Avoiding Chargebacks: Costumer Service is King
In the age of Internet businesses, there are more and more credit cards transactions and that means more chances for chargebacks. Chargebacks, unfortunately, are an unavoidable occurrence and many small business owners find them not only a nuisance to dispute but also they can have a negative effect on cash flow and merchant rates. The [...]
Small Bussinesses Maternity Leave: What to Expect When Your Employee is Expecting
There are two main laws that outline maternity leave laws: the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. While both are designed to protect the employee, small businesses owners—especially those with just a handful of employees—might wonder about their rights. The pregnancy of an employee and the period of time after the [...]
Small Steps to Prevent a Big Security Breach
With the recent news that superstore, Target, had the second largest credit card breach in history with more than 40 million credit and debit cards stolen between November 27th and December 15th, many business owners are looking at their own security measures. After all, if a large company like Target—one that spends million of dollars [...]
Doing Big Business on Small Business Saturday
Last year, consumers spent about 59.1 billion dollars on Thanksgiving weekend. That comes to an average of $428 per person and was 13% more money spent than in 2011. Big box retailers might have a strangle hold on the money spent both on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday, but there are some ways that small [...]
Shutdown the Government = Shutdown Small Business
As the government shutdown continues, small businesses maybe suffering the most. “The federal government is the largest purchaser of goods and services in the world,” says Kevin Baron of the FDL. According to the Central Contractor Registry (CCR), just about 355,000 small businesses are registered to work for the federal government. The shutdown means that a large chunk of the federal government’s [...]
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