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Key Business Objectives and Challenges among Mid-Market Manufacturing Companies

During the first quarter of 2011, NetSuite conducted a survey on the state of business within the mid-market manufacturing industry. The majority of respondents reported significant optimism for growth in the future. More than 75% believe their business will improve in the

Federal government misses small business contract goal – again

By Jose Pagliery @CNNMoney NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — For the sixth year in a row, the government has missed its goal to award 23% of all federal contract dollars to small businesses. On Tuesday, the Small Business Administration reported that federal agencies

What the SCOTUS Healthcare Ruling Means For Your Business

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5zU1y_0Geo There’s been a lot of commotion recently over the upheld health care mandate – some say it will destroy the economy, while others say it’s a dawn of a new era of equal access for American healthcare.  Neither is

What Were They Thinking: The Banana Bunker Hits the Market

In an age of Snuggies, pet rocks, and bacon flavored sundaes, one has to wonder if businesses are actually being attentive to their customers’ needs or are just looking to make headlines in order to further their marketing efforts and

Intro to eRequester: Web Purchasing and Expense Software for MAS 90/200

eRequester is an e-procurement system designed to manage internal purchasing and payment processes from start to finish (you can actually learn more about this new service by attending our free webinar later in June). eRequester helps create and manage purchase

Schweddy Balls – Clever Marketing or Comedic Failure?

I’m not sure what most of you think of when you hear the phrase “schweddy balls”, but I know that for me, it’s not ice cream, let alone “Fair Trade vanilla ice cream with a hint of rum that’s loaded

The Month’s Hottest Employment Law Stories in Review

New NLRB Notice – Unless challenges are successful, most of you have yet another mandatory poster in your very near future.  The NLRB issued a final rule on August 25, requiring subject employers to post a notice effective November 14,

Online Sales Tax: The New Reality

As reported on Geek.com: “38 states and the District of Columbia agreed on a uniform means of collecting an online sales tax. It seems that some online retailers have recognized this agreement and have begun to collect sales tax on

Predictably Irrational: Social Norms vs. Market Norms

Yesterday I talked about Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational and discussed the hidden messages many companies send us in order to sway our decisions.  Mr Ariely also discusses intricacies involving social norms vs. market norms.  The most vivid way to define

Tell Your Customers What to Buy – They Want You To!

As you may have heard, we had some massive storms this weekend around here. So I took advantage of a rainy Saturday and read “Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces that Shape Our Decisions” by Dan Ariely.  A quick read and

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