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• Illinois Fair Tax vs. Flat Tax: The Illinois Outmigration Myth - 9/14/2020 - Opponents of the Illinois Fair Tax say people will leave Illinois if the Fair Tax passes. In fact, the opposite is true: people will leave Illinois if the Fair Tax doesn't pass.

• Turing Raises $14 Million in Seed Funding as VCs Embrace All Things Remote - 9/14/2020 - Capitalizing on venture capital fund interest in pandemic-relevant businesses, Turing.com will offer an automated platform that makes it easy to hire and manage remote software engineers.
• Illinois Fair Tax vs. Flat Tax: Robber Baron Ken Griffin Enters the Picture - 9/4/2020 - Breaking news! Billionaire who made his money at the expense of the little guy advocates for Illinois flat tax system that takes advantage of the little guy.
• Illinois Fair Tax vs. Flat Tax: Fair Tax Is Good for Business - 8/31/2020 - In November, Illinois residents will vote on whether they want to embrace the Illinois Fair Tax. This will be a net positive for businesses across the state, many of which are struggling during the current Covid pandemic.
• Extent of PPP Loan Fraud Continues to Amaze - 8/31/2020 - Yachts, Rolex watches and luxury sports sedans have allegedly been paid for with fraudulently acquired proceeds from the government's PPP coronavirus relief program for struggling organizations.
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• Recovering Laptops From Employees During the Covid Pandemic - 9/2/2020 - The coronavirus pandemic is creating a new challenge for IT departments, which are charged with recovering laptops from remote employees. In 2020, over 9 million company-owned laptops will need to be recovered from employees in the US, and it's not as easy as you might think.
• Troubleshooting Work from Home Video Conference Meeting Tech Issues - 8/30/2020 - The Covid-19 pandemic has made people realize how important it is to have a good work from home (WFH) tech setup. If you're having problems with WFH videoconference meetings, this WFH tech checklist will come in handy.
• Big Data Still Is Not Fast Enough - 8/29/2016 - Big Data needs to be faster. Fortunately, new hardware and a new memory-centric distributed storage system may kick things up a notch.
• Simple Steps for Verizon to Fix Call Forwarding Hacks - 8/11/2016 - It seems that hackers can forward a Verizon cell phone easily and with impunity. But Verizon could easily minimize the damage with these three simple initiatives.
• Artificial Intelligence Goes Mainstream - 6/16/2016 - There can be no doubt that artificial intelligence (AI) is out of the laboratory and is now making its way into myriad aspects of daily life. But how will it affect your business?
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• Tappity completes $1.3M seed funding round - 12/29/2020 - Based in Palo Alto, Tappity hopes to make its app the go-to destination for anyone who wants to teach kids about science.
• Illinois Fair Tax vs. Flat Tax: Flat Income Taxes Are Racist - 10/5/2020 - The current Illinois flat tax is racist, in the sense that it systematically transfers wealth from people of color to wealthy Illinois residents, who tend to be white. If you are against racism, you must be for the Illinois Fair Tax. Here's why.
• Illinois Fair Tax vs. Flat Tax: Five Benefits of Passing the Fair Tax - 9/1/2020 - Illinois should amend its constitution to get rid of the flat tax and embrace the new Illinois Fair Tax. We explain why and discuss five key benefits of passing the Fair Tax.
• Dealing with Employee Mobility During the Pandemic - 8/31/2020 - In the Covid-19 pandemic era, employees are feeling the power to relocate. If they're going to work remotely, why not move out of state to the place they've always wanted to live? While that's great for employee quality of life, it's creating serious headaches for HR and finance departments.
• Impact of the Pandemic on Venture Capital Funding - 8/27/2020 - For companies that have raised venture capital or are seeking venture capital, these are interesting times. The Covid-19 pandemic has entrepreneurs asking some very important questions.
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• Franchisor Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit - 9/1/2020 - A McDonald's franchisor in Florida earlier this month agreed to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
• Franchises Want Additional Coronavirus Relief But White House Says No - 8/29/2020 - As Congress remains stonewalled on a coronavirus relief package, and President Trump politicizes the issue, many franchisors are worried that relief may come too late.
• What Are the Barriers to Franchising in Cuba? - 7/7/2016 - In 2014, President Obama announced that the U.S. would chart a course toward normalizing relations with Cuba. The business community saw the move as an opportunity to expand into a market that has been untapped for more than half a century.
• The Risks and Rewards of Having Multiple Franchise Locations - 2/8/2016 - Multi-unit franchising is more appealing than ever. But entrepreneurs are discovering that there's a big difference between operating a single unit and multiple locations.
• Why the Franchise Sector Continues to Hold the Lead in Job Growth - 12/10/2015 - The franchises sector again outpaced the U.S. economy for job growth in November. What are franchises doing right and what does it mean for your small business?
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• Illinois Fair Tax vs. Flat Tax: How Illinois Counties Will Benefit - 9/2/2020 - Everyone in Illinois who makes $250,000 or less will benefit from the Illinois Fair Tax. We take a look at how things shake out on a county-by-county basis.
• Politicizing US Postal Service Threatens Small Businesses and Direct Marketing - 8/31/2020 - Small businesses rely heavily on the US Postal Service to collect checks, send out shipments and deliver direct marketing materials. Leave the postal service alone, please.
• Illinois Fair Tax vs. Flat Tax: Small Business Impact - 8/28/2020 - As Illinois prepares to vote on the Fair Tax in November 2020, moving away from an archaic and discredited flat tax method to a graduated tax system, there has been substantial debate over what behavioral impact will result from the change.
• Marketing Strategies for a Pandemic - 8/28/2020 - Marketing during a pandemic isn't something they trained us for. But the fundamentals of marketing will let us make it through this to better days ahead.
• 2017 Marketing Budgets: It's Time to Get Started - 9/6/2016 - Preparing your 2017 marketing budget isn't something you should procrastinate on. Start the process now to ensure you create a good marketing budget.
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