The Social Security Number Verification Service (SSNVS) allows you to match the name and Social Security number of employees you hire with Social Security’s records. Go to http://www.socialsecurity.gov/bso/bsowelcome.htm to use SSNVS. You have two options for using SSNVS: You can directly key up to 10 names/Social Security numbers at atime onto Social Security’s website with…
For those of you who use the EFTPS, this is apparently becoming more of a problem so be aware! If you don’t even know what the EFTPS is, you can probably skip this. ………IR-2006-116, July 19, 2006 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new e-mail…
It’s Friday; time for the Brag Basket. This is your chance to tell us about anything in your business. It feels good to brag, to let others applaud your accomplishments. Review your week in business. Then post a comment with your favorite success or most splendid experiment gone wrong. That’s what small business is all…
Energizing Young Entrepreneurs EYE*DEAS Talent Search From the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. The Center’s research in recent years has found that entrepreneurship is gaining serious interest as a way of engaging young people. Many communities and organizations are coming up with their own entrepreneurial solutions, and we are seeking to learn more about them. Between…
It’s Friday, and it’s time to treat yourself to a round of applause. Simply choose one thing from your business this week, and brag about it in a comment. You can add your brag all through the weekend; no closing time! Why do we do this for you? So you will take the time to…
Would you believe that one-third of rural pharmacists are considering closing under new Medicare plan? I was shocked when I found this on the Center for Rural Affairs blog, where they picked it up from the Rural Blog at the University of Kentucky Institute for Rural Journalism. A survey of more than 500 community pharmacists…
All of us in the US have a role in advancing our competitiveness as a nation. The National Academies will convene leaders of industry, government, research, and education from around the country on September 28, 2006, to share knowledge and discuss ways to advance U.S. competitiveness.They will focus on education, research and innovation — action…
Isabel M. Isidro writes the PowerHomeBiz Small and Home Business Blog, a terrific resource for entrepreneurs and home businesses. One of the blog’s best features is a series of “Business Ideas” posts, each providing a set of resources and links related to starting a particular type of small business. Recent ones included starting a web…
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