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CNY TWEETS — SEPTEMBER 14, 2020
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, leadership, and career tips. SBA @SBAgovBREAKING: @SBAJovita announces kick-off for National Small Business Week. The virtual event, rescheduled from May due to the pandemic, will be held September 22-24. — Full press release: https://sba.gov/article/2020/sep/03/national-small-business-week-kick-september-22-24 — Learn more: […]
VIEWPOINT: How To Stop Toxic Leadership From Spreading A Virus In Your Company
Toxic workplaces sometimes start at the top. Difficult, abrasive leaders can create a culture of tension, fear, and abusive behavior at every organizational level. Those types of leaders may produce results, but their actions also lead to dysfunction and employee turnover. Ending the pattern of toxicity starts with companies recognizing red flags, coming up with new
VIEWPOINT: Amended Compensation Rule and Eligible Nonpayroll Costs for PPP forgiveness
VIEWPOINT On Aug. 24, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued guidance on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) pertaining to employee-owner compensation and nonpayroll costs eligible for loan forgiveness. Here is a rundown of the particulars. Payroll costs — owner-employee compensation The SBA stated that individuals with an ownership of less than 5 percent of
VIEWPOINT: Keeping Your Career Goals On Track, Even In A Remote World
VIEWPOINT Is remote work and a lack of face-to-face time with the boss derailing career advancement for ambitious employees? Possibly, but even when working from home, savvy individuals can find ways to demonstrate they possess what it takes to move up in the organization. We’re living in a world in which fear and doubt are
VIEWPOINT: Telemedicine is Here to Stay
The COVID-19 pandemic and mandatory shelter-at-home orders helped propel telemedicine to the forefront of health-care delivery. Many patient consumers are experiencing telemedicine for the first time and the majority of consumers are quite satisfied with this experience. It seems that phone and video-conferencing applications are a new norm and are here to stay when it comes
VIEWPOINT: Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way to Make a Difference
When the filmed version of “Hamilton” debuted on Disney Plus recently, it reignited interest in the widely acclaimed Broadway play about America’s “10-dollar founding father.” Along with its resurgence in the public consciousness came a fresh set of questions about the work’s portrayal of American history and Hamilton’s legacy. It is this idea of legacy —
VIEWPOINT: Are Your Favorite Companies Eco-Friendly? Even They May Not Know
VIEWPOINT Corporations around the world love To promote their environmental bona fides, touting their, at-times, Herculean efforts to minimize their carbon footprint. But desiring to be environmentally friendly and truly accomplishing that goal are two different things, as illustrated recently by Amazon’s acknowledgement that its carbon footprint grew 15 percent last year despite efforts to
CNY TWEETS — SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, leadership, and career tips. NFIB @NFIBThe quarterly Industry-specific #SmallBiz Economic Trends survey out today highlights construction, services, manufacturing, & retail. “Some industries are recovering faster than others, but there is still much work to be done.” — @NFIBResearch’s
SMALL BIZ SPOTLIGHT: Tom’s Natural Foods in Clinton transitions to new ownership
SMALL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT CLINTON, N.Y. — The community of Clinton has been the home of Tom’s Natural Foods (originally known as Whole Earth Natural Foods) at 16 College St. for almost 50 years. Any business with such a long run of success is undoubtedly going to reach a time for succession, where the owners are
VIEWPOINT: Use the “Pause Button” When Facing Difficult Decisions
All business activity is human activity. This simple yet profound reference, found throughout the book “Business Ethics” (De George, 2010), became a key touchpoint for my public-relations students at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications over the past several years, and is a mainstay in my work with CEOs and legal counsel throughout the
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