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Part of me is always on the lookout for words, phrases, or situations I might use in a cartoon.

After so many years it’s not even a conscious thing anymore. It’s just always there below the surface, and occasionally something trips my cartoon radar and I jot it down.

I remember hearing a business story on the radio and the phrase “costs are skyrocketing” popped out at me. It’s so common that you generally ignore it, but “skyrocketing,” when examined more closely, opens up a lotRead More

From Small Business Trends

Costs Are Skyrocketing

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What’s the buzz, tell me what’s happening? Here are some important guidelines for anyone interested in using Google Buzz in your marketing arsenal. Marketing Professor

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Small Business News March 11, 2010

Among the raft of recent proposals that President Obama announced during his State of the Union address was a plan to help Americans increase their retirement savings.

As reported by AP, the proposed package would guarantee all Americans access to a retirement plan through the workplace, increase tax credits to reward retirement savings, and increase regulation of 401(k) plans.

The proposal small-business owners will be most interested in is the ?automatic IRA.? The proposed program would require employers who don?t offer aRead More

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Automatic IRAs: What Would They Mean to Small Business?