🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readDigital marketing is not a new phenomenon. However, new realities imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the importance of digital marketing for businesses. Basically, digital marketing revolves around using digital channels to advertise. Such channels include mobile devices, search engines, social media, websites, email, and others to help reach consumers. … Continue reading “How to Make the Most of Digital Marketing”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readNo surprise, but Americans are consuming and spending less since the coronavirus kicked in. Retail sales dropped to 8.7 percent in March, the largest month-over-month decline since the Census Bureau started tracking this data. Previously, the sharpest decline was less than half this – at 3.9 percent from October 2008 to … Continue reading “3 State Level Tax Hikes That Might Be Coming Due to COVID-19”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIf you’re anxious about sending your children back to school, you’re not alone. In fact, a recent poll from ABC News/Ipsos showed that 45 percent of parents don’t want their kids in the classroom at all. But whether your kids are in school or learning at home, there’s still plenty of … Continue reading “Five Ways to Manage Back-to-School Stress”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readThe New York Fed Staff Nowcast predicts a negative 14.3 percent (-14.3 percent) growth of real GDP for Q2 of 2020 and a positive 13.2 percent growth of real GDP for Q3 of 2020. Clearly, the Fed is expecting a rebound in the second half of 2020. This forecast, presented in … Continue reading “How Will the Market Price in Q2 Earnings?”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readLaw Enforcement Suicide Data Collection Act (S 2746) – This bill authorizes the establishment of a new Law Enforcement Officers Suicide Data Collection Program to be administered by the FBI. The program will gather data related to suicides and attempted suicides of current and former officers, as well as the wrongful … Continue reading “Relief and Funding for Human Rights, Emergency Aid, Cash-Flow Assistance and New Infrastructure Projects”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIt’s been nearly half a year since Americans first became widely aware of the coronavirus contagion within the United States. While for a brief month it looked as if we had the virus in hand, since then it has spread wildly out of control in many areas. People who did not … Continue reading “Borrowing From Your Retirement Plan: New CARES Act Rules”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAs part of a comprehensive strategy to cope with COVID-19 and reduce the risk of spreading it, developing a sanitation plan is a necessary tool that businesses can implement during the reopening process. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a thorough approach for cleaning and disinfecting. The first thing … Continue reading “How to Develop a Sanitation Plan for Employee and Customer Safety”
🖨 Print⏱ 2 min readRecently, the IRS Commissioner testified before the Senate Finance Committee, sending the message that the IRS is committed to catching intentional tax evaders. There was no ambiguity in the message of his testimony to Congress; he noted that under his watch, the IRS will aggressively pursue those purposely evading their tax … Continue reading “IRS Gears Up for Aggressive Enforcement”
🖨 Print⏱ 5 min readAccording to the United States Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act addresses how select businesses must give their workers paid sick leave or expanded family and medical leave under permitted circumstances in light of COVID-19. Effective starting April 1, 2020, the following will be … Continue reading “How to Develop an Employee Leave Policy During COVID-19”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readAway from the movies, robots are becoming a reality in everyday life. Robots have played a major role in manufacturing industries to perform basic tasks that are either dangerous or laborious for humans. As technology becomes relatively cheaper – through the availability of components such as processors, sensors, batteries, and cameras … Continue reading “Robotics Carves Out Niche in Various Businesses”
