Stimulus offers breaks for business
While nearly two-thirds of the newly adopted $787 billion economic stimulus package represents spending programs, the other third (about $288 billion) offers tax breaks...
Stimulus bill contains business tax breaks
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series on the stimulus law by members of CBIZ Tofias and Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C....
SBA nominee Mills likely to favor clusters
Karen G. Mills has some thoughts on growing regional economies. For the past several years, as chair of Maine Gov. John Elias Baldacci’s Council...
Mantuano headlines ‘Dinner of the Decade’
“It will be like cooking with a big Italian family – lots of yelling!” laughed Chef Tony Mantuano on the telephone.
The award-winning Chicago...
Family businesses have traits to survive
The stock market has tanked. Retirement funds are even worse. Things look bad, but there is a bright side for family firms. Resiliency, optimism...
Enter competition with a warrior’s mindset
“Competition is healthy!”
“There is plenty of room for everyone!”
Huh? Who the hell ever said that? No one from New Jersey!
The truth is most people...
Value the family business to trim taxes later
The current economy may be the perfect climate to transfer family business interests in furtherance of succession-planning goals. The federal estate tax exemption has...
Products to simplify business
New products, services, Web sites and solutions of all kinds for small business are constantly coming across my desk. Here is a quick list...
Executive job-seeking takes more than e-mail
Even in the best of times, seeking the “perfect job” is never easy. In these turbulent economic times, it is even more challenging to...
Put your memory to work
Little Johnny, a sixth-grader, came home with a report card that was all D’s and F’s. His father asked for an explanation. “I can...