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Can You Delay Payday If Cash Flow Is Tight?

How much a Web site costs to build depends on how much you want it to do.An extra day or two of breathing room might seem helpful to balance cash...

Human Resources & Personnel Management

Can You Avoid a Layoff with Work Sharing?

In these uncertain economic times, you never know when your business might encounter rough waters. Everything from suffering lackluster sales to...

Resumes & Curricula Vitae

How Do I Hire Top Candidates?

Be on the lookout for high performers, and be ready and able to hire quickly when you find one.

Human Resources & Personnel Management

Offer Letters: Preserving At-Will Employment Status

The benefit of long-term employment relationships cannot be overstated. Corporations that recognize the value and contribution of their employees...

Human Resources & Personnel Management

Avoid the Top 10 Résumé Mistakes

The key to effective résumé writing means being certain that yours is free of the common errors that many employers complain that they see made...

Working Hours & Patterns

10 Tax Tips for the Self-Employed

Technology and the ease of telecommunication have prompted more consultants, coaches, contractors and freelancers to take business matters into...

Working Hours & Patterns

Build Employee Loyalty with Alternative HR Benefits

Creative alternatives to standard HR benefits, such as flex schedules or free health club memberships, help keep employees satisfied and less...

Working Hours & Patterns

Should You Hire Temps to Try Them Out for Permanent Jobs?

Not only does using a temp allow your company to "try before it buys," it also allows temps to see if they like your office environment and the...

Human Resources & Personnel Management

Managing a Staff of Older Employees

Ignoring a significant age difference between you and your older employees may work for a little while, but eventually you'll need to address this...

Human Resources & Personnel Management

How to Write Your Performance Self-Review

More and more companies are adding self-reviews to the mix of employee evaluations, but many employees are unsure where to begin.

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Business News

Earl threatens East Coast with weekend pounding

Hurricane warning issued for Mass. as East Coast braces for weekend pounding by Earl

Gulf oil platform explodes, burning off La. coast

Coast Guard: Offshore oil platform in Gulf of Mexico explodes, all 13 crew accounted for

Stocks edge higher after jobs, housing reports

Stocks inch up after pending home sales, factory orders rise and unemployment claims dip

Burger King agrees to $3.26B buyout by 3G Capital

3G Capital to acquire Burger King for $24 per share, or $3.26 billion