older family member last week about some of the work I do in the community. “Charity, charity, charity,” she said. “It’s all one big scam.” How cynical, right? This morning I read about a *yet another* scam charity.The SEC today charged John H. Min of Tacoma, Washington, and his company Dime Financial Group LLC with collecting over $6 million in a fraudulent investment scheme t...     04-02
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MicroBusinesses Are Vital to Future

Business - Channel Feed -- The very small business - with fewer than 5 employees and initial capital of $35,000 or less - is the heart of business in the U.S. and the world and it is the future of free enterprise and entrepreneurship.  Often referred to as a microenterprise or microbusiness, the very small business is tremendously important to the prosperity and growth of any nation.  Here is why very small businesses matte...     04-01
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Rich In The Military

Business - Channel Feed -- This is a guest post from Matthew R. Bader, 1st Lt USAF. Be sure to share your thoughts and perhaps express your gratitude for his service to our country in the comments. I think that I am rich. How can this be you ask? I am in the military, I am only 26 years old, I haven’t started my own business, I don’t work on Wall St, and I am definitely not featured on the cover of Forbes.     04-01
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Effective Managers Read Books

Business - Channel Feed -- One of the things that have helped me become and stay an effective manager is I never stop learning from other people’s successes and failures. I do that by reading a lot of blogs, and when I have time, I read (and listen) to books. If time is limited, I’m always looking for ways to find the best books, or at least get a new idea from what someone else got from a book. I’ve found reading other peo...     04-01
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April Fool’s Day Pranks for the Office

Business - Channel Feed -- April Fools Day is a day of fun, frivolity, and shenanigans for many folks around the world. While there are many things you can do to prank someone, here are 5 of my favorites you can do in the office. Prank phone call – Have someone play a police officer and tell them they need to come down to the station for “something to important to discuss” over the phone. Fun with PC mice – Remove the mouse...     04-01
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Cardinal Health to Eliminate 1,300 Jobs

Business - Channel Feed -- Cardinal Health, a company in the health care field that employs more than 47,000 people, announced plans to eliminate 1,300 jobs. Approximately 800 of their workers will be laid off, while the rest of the job cuts will come out of a combination of normal turnover and a hiring freeze. The jobs being lost will be in the medical and clinical products unit. While the job losses will be felt in multip...     04-01
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Honda Slashes Salaries in the United States

Business - Channel Feed -- The automobile industry is having a difficult time during this global economic downtown - and it’s not just U.S. automakers. Honda, a Japanese automobile company, said that it will cut salaries for its workers in the United States and the rest of North America. Honda Showroom (Image: Flickr) In total, Honda employees more than 35,000 people in North America. In addition to cutting salaries, Honda ...     04-01
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Marketing in the Snow

Business - Channel Feed -- What does one of the world’s premier ski resorts do to attract visitors in this luxury-free economic environment?They lower the pre-sale price of their lift tickets to the lowest levels in over a decade.Starting today, Steamboat Springs resort in North-Central Colorado, will be offering passes at $879, the lowest level in nearly a decade. The new pre-season saving period is unique because pass hol...     04-01
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Honda Links Human Brain With Robot

Business - Channel Feed -- – Thoughts From Man Control Actions of Android – Officials at Honda Motor Company announced they have produced a breakthrough technology which reads “patterns of electric currents on a person’s scalp as well as changes in cerebral blood flow when a person thinks about four simple movements.” The experiment went horribly wrong when the researchers neglected to file down the sharp edges on the andro...     04-01
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Where to Look for Freelance Writing Jobs

Business - Channel Feed -- Freelance writing doesn’t have to be a solitary endeavor. Sure, building your career from nothing to something substantial–and lucrative–is satisfying, but there are also a host of blog networks, individual Web site owners, and companies who hire freelancers who will pay you to write for their sites. Where do you find such work? Here are just a few sources: •Problogger Job Board•All Freelance Writ...     04-01
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Compound Interest: Blessing and Curse

Business - Channel Feed -- Like so many things that have to do with money, compound interest is both a blessing and a curse — depending entirely on which side of the yield you are on. If you are on the receiving end of the yield, compound interest is a great blessing and a great way to grow your wealth. Unfortunately, if you are on the paying end, you already know how devastating and expensive compound interest can be. Simp...     04-01
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Facebook: New CFO And IPO Coming Soon?

Business - Channel Feed -- Today, Facebook announced that it is searching for a new chief financial officer. According to the Associated Press, Gideon Yu is leaving the company after serving as the head of finance for less than two years.  Photo by jaycameron, courtesy of flickr Mr. Yu had venture capital experience and also worked for Yahoo and YouTube before joining Facebook in July 2007. The company also said it was look...     04-01
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Walgreen Pulls WA Pharmacies in Protest

Business - Channel Feed -- Walgreen Co. announced this week that they’d be pulling nearly half of their pharmacies out of Washington in protest of the state’s  plan to change their drug reimbursement policies. Medicaid in Washington plans to insist that their patients use cheaper, generic drugs, rather than brand-name drugs, whenever equivalents are available. In turn, they’ll also cut the rate of reimbursement on drugs for...     04-01
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So Long to Home Biz Notes Readers

Business - Channel Feed -- It’s been only a few months since I took on Home Biz Notes, but I have enjoyed it tremendously.  But my own home business is taking off, and I need to devote more time to it.  In addition, I have been doing the daily Small Business blog on Bizzia, b5media’s business portal.  It’s time to move on. I have enjoyed learning about home businesses, writing about the joys and challenges.  I hope you enjo...     04-01
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Goodbye, Boomers

Business - Channel Feed -- I have been writing for Small Business Boomers for almost 18 months.  I feel I found a home here and cut my teeth, so to speak, on blogging.  But it’s time to move on. In February I started doing the daily Small Business section for b5media’s Bizzia portal, and I find myself torn between that assignment, Small Business Boomers, and Home Biz Notes. So today is my last day at Small Business Boomers....     04-01
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How Binding Are Employment Contracts?

Business - Channel Feed -- One of the first things you learn in business is that capitalism doesn’t work without a strong rule of law. How can business operate unless contracts are enforceable? In this time of great financial upheaval, we’re seeing contracts come under fire. In the wake of gigantic AIG bonuses, we’ve becoming ammenable to the idea of altering employment agreements. After all, it’s not fair to pay those bonu...     04-01
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