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For Small Businesses, a Lack of Affordable Child Care Stifles Growth
Most small businesses can't afford child care -- and it's affecting their ability to hire and keep talent.
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How Is Productivity Calculated?
Productivity measures the efficiency of a company's production process. It is calculated by dividing the outputs produced by a company by the inputs used in its production process. Common inputs are labor hours, capital and natural resources, while outputs are generally measured in sales or the amount of goods and serv
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How to incentivize your employees to make cost-effective health care choices
Even a great benefits plan won't serve your business to its full potential if your employees aren't using the tools provided to them. Employers have a wealth of opportunities to improve their business and their employees' experience if they adopt an innovative plan, but the efficacy of these tools rely on employee enga
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Interest Rate Forecast: Remaining Low Throughout 2020
Many of us forecasters have been expecting interest rates to rise, but we’ll have to wait another year for that to happen. The key issue is economic growth strong enough to push inflation up, or at least to make the Federal Reserve worry about inflation rising. The latest economic data have dashed hopes for strong econ
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Yellen outlines to Congress emergency measures on debt limit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Congress on Friday that she will start taking emergency measures next week to keep the government from an unprecedented default on the national debt, warning that a default would cause “irreparable harm to the U. S. economy and the livelihoods of all Americans.” In
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4 Ways Conversational AI Improves Customer Experience
In a race to secure their position in the competitive future, businesses embracing conversational AI can supercharge sales. Businesses that adopt
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5 Things to Do as Your Retirement Date Approaches
If you're among the nearly 5.6 million Americans who retire every year, here are five ways to make retirement easier.
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6 Financial Tips For Surviving COVID-19
As of April 23, 2020, NBC News reports 26 million Americans have already lost their jobs due to the pandemic. Despite this economic crisis, Dr. Anthony Fauci stressed that it is far too early to let up on social distancing. For many Americans, this means a broken budget. To prevent this short-term crisis from turning i
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6 Little-Known Perks of Filing Taxes Jointly
Welcome to a new year and a new tax season. For married couples, you have the option of filing separately or filing taxes jointly. Which route you
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Building a Home? This Could Be Your Biggest Budget Buster
When you build a home, your builder will give you an up-front quote for the cost of construction.