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Thinking about driving for Uber? Tax planning for your new business
Upstate New York has finally joined the rest of the country and now allows ride-sharing companies to operate in the area. After much dispute, lawmakers agreed to a 4 percent sales tax on each fare for the state’s general fund, plus an additional 2.5 percent surcharge for workers’ compensation. Although Uber will handle collecting and […]
Viewpoint: The Economic and Moral Burden of Obesity
Obesity is weighing us down — physically and economically. Today, one in five U.S. deaths are associated with obesity, a rate three times higher than previously estimated, according to the American Journal of Public Health. As countries around the world adopt a Western diet, obesity is “jostling with armed conflict and smoking as a human
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various business, career, personal, and web/social-media tips: Leaders Should Earn Trust And Vice Versa http://www.ttmitchellconsulting.com/Mitchblog/leaders-should-earn-trust-and-vice-versa/ … #leadershipMitch Mitchell @Mitch_M Why branding is important when it comes to marketing: https://goo.gl/G5De65 http://fb.me/286ydVSm3PostNet NY135 @postnetsyracuse Acquire a Taste for Success: How to Get In the Bakery Business
3 Tips For When Company Culture Goes Awry
Frequent fliers may look back on 2017 is the year those supposedly “friendly skies” turned into “chaotic clouds.” The list of airlines in trouble seemed to grow by the day, whether it was cancelled flights that led to near riots, prize rabbits dying in the cargo hold, or roughed-up passengers who declined to be bumped
Considering starting a business in New York’s booming craft beverage industry?
Steps you can take to begin putting a business plan into motion Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently announced the launch of the Taste NY Inaugural Craft Beer Challenge, in which New Yorkers were invited to vote for their favorite New York craft brewery in celebration of their diversity, range, and quality. It began with nearly
22 Ways to Make Customers Feel Valued
The famed author, Thomas Merton, said we value people, not for who they are, but for their usefulness. This is the same mistake companies make with customers. They value them for their usefulness — for what they spend. Customers see it quite differently. As Gallup, Inc. researchers point out in commenting on the economy, “Consumers
Salamida quintuples distribution in three years
JOHNSON CITY — Yogi Berra was famous for his baseball prowess and for his malapropisms. The above quote is reputed to have been uttered on
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various business, personal, and social-media tips: Julie Briggs @JulieBriggsCNY Create a Blog That Converts:
Practicing Conscious Leadership
Conscious leaders are in it for the long haul. Their vision, strategies, and actions are aligned with timeless principles. Their vision is wide, deep, and
7 Tips for Small-Business Owners to Create a Website that Sells
Entrepreneurs everywhere are taking the time to evaluate the business choices they’ve made throughout the last year. As small-business owners, one of those tools is
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