The sample safety policy in the attached file is designed to help you create a formal safety policy for your company. It contains the essential elements of a safety policy and is broadly written to cover a variety of workplace environments that pose differing levels of hazards. It can be edited and customized to meet the needs of your business.

The attached file contains a checklist for all the steps you should take before you start a new business. It's a "to do" list for starting a new business in much the same way that a grocery list is a "to do" for grocery shopping.

If qualified family-owned business interests (QFOBIs) make up more than 50 percent of your taxable estate, you may benefit from a special provision that can increase your total effective exemption from estate tax to $1.3 million.

President Barack Obama approved a $168 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, or the Economic Stimulus Package, this year. The stimulus package was created to help the US economy get back on track after recently being declared in a recession. As a small business owner, you may benefit from the Stimulus Package.

Long work days and not enough time to unwind will start to catch up with you after a while. It's easy and quick to help yourself feel rejuvenated and refreshed while at the office - while not straying from the tasks at hand.

A list of resources specifically organized to offer support and tools for women-owned businesses and female entrepreneurs.

The 10 "must-reads" for Small Business Owners.

Identity theft is a serious crime that occurs when your personal information is stolen and used without your knowledge to commit fraud or other crimes. Identity thieves rob more than 500,000 Americans every year and can result in devastating losses for the victims. Credit can be damaged, and fixing it can cost you hundreds of dollars and take hundreds of hours of your time, so it is very important to take as many precautions as you can to protect sensitive data about yourself. WBS outlinessimple steps to help protect yourself fromidentity theft:

Each employer in Idaho must keep a summary of the wage laws posted in a conspicuous place, in or about the premises where employees are employed, or in a place accessible to its employees.

The attached file contains a checklist for all the steps you should take before you start a new business. It's a "to do" list for starting a new business in much the same way that a grocery list is a "to do" for grocery shopping.

A cash disbursements journal is where you record your cash (or check) paid-out transactions. It can also be called a purchases journal or an expense journal.

Your business may have already been impacted by the spring and summer outbreaks of 2009 H1N1 influenza. The CDC anticipates more communities may be affected and/or more severely affected this fall and winter than were in the spring and summer of 2009. The

Regardless of the size of your business, if you have any employees you must display posters that inform employees of their job safety rights. Spanish and English copies of these posters (OSHA 3165 and 3167) are available at the OSHA web site.

Your business may have already been impacted by the spring and summer outbreaks of 2009 H1N1 influenza. The CDC anticipates more communities may be affected and/or more severely affected this fall and winter than were in the spring and summer of 2009. The

You’ve built a Web site, and you’re getting a decent amount of traffic. Now it’s time to make some money! We’ve compiled seven ideas on how you can turn a profit from your Web site, or at least make it pay for itself.

WordPress is one of the most commonly used blogging tools on the Web today. It’s a powerful , open source publishing platform with an administrative interface that doesn’t require a lot of experience to use—making it one of the more attractive blogging opt

The attached file contains a checklist for all the steps you should take before you start a new business. It's a "to do" list for starting a new business in much the same way that a grocery list is a "to do" for grocery shopping.

When battling liens against you, it's important to note that lien stripping is not available for a lien secured solely by a personal residence. This provision was added to the bankruptcy law in 1994.

Every business owner should develop a written guideline that sets forth the business's marketing strategy. This document is used to judge the appropriateness of each action that the business takes. If a company has to take an action that is off-strategy, it may indicate a temporary emergency action prompted by competition or other factors beyond normal management control. Or it may indicate the need to change or revise the company's marketing strategy.

The 10 "must-reads" for Small Business Owners.

Let's say your small business can handle only one or two manufacturing processes, giving it a limited core competency. How can you succeed in doing business with the federal government or prime contractors? Well you may want to consider joining a flexible network of manufacturers.

Your business may have already been impacted by the spring and summer outbreaks of 2009 H1N1 influenza. The CDC anticipates more communities may be affected and/or more severely affected this fall and winter than were in the spring and summer of 2009. The