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Employer Assisted Housing-Meeting Employer Needs and Unlocking Doors to Homeownership For Employees

What is Employer Assisted Housing (EAH)? EAH is an employer-provided benefit that meets important business goals while helping employees achieve homeownership. An EAH plan can be easily customized to meet the unique needs and circumstances…

Entrepreneurial culture thrives in Treasure Valley (Boise, ID)

So, the idea is to attract a bunch of smart, educated people to an area and new companies will automatically sprout. Right? Wrong. Julie Howard- The Idaho Statesman “It´s not necessarily that just because you…

Getting Good Advice Counts for Start Ups is essential- The value of advisory boards

The last article on Advisors stimulated a significant amount of discussion to warrant at least one more shot at the topic. The feedback was mainly, “that’s great but how do you effectively make an advisory…

How to Value a Company That Has No Revenues Yet?

The books on how to prepare a business plan usually prescribe a discounted present value of cash flows approach to valuing a start-up business. By Dr. Carey Curtis, ACE-Net Volunteer Entrepreneurs develop a three-to-five year…

From Filing to Finance- A free business workshop sponsored by Secretary of State Bob Brown- (various locations)

Does business have you baffled? Then join me, Secretary of State bob Brown, at From Filing to Finance, a free workshop designed to take some of the mystery out of launching, organizing, and financing a…

MATR Roundtable-The Press, PR And Entrepreneurs- Jonathan Weber- Editor-in-Chief Of The Industry Standard Tuesday 7/2/02 4:30PM -Missoulian

MATR is pleased to host Jonathan Weber in an interactive discussion on the Press, Public Relations, Tech marketing and how entrepreneurs can best utilize these powerful tools to achieve success. Jonathan Weber- Executive Vice President,…

The Impact of Venture Backing-Recipients’ Sales, Spending Top Traditionally Funded Firms’

Companies backed by venture capital generate twice the sales, pay three times the federal taxes and invest far more heavily in research and development as their traditionally financed counterparts, according to an industry study to…

IRS says employer can help workers with health costs

WASHINGTON (AP) – Money provided by employers for their workers’ out-of-pocket health costs will not be subject to taxes, the Internal Revenue Service said in a ruling that could clear the way for more companies…

Best Practices, Change Management: All or Nothing

CHICAGO – Some organizations tout that they are striving to be world class, yet they pay mediocre salaries and expect to attract only the "top" employees. Something doesn’t add up, writes Jim Carlini in this…

Would-Be Entrepreneurs Seek Help With Right Business Ideas

Tired of working for the man? But not sure what business you should start? You’re not alone. Many people feel strong entrepreneurial urges but don’t know where to direct all that energy. "I don’t want…