Business

InternetPowered Postal Mail Helps Businesses Survive a Tough Economy

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:00:11 GMT

ARA In todays brutal economy its more important than ever for businesses to make every dollar count.Digital tools like email PDAs and accounting software help smallbusiness owners be more productive and cut costs. Unfortunately...

Business Phone Systems Made Easy

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:00:09 GMT

ARA Your phone system is the bridge between you and your customers. A professional system that is easy to navigate can make your business grow. What can hinder your business are angry customers who get lost in confusing phone systems that dont c...

Find the Right Phone System for Your Business

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:00:09 GMT

Tips for Buying the Best Metal Buildings

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:00:08 GMT

ARA Steel known for its strength and durability has been used in construction for many years. Today a hot modern building trend uses steel in new and exciting ways. Churches retail stores manufacturing plants sports arenas and offices are p...

Hot Construction Trend Steel Buildings

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:00:06 GMT

Franchise Live the Life Youve Always Dreamed Of

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:59:51 GMT

ARA Would you love to run your own business be your own boss and live the life youve always dreamed of? Have you considered a franchise opportunity? There are literally thousands of different types of franchises so how do you choose the best o...

Hair Care The Best Franchise Opportunity in Any Economy

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:59:57 GMT

Company Created in Recessionary Times Now On Top

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:00:05 GMT

ARA Back in the early 1990s Chad Hallock and four other young hungry entrepreneurs began the business that was to become Budget Blinds. Then like now the country was in a recession and times were tight.We were just 5 guys in the...

Todays Economic Times Ripe for Franchise Businesses

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:00:05 GMT

Need a Logo 8500 Designers are Standing by

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:00:10 GMT

ARA The famous Nike swoosh Coca Colas red and white logo and McDonalds golden arches when it comes to building business brand identity an image really is worth a thousand words. But you dont need the budget of a corporate gian...

Not a Project Manager You Still Need Project Leadership Skills

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:20:46 GMT

ARA Does your job entail taking the lead role in overseeing projects on a daytoday basis? If so youre performing project management even if you and your employer dont define your role as project manager.But whether you h...

Learn the Leadership Skills Needed for Project Management

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:20:46 GMT

Turn Your Phone Into a Virtual Office

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:00:05 GMT

ARA It used to be that only big companies with big budgets could afford the tools needed to create a virtual office environment. But now you can turn any office home or mobile phone into a virtual office by utilizing a tollfree number. nbsp;An...

Can Your Web site Handle Increased Holiday Traffic

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:00:17 GMT

ARA We all know the holiday shopping season officially kicks off on Black Friday the day after Thanksgiving when shoppers storm malls and retail outlets. But the first workday after the holiday weekend this year Dec. 1 has become renowned fo...

Is Your Web site Ready for Cyber Monday

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:00:08 GMT

Need a Logo 85000 Designers are Standing by

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:00:15 GMT

Get Great Graphic Design on a Budget

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:00:15 GMT

Expert Advice Equals Interactive Marketing Success

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:00:00 GMT

ARA By 2012 businesses will be spending nearly $61 billion every year on interactive marketing as they use the Internet to advertise their products and services. Utilizing interactive marketing can provide your brand with a powerful means to reac...

An Interactive Agency Can Boost Your Inhouse Marketing Capabilities

Mon, 3 Nov 2008 15:59:59 GMT

Make a Postage Meter Part of Your Daily Business

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:00:11 GMT

ARA The adage Time is money certainly means something at your small business where youre scrambling to get everything accomplished. You have a limited workforce plenty of work and a drive to reduce time spent on daytoday clerical duties.

Save Time with a Postage Meter

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:00:10 GMT

Better Credit for your Small Business

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:00:08 GMT

ARA Youve got a great idea and the capital and knowhow to make it happen. But entrepreneurial success also depends on something else many small business owners dont pay enough attention to: the business credit.Just as your person...

Learn From the Rich Pay Fewer Taxes

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:59:53 GMT

ARA The pain of 2008 taxes have passed so now is the time to start planning for next year. Make sure you are taking every legal tax break you deserve.Tax Saving Attorney Drew Miles J.D. has the strategies you need. He knows the ins...

How to Maximize Your Business Tax Deductions

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:59:53 GMT

ARA According to the Internal Revenue Service IRS a significant number of American businesses are paying excess taxes. Is yours one of them? Probably but its not like the IRS is going to clue you in. The agency brings in an estim...

Sales Pros Be Your Own Boss

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:59:57 GMT

ARA A good salesperson is hard to find. So you might think employers would go out of their way to reward highperforming sales people especially in industries like advertising that suffer the most when times get tough.Yet study after...

Big Income Low Entry Build Equity in Yourself

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:00:02 GMT

Making Your Walls Work for Your Business

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:59:51 GMT

ARA Appearances count especially when it comes to the impact your offices appearance has on the productivity of your staff and the opinions of your customers. Creating the right atmosphere in the workplace can boost creativity and build corpora...

Business Owners Lower Your Tax Bill By 10k

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:59:52 GMT

Is Your Business Providing You With Enough Tax Savings

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:59:51 GMT

Making Mailing Make Money Sense

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:00:11 GMT

ARA Working from home is the newest wrinkle on the American Dream. More people than ever are achieving the dream with about 4.2 million people working from home according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But with great flexibility comes even greater ...

The Simple Way to Offer Customers Online Bill Pay

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:00:20 GMT

ARA Cash may still be king for now but more consumers than ever before are choosing the convenience of online billpay over traditional means like checks or cash. If your small business doesnt offer customers online billpay convenience youll...

An 800number for Just 10 a Month

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:20 GMT

ARA Times have changed for small businesses. Previously only big companies with large budgets could afford the tools to create a professional established image of a large company. Now virtual phone systems with tollfree telephone numbers start...

The No 1 Way to Keep Capital Flowing

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:20 GMT

ARA Working capital is the lifeblood of small businesses and its more important than ever to keep that life source flowing in the current economy. Your business credit score is a key factor in your ability to get capital; it could mean the dif...

Save Money on Insurance for Your Business

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:20 GMT

ARA If you own a small or medium size business you know that you need insurance and plenty of it. Everything from property and casualty to business owner liability should be covered to protect you in the event of lawsuits loss or bankruptcy. So ...

Online Advertising that Doesnt Look Like Advertising

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:19 GMT

ARA When it comes to online advertising youve done it all: banner ads email blasts paid search even popups. Do you suspect theres some secret marketing online channel that you just havent yet discovered? Well there is and y...

How to Be an Online Spy and Use It for Sales Success

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:00:19 GMT

ARA People do business with people they like and trust. But in a world where attention spans are short and making a great first impression is imperative how do you build repartee with a new prospect or client? nbsp;You start to buil...

Business Programs Help Save on Car Rentals

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:00:19 GMT

ARA Businesses have various ways of saving money on staff travel but not all of them are popular with employees. Sharing hotel rooms with an office mate making workers pay for their own meals and taking public transportation to meetings can sav...

How to Hire a Winning Sales Team

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:00:19 GMT

ARA Theres a saying in the business world that youre only as good as your last hire. Keeping costs down and moving inventory are important but the biggest challenge facing your business may well be finding the right people to help keep the c...

Find a Local Accountant to Maximize Profits

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:00:19 GMT

ARA Choosing the right accountant can be the most important decision a small business can make. A good accountant is a valuable financial consultant. They can help you maximize your revenues and minimize expenses by uncovering key success factors...

Executives Save on Car Rentals without Sacrificing Style

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:00:19 GMT

ARA For busy corporate executives and entrepreneurs time is money. Every moment spent standing in line and filling out paperwork is time not spent making money for the business. Enrolling in a corporate awards program with a car rental company c...

Fund Your Business or Franchise with Your IRA

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:00:10 GMT

ARA Aaaah. Life without a boss or the fear of firings or layoffs. A life in which you are free to think outside the box and direct your own employment destiny. A familiar dream right? But how many of us when talking about our dream of selfempl...

Searching for Someone Heres an Easy Way to Find Them

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:00:21 GMT

ARA Wondering who lives in the neighborhood where youre considering buying a house? Want to make sure the babysitter youre thinking about hiring to watch your 2yearold doesnt have a criminal record? Or to confirm that the great guy you met a...

How to Find the Truth About Anyone

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:00:02 GMT

Spending Doesnt Improve Patients Perception of Care

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:00:25 GMT

Higher levels of spending on medical care dont improve patients perceptions of the care they receive according to researchers who conducted a survey of Medicare beneficiaries. Per capita spending on Medicare beneficiaries varies widely a...

US Web Site Helps Consumers Compare Hospitals

Thu, 22 May 2008 10:00:37 GMT

The first national print advertising campaign focusing on the quality of care in American hospitals was launched this week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The ads which began appearing May 21 in 58 major daily newspape...

Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure

Wed, 21 May 2008 18:00:30 GMT

Heart failure patients admitted to the hospital on Thursdays or Fridays have longer hospital stays than those admitted on other days of the week a new report found. Those admitted on Tuesdays have the shortest stays. Unlike heart...

1 in 4 Uninsured Are Eligible for Aid But Arent Enrolled

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:00:26 GMT

One in four Americans about 12 million people who dont have health coverage are eligible for Medicaid and the State Childrens Health Insurance Program SCHIP but arent enrolled a new report shows. The results were released Friday...

Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by SelfReferring Doctors

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:00:30 GMT

A growing number of privately insured patients in the United States are being referred for imaging scans and much of that increase is due to physicians who refer patients to their own facilities or machines a new study and commentary find. <...

Review Urges Aggressive MRSA Screening for Health Workers

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:00:26 GMT

In hospitals and other healthcare facilities with endemic methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSA aggressive screening of healthcare workers should be combined with other measures to help reduce infection rates new research suggests.

PatientControlled Health Records Could Change Future of Research

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:00:32 GMT

Increasing patient control of health records could dramatically change how medical research is conducted say Childrens Hospital Boston researchers. In a Sounding Board article in the April 17 issue of the New England Journal of Medicin...

Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:00:32 GMT
Your chances for surviving a cardiac arrest are 13.4 percent worse if you are admitted to the hospital on the weekend versus a weekday according to new research. Even after taking into account factors such as hospital size and location and...

Small Firms Shoulder Burden of Increasing Health Costs

Fri, 4 Apr 2008 10:00:28 GMT
The economic burden of providing health insurance for employees increased more for small U.S. businesses than for larger businesses from 2000 to 2005 but most small businesses have not stopped offering the benefit a new study finds. The ...

Majority of US Doctors Back National Insurance Plan

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:00:03 GMT
A majority of American doctors now support the concept of national health insurance which represents a shift in thinking over the past five years a new survey finds. Typically national health insurance plans involve a single federally ...

High Costs Force Third of Americans to Skip Needed Health Care

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:00:11 GMT
Onethird of Americans even those with health insurance say high costs force them to skip needed medical care a new survey shows. And onequarter of the respondents said they had serious problems paying for the care they needed whi...

Blacks in Poor Areas Less Likely to Be On Kidney Transplant Lists

Sat, 10 Nov 2007 09:05:12 GMT
Living farther away from transplant centers doesnt explain why black Americans with endstage renal kidney disease are less apt than whites to be placed on the kidney transplant waiting list researchers say. A team that analyzed dat...

Many Americans Dissatisfied With Their Medical Care

Thu, 1 Nov 2007 16:05:21 GMT
Although the United States spends more than twice as much on health care as other western countries many Americans say they are forced to forgo care because of costs experience more medical errors and say the healthcare system needs to be overhau...

Theater Classes Help Docs Bedside Manners

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 12:07:47 GMT
New evidence suggests that a bit of theatrics can help doctors become better caregivers. The finding is based on the experience of a small group of internal medicine residents who went through six hours of theater workshops and lectures led...

Hospital Markups on Care Toughest on Poor Study

Tue, 8 May 2007 19:01:44 GMT
In 2004 U.S. hospitals charged patients without health insurance and those who paid for care out of their own pockets an average of 2.5 times more for services than fees paid by health insurers and 3 times more than Medicareallowable costs a new ...

Health Insurance Beyond Reach of Many US Minorities

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:31:41 GMT
Hispanic and black workingage adults are up to three times more likely to lack health insurance than their white counterparts. Minority groups are also more likely to lack access to health care forego needed care and struggle with wither...

Language a Widening Barrier to Health Care

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:31:28 GMT
One of the biggest barriers to highquality health care for millions of U.S. residents has nothing to do with medicine. It has to do with language. Were looking at 50 million people in the U.S. 19 percent of the population who...

Strategies for Stretching Your HealthCare Dollar

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:30:35 GMT
When it comes to health care its not the uncomfortable needle pricks that Americans mind so much. Its the cost of medical care. Lately consumers have been feeling pinched when they visit the doctor or receive care at the hospital new g...

Millions of Dollars Wasted on Unnecessary Medical Tests Study

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:30:29 GMT
Unnecessary medical tests ordered during routine physical exams are costing the U.S. healthcare system millions if not billions of dollars each year a new study contends. And with those tests comes the gratuitous stress that such exams ...

Problems With Implantable Heart Devices Need More Public Airing

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:30:22 GMT
Although implantable cardiac devices are largely reliable the companies that make them need to communicate better with the government patients and physicians to make sure lifethreatening malfunctions do not go unnoticed. Those are the v...

Protecting Your Medical Privacy

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:30:14 GMT
As a patient youve probably scribbled your name on countless forms over the years. One of them is an acknowledgement that you have received a copy of your medical providers privacy policy. But do you have any inkling what that socalled ...

PayforPerformance Plans Now Common Among HMOs

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:28:54 GMT
Socalled payforperformance health plans are now common among commercial HMOs in the United States according to a Harvard School of Public Health study. These plans which pay health providers based on quality and cost measures have...

US HealthCare System Scores a D for Quality

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:28:22 GMT
The American healthcare system falls short of whats available in other developed countries a new report claims. After measuring 37 areas of quality the United States only garnered a score of 66 out of 100 according to a report issued W...

More Americans Paying Their Medical Bills With Credit Cards

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:26:44 GMT
More American families both with health insurance and without are sinking in a sea of medical debt and are turning to their credit cards as a lastditch lifeline to pay their bills a new report finds. The healthcare net is made o...

More Americans Struggle With HealthCare Costs

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:26:19 GMT
TUESDAY Dec. 12 HealthDay More Americans are forced to spend more of their family income on health care and more middleclass Americans are joining the ranks of those spending a disproportionate share of their budget on such expenses a new st...

Electronic Medical Records Proved Their Worth in Katrinas Wake

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:14:04 GMT
As the skies darkened over New Orleans the day before Hurricane Katrina unleashed her fury in August 2005 Scharmaine Lawson a nurse practitioner grabbed a Tshirt some underwear a toothbrush and her Palm Pilot and headed out of town.

Majority of State Medicaid Programs Plan PayforPerformance Standards

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:13:51 GMT
Almost 85 percent of states plan to have payforperformance programs for healthcare providers within five years says a U.S. study that also found that most current programs focus on womens childrens and adolescents health issues. Th...

Ads on Sexy TV Shows a Turnoff for Women

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:13:12 GMT
Advertisers may be wasting their money at least with female viewers when they place television ads in programs with a lot of sexual content British researchers say. Sex seems to have a detrimental effect on females recall for an adver...

How to Start the Day Right

Sun, 8 Oct 2006 19:56:20 GMT
ARA A lot of people swear they cant get their day going until they have that first cup of coffee but how fresh is the mug on your desk? Even if youve just poured the first cup of the day out of the machine not very. quot;Coff...

A Great Way to Enjoy Americas Favorite Snack Food

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:18:18 GMT
ARA If you were to venture a guess. What would you say was Americas original snack food? Was it peanuts crackers or popcorn?When Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1492 he noted that West Indian natives were wearing popcorn...

How An Individual Can Influence Big Business

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 15:18:16 GMT
ARA Wonder why the merchandise at your favorite discounter is laid out the way it is? Why most grocery chains put the produce section in the front of the store? Or why you can buy some brands of chips but not others in bulk? Those de...

eCOMMERCE COMPANY FALLS OFF BROKEN STOOL

Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:25:36 GMT
For the eCommerce merchant there are only three important things: site connectivity and payments. This really crystallizes the essence of what every eCommerce company must obtain if they expect to survive. Robert Fleming first voiced this to the...

Urbal and Nutritional Supplements Regulation Needed

Tue, 9 Aug 2005 09:22:53 GMT
An editorial by an Oregon Health Science University Casey Eye Institute researcher in the American Journal of Ophthalmology suggests herbal and nutritional supplements should be studied and regulated the same way as prescription medications. Curren...

Financial Planning is Like an Oil Change

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 13:03:16 GMT
Rather than following a regular maintenance schedule many people think about their longterm financial health mostly when they need to take care of a current life event: buying a house having children facing a medical emergency and so on.

Moms Are Headed to Familiar Retailers for BacktoSchool Shopping

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:25:17 GMT
According to a recent national survey conducted by InsightExpress sponsored by the Levi Strauss Signature brand more than half of moms shopping for their families backtoschool and fall fashion needs are more likely to shop at stores like Wal...

What You Need to Know About Selling on eBay

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 12:18:15 GMT
The Webs number one auction site generated $34.2 billion dollars in sales last year and if you didnt reap any of the profits youre missing out.Selling on eBay is a lot easier than holding a garage sale. You dont have to advertise or wa...

Psoriasis Cure Now Makes Final Push for Full Coverage

Thu, 28 Jul 2005 12:18:16 GMT
Psoriasis Cure Now a patient advocacy group based in our nations capital today launched a final push to ensure that the new Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit that takes effect January 1 will include coverage for the full range of effective pso...

Corporate America Looking for a Few Good Students

Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:04:15 GMT
A path that many of todays students are electing to take is expanding their knowledge outside the classroom through internships. According to a report published by the National Association of Colleges and Employers college graduates who have par...

Legislation to Prevent Minors from Using Indoor Tanning Equipment

Mon, 25 Jul 2005 10:33:25 GMT
The American Medical Association AMA supports enacting federal legislation to prohibit the use of indoor tanning equipment by anyone under the age of 18. The physicians passed new policy supporting federal legislation at their June 1822 annual mee...

Need Fund Development Advice

Fri, 1 Jul 2005 14:10:15 GMT
Many nonprofit associations struggle with grand ideas to serve more people and expand their operations. The major stumbling block usually occurs when they realize that their ideas cannot be supported by their current operating revenue. What is a mult...

Cosmetic Safety Legislation

Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:19:55 GMT
Concerned consumers will descend upon cosmetics counters at department stores across the nation this week to demand that major manufacturers including Avon Estee Lauder LOreal and Procter Gamble cease aggressive lobbying against cosmetic safety ...

Maine First State in Nation to Require Drug Companies Make Public Clinical Trials Harmful Side Effects

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:01:51 GMT
Maine has become the first state in the nation to pass groundbreaking legislation requiring pharmaceutical companies make public information about their clinical drug studies a law that will help ensure patients and doctors know about harmful side e...

How to Protect Your EndofLife Medical Decisions

Mon, 18 Apr 2005 17:13:42 GMT
In light of recent events many people are thinking about their own endoflife medical decisions and how to make sure they are honored. Harvard Medical Schools newly updated Guide to Living Wills and Health Care Proxies addresses just these issues....

Physical Therapists Seek Bipartisan Support for Medicare

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:36:40 GMT
The estimated 40 million Americans under Medicare are looking to Capitol Hill today as the US House of Representatives reintroduced legislation to allow them to have direct access to a physical therapist without obtaining a physician referral as perm...

Meatpacking Industry Violates Human Rights Cornell

Tue, 8 Feb 2005 10:23:54 GMT
consistently violates basic human rights. That is the conclusion of a Cornell University labor law expert in a report for Human Rights Watch.In sum the United States is failing to meet its obligations under international human rights standard...