January 29, 2011 - Ad Watch: Accenture scores with sheep graphic
Oregon Small Business Association, Accenture is a business consulting firm who deserves our ad of the month for their simple yet effective ad promoting their business advice services.
January 28, 2011 - Oregon job growth pulling ahead of nation
California Lutheran University, CLU Center for Economic Research & Forecasting Bill Watkins While the NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research), the arbitrators of recession start and end dates, declared the United States recession officially over in June 2009, the country has only recently generated positive job growth, weak positive job […]
January 27, 2011 - What Obama’s speech means for business
President Obama on Competitiveness: Impacts on Business By Bill Conerly, Conerly Consulting, Businomics The President’s State of the Union message spent a good deal of time on competitiveness, and rightfully so. So let’s talk about what business can expect from efforts to improve the nation’s competitiveness. SOU To begin, the […]
January 26, 2011 - California: Worker E-mails not protected — not even with a lawyer
By Tony DeCristoforo Stoel Rives LLP, Oregon Law Firm A clear and comprehensive computer policy is an essential component of any employee handbook. Last week, a California appellate court ruled that when such a policy is in place, an employee who uses the company computer to e-mail her attorney about […]
January 25, 2011 - Property Tax Appeals Draining Cities and States
Property Tax Appeals Draining Cities and States By Oregon Small Business Association As Americans watched the real estate market decline 30.5 percent below the April 2006 peak, according to the 20-city S&P/Case-Shiller index , many homeowners decided to appeal their property tax rate. Property owners are appealing their taxes by […]
January 24, 2011 - Top 20 Oregon business complaints by industry
Top 20 Oregon business complaints by industry By Oregon Better Business Bureau, Top Complaints 1. Auto Dealers – New Cars 2. Auto Dealers – Used Cars 3. Identity Theft Protection & Prevention Services 4. Photographic Equipment & Supplies – Retail 5. Video Tapes Discs Sales & Rentals
January 23, 2011 - Restaurant tip pooling now legal in Oregon
Restaurant tip pooling now legal in Oregon By Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association, Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association (ORLA) has achieved a big management victory for table service restaurants. Employers can now require servers to participate in a tip pool that redistributes some of their tips to the back of […]
January 22, 2011 - 35% Health Care Tax Credit is a sham
35% Health Care Tax Credit is a sham by Greg Galdabini By U.S. Chamber of Commerce The House was smart to pass legislation this week repealing the health care reform law enacted last year. The law is so flawed and complex that even a provision as seemingly beneficial to small […]
January 21, 2011 - Tax Day moved to April 18th in 2011
By Oregon Small Business Association; The IRS has moved Tax Day from April 15th to April 18th for 2011. The move is due to a holiday celebrated in the District of Columbia known as Emancipation Day. Emancipation Day falls on April 16th (a Saturday) but will be observed on April […]
January 20, 2011 - Oregon vs. other states on migration (Chart)
By Patrick Emerson Oregon Economics Blog . From United Van Lines comes their annual report on whom they moved and where. It turn out that Oregon is still a top state in terms of net in-migraton. Given that United Van Lines customers probably skew wealthier and more educated (and perhaps […]