Tennessee Legislative Changes Effective January 1, 2008
Tennessee Legislative Changes
Effective January 1, 2008
This summary highlights some of the more significant changes that Tennessee has enacted and that have become effective on January 1, 2008. Â
Tax Rate on Food reduced from 6% to 5.5% read more »
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Staton Joins LBMC
December, 2007, Nashville, TN. – Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC (LBMC), one of the Southeast’s largest accounting and business consulting firms, has added Chip Staton as director of firm operations in its Brentwood (Nashville) office.
“Chip’s background will enable him to contribute rapidly as a leader for our internal support groups,” says Mike Cain, co-managing principal. “We are delighted that Chip has joined our team and look forward to having him as a key player in the continued growth of this organization.” read more »
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Ten ways to motivate workers
No matter the season, employees need a little motivation now and then. Here are a few suggestions to rev up their engines and motivate them for peak performance. read more »
Simplicity…at its finest!
I ran across a really short list of the first things to do when starting a business on
America’s Best Companies site. Entrepreneurs and today’s business leaders will appreciate the brevity. It is not all inclusive, but it is a good foundation.
First things to do when starting a business: read more »
Cheating on Pre-employment Assessment Tests
Many businesses have largely automated the hiring process with online personality tests. The system cuts the time store managers must spend in interviewing applicants. But the test also is creating a culture of cheating and raising questions for applicants about its fairness -- even as it becomes a critical determinant of who gets a job and who doesn't in a stressful era of rising unemployment in 2010. read more »
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Step on the Gas: Improve Productivity at Work
It doesn’t matter how talented you are if you’re not productive in the workplace; there’s no room for laziness or disorderliness in any organization where emphasis is placed on increased productivity and profits. Sometimes, even when we try our best, we find ourselves lagging behind the standards set both by the company we work for and by ourselves. read more »
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New Grads' Biggest Blunders in Job Interviews
What do more than 50 seasoned college recruiters from top-level corporations
and universities say are the biggest mistakes college grads make in job
interviews? That’s the question I recently posed to recruiters from companies
and schools like Google, Disney, Sony, and Stanford University. The outcome?
Their five 'biggest blunders' - which are outlined below. Are YOU committing any
of these mistakes in your job search? read more »
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