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Twitter Chat | Holiday Marketing Tips for Small
Business | #SmallBizHoliday
Tuesday,
November 17, 2015
@ 1:00 PM ET
Please
join us for a Twitter chat on holiday marketing. We’ll be sharing tips
and tricks for small business owners to succeed during the holiday
shopping season, including how to make the most of Small Business
Saturday. Follow along and share your ideas using the hashtag #SmallBizHoliday.
Participants include:
- American Express Open (@AmexOPEN)
- AT&T (@ATTSmallBiz)
- Box (@sonny_h)
- BusinessUSA (@BizUSA)
- Chase (@ChaseforBiz)
- Constant Contact
(@ConstantContact)
- Google (@GoogleSmallBiz)
- Microsoft (@MSFT4Work)
- Retail Minded
(@RetailMinded)
- Sam’s Club
(@SamsClubCarrie)
- SCORE Mentors
(@SCOREMentors)
- Small Business Majority
(@SmlBizMajority)
- Square (@Square)
- Time Warner Cable
(@TWCBCSmallBiz)
- Twitter (@TwitterSmallBiz)
- U.S. Small Business
Administration (@SBAgov)
Help Your Employees Save for Retirement with myRA®
The U.S.
Department of the Treasury recently announced the
official launch of myRA, a new retirement savings
account for the millions of workers in America who don’t have access to a
retirement savings plan through work or have not found an easy way to
start saving.
During myRA’s initial
phase, individuals could start funding their myRA account directly from
their paycheck. myRA is now making it even easier for employers to help
their employees start saving by offering additional ways for employees to
fund their accounts. Now, in addition to saving through payroll
deduction, individuals can fund their myRA from their checking or savings
account.
Also, at tax time,
individuals can direct all or part of their federal tax refund to their
myRA account. Learn more about this new way you can help your employees
save at myRA.gov.
The Affordable Care Act 101 Webinar Series
Find out how to
navigate the opportunities in health care through the Affordable Care Act
101 webinar series. Registration is free, but required.
The webinar takes place
every other Thursday at 2 PM ET.
The Affordable Care Act
101 in Spanish takes place once monthly on Tuesdays at 4 pm ET/1
pm PT.
For more information
on what the health care law means for small businesses, check
out www.sba.gov/healthcare.
Self-employed? 2016 Open Enrollment is Underway
It’s time to get
covered. Open Enrollment for 2016 coverage starts on November 1 and
runs through January 31. HealthCare.gov is working for millions
of Americans and it’s ready to help even more get covered. The deadline
is December 15 to sign up for coverage that starts on January 1,
2016.
- If
you want to start the New Year with coverage, you must sign up by
December 15
- For
people who enroll after December 15, coverage will begin on February
1
Financial assistance is
available. Most people who enroll in health coverage through
HealthCare.gov qualify for financial help to make their monthly premiums
more affordable. Over 7 out of 10 people can find a health insurance plan
for as little as $50 or less per month.
Visit HealthCare.gov or CuidadoDeSalud.gov to learn more.
Marketplace call center representatives are also available to help all
day, every day at 1-800-318-2596. TTY users should call 1-855-889-4325.
Assistance is available in 150 languages. The call is free. For
free in-person help in your community, visit: Localhelp.healthcare.gov.
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Vets can continue to serve by starting a business
Every year, about a
quarter-million U.S. service members transition out of the military. To
know these men and women is to know that an overwhelming majority wish
to continue to serve even after returning to civilian life.
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Event | Destination: HUB, Baltimore
Matchmaking
opportunities for HUBZone-certified firms, featuring Deputy Administrator
Douglas Kramer
Tuesday, November 10,
2015 | 8:30 AM EST – Noon
The HUBZone Program
encourages economic development and employment growth in distressed areas
by providing opportunities for firms to become active participants in the
federal supply chain. Destination: HUB is an initiative designed to
promote and support HUBZone firms as they compete for more federal
contracting opportunities, while ensuring local economic development
boards, government officials, federal buyers, and prime contractors work
hand in hand to bring more sole-source and set-aside awards, to HUBZones
and HUBZone-certified firms.
Registration is
required to attend
Blog | Workplace Flexibility: Good For You and Your
Employees
The SBA and the Labor
Department are supporting small businesses' efforts to make the country's
workplaces more fair and family-friendly by creating a Workplace Flexibility Toolkit. The toolkit
is full of helpful tips and ideas to help small businesses implement
smart workplace flexibility policies.
Blog | Three Essential Financial Statements for Your
Business
Starting a new small
business? You’re probably fueled by passion, excitement, and commitment
to your dream. Entrepreneurs possess amazing abilities to turn their
ideas and expertise into a winning business idea.
Blog | 5 Ideas for Hosting a Knockout Customer
Event this Holiday Season
There are so many
things your small business can do to get boost holiday sales –
decorations, promotions, savvy email marketing, and much more. But have
you made events a part of your holiday marketing calendar?
Blog | Your Guide to Holiday Gifting
It’s November—have you
started thinking about what business gifts you will be giving this year?
If not, it's time to get moving. Waiting until the last minute can leave
you scrambling to select gifts in time, cost you more in shipping, and
limit your selection. Here are some suggestions to make business gift
giving go smoothly this year.
Blog | Woman Owned, SDVOSB, and Minority Owned:
Are Business Designations Necessary?
There are a variety of
programs to help diverse groups of business owners procure work from
government and private entities. For the record, the business
registration process for women, minority, and service-disabled veterans
does not differ from the standard process all businesses follow.
Blog | Women Veterans—The Future of Entrepreneurship
As we celebrate
National Veterans Small Business Week, the strides made by women veteran
entrepreneurship - despite the obstacles - are a source of pride and
inspiration to me. As a woman, a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force
Reserve, and someone who has started her own business, I’m excited about
sharing the success stories of women veterans who have decided to take on
the challenges of starting a new business.
Conference Call | What You Need to Know About
Exporting to Cuba
The Bureau of Industry
(BIS) under the U.S. Department of Commerce has scheduled monthly call-in
programs to field questions from the exporting community concerning the
Cuba rule published on January 16, 2015.
The calls are scheduled
at 2:00 pm ET on the following days:
Toll Free Number:
1-888-889-0538
Participant passcode:
CUBA
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