The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 31, 2010

Salary and bonuses are taxed differently to dividends. If possible, get some advice from your accountant regarding the level of pay you plan on taking from the business. Research the going rate for CEOs in your industry. Learn about how your company structure affects pay. Don’t pay yourself too much or you will harm the company.

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Professional Assistant Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2007

Try following these 4 simple steps and you will find that your work performance will increase and hopefully, so will your salary! Remember that you are there to do your job because you have the skills and qualities that your manager hired you for. Don’t let your work performance suffer.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Here’s how to tell if your salary is sound. Do you earn what you should? Some entrepreneurs chronically pay themselves too little; others, way too much. Kelly the Intern: Angel investors and Green guidance : PROFIT’s crack researcher explains how to get notices by angel investors and where companies can get money for going green.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 29, 2010

Back in time I build my factory in China at nearly zero cost – steal building, low salaries and no debt, in depressed market this is the way to survive and succeed. It was always uncontrolled growth without thinking that there is a million in company overhead every month. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Energage

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Banks were already viewed with suspicion prior to the 2008 collapse, but what they lacked in reputation they made up for in swashbuckling excitement and dizzying bonuses. For a direct comparison look no further than Financial Services, whose reputation is now slightly higher than that of the pharmaceutical firms (see Fig 1).

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

You might have interest income, rental income, and investment income along with your business income or salary. She is the former Treasurer for the International Virtual Assistants Association serving on their Board of Directors for the term 2005-2008. Make a list of all of your sources of income (not just business) in a spreadsheet.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Stefan Justine Curtis Said on May 1st, 2008 at 3:11 pm What a great idea for a multi-lingual virtual assistant. Wine Aerator Said on July 28th, 2008 at 11:29 am The business growth is extremely necessary. The average salary in her country is $200-$300/month. This is a great idea and I’ll certainly suggest it.

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On The Job

APRIL 13, 2009

For one reason, you may not like doing without all the corporate-world goodies (including the salary), and for another, a small employer may not want you. A recent survey by Network Solutions and the University of Maryland found that of 1,000 small businesses surveyed, 69 percent made a profit in 2008. Not want you?

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Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

This panic arrives the moment we realize we’ve strayed too far from the paycheck mothership and feel compelled to run back to the salaried womb. When the 2008 financial crisis hit, Tel Ganesan, founder of IT and software company Kyyba Inc., Congratulations! The act of starting a business demands this initiation from every entrepreneur.

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Success

AUGUST 10, 2021

You launched this side hustle in 2017 but recently left your salaried job to take this business seriously. . But you also like the lifestyle that your salary pays for: weekly dinner and drinks… lease payments on your Audi… the waterfront condo. Option 4 : Stay at the bank until your business can replace your salary dollar-for-dollar.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 3, 2010

  It was also a key factor in our 2008 forecast that the number of small businesses would increase during the recession - a forecast that met with a lot of skepticism but proved correct (OK, I admit to patting ourselves on the back on this one).  Cheaper, too, because with flatter organizations, less management is involved.

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Success

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The hotel relaunched in fall 2022 with a new interior design scheme and an even stronger socially conscious mission: It now provides housing for the hotel’s 300 employees, with a small percentage of their base salaries taken out of each check to cover the housing costs. It’s not about just listening to your customers.

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Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

A big, inspiring “why” propelled Justine Flynn and her co-founders to launch their company, Thankyou, in 2008. A successful sales executive, Webber found herself increasingly dissatisfied with her work in the tech industry despite its secure salary and lucrative annual bonus. With Tracey, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

JANUARY 13, 2009

I have asked for a raise however, but it was after I considered a move somewhere else and wasnt sure I wanted to go, so gave my employer a chance to match the new salary and they did. Business Writing Guidelines for 2008 C or cc or copy? Training On-line 10 Things = Frustration "Mom, I'm sick!"

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Laughing all the Way to Work

DECEMBER 5, 2015

In 2008 I took a job as an Executive Assistant and Corporate Secretary to a non-profit corporation. As I was leaving his office his parting comment was that no salary, no pension, no job was worth your health. This position was certainly different than anything I had ever done.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 11, 2014

I make an incredible salary so when I tell my husband and friends I want to explore other avenues, they think I'm crazy. I also thought about money, salary negotiation, and how I was spending my time. I have no idea what salary you make, but whatever it is, it must be above the norm or at least a lot considering how little work you do.

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Success

AUGUST 11, 2021

So although more money doesn’t necessarily make you happier (see the discussion of salaries below in “Happiness Roadblocks”), more happiness just might make you more money. And according to a 2008-2009 survey of 450,000 Americans led by Kahneman, personal well-being did increase as income increased—but only to a point.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows customer satisfaction dropping to a level on par with the recession of 2008. This cuts down on the overhead; no more expensive medical or life insurance coverage required, pensions, paid holidays or high salaries.

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) shows customer satisfaction dropping to a level on par with the recession of 2008. This cuts down on the overhead; no more expensive medical or life insurance coverage required, pensions, paid holidays or high salaries.

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Eat Your Career

JULY 12, 2010

An article written by Jim Welch appeared in Workplace magazine , March 2008 and stated definitively that “the number one reason people leave jobs is because they fail to connect with their bosses as leaders and as people.” Paralegals salary August 16, 2010 | 10:55 pm I agree with you about not being able to Complete separation work from home.

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