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Potential changes to independent contractor rules may impact many illinois businesses

Many small businesses rely on independent contractors, freelancers and other gig-workers to perform needed tasks.

The advantages are significant: by using an independent contractor we can avoid paying payroll taxes and other costs of employment like workers’ compensation and have the flexibility of choosing when and where we use a person’s service. The popularity of the “gig-economy” has exploded in the past few years.

But this may change soon. That’s because new worker classification rules from the US Department of Labor are likely to come into effect shortly. And the impact of these rules could be significant for many.

The

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The Virtual Enterprise Competition highlights up and coming entrepreneurial talent

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Students from 40 California schools came together on Thursday, January 26 at the Mechanics Bank Arena for the Virtual Enterprise Conference and Exhibition. The event allowed the students to pitch business plans, complete with marketing details, logo designs, and more, to help with their future career plans.

Ridgeview High School student Sith Gingras was feeling the energy.

“Aw, it’s hectic. It’s incredibly electric. There’s tons of schools, tons of people. Everybody put so much work into it,” said Gingras.

Mechanics Bank Arena was buzzing as high school students from around California fit in the last minutes

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Monetary Authority 2023 Business Plan Released

The Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA] has released its 2023 Business Plan.

A spokesperson said, “The document is a blueprint for the year ahead, detailing how the BMA will continue to deliver its mandate, the progress it plans to make on its multi-year phased initiatives and the projects it will launch to maintain agility and nimbleness in its systems and processes and build on the strengths of Bermuda’s financial services regulatory and supervisory regime.

“Notable highlights in the 2023 BMA roadmap include the following:

  • Further positioning its human resources to skillfully deal with the complexities of emerging infrastructures, products and technologies
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South Asian community mourns death of Vancouver Punjabi Market ‘pioneer’

Balu Thakor’s bridal jewelry store, chock full of dazzling diamond rings, earrings and bangles, has been popular among Vancouver’s South Asian population for decades.

In fact, Thakor was one of the first Indian immigrants in the area to open up a shop and although he passed away earlier this month, his family hopes his legacy will live on for future generations.

Thakor opened the store in 1975 and laid down the foundation for what is now known as the Punjabi Market, a three-block commercial district located on Main Street between 48th Avenue East and 51st Avenue East.

“He was a

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Small Business BC Awards nominations open

Small business owners across BC are invited to compete for $40,000 in prize money as Small Business BC celebrates the 20th anniversary of the province’s largest award contest for entrepreneurs, the Small Business BC Awards.

What started out as a simple business planning contest has evolved to become the largest and most recognized awards program dedicated to small businesses in Western Canada. Over 6,000 businesses, from every industry and every community in BC, have competed to be named one of the top small businesses.

“Over the past 20 years, SBBC has been honored to shine a spotlight on BC’s entrepreneurs,

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Who’s to Blame When Leads Don’t Convert to Customers?

Opinions expressed by entrepreneur contributors are their own.

When something doesn’t go exactly the way we want it to, it’s easy to point fingers at external factors. We are not usually inclined to admit that we ourselves may be responsible for the undesirable outcome. Business owners — like myself and the dentists I work with — can have a lot of pride and don’t always like to think that they may be the reason opportunities are not turning into customers (or patients in our case), and so they typically only focus on the source (ie, the leads or opportunities) rather

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Can I Terminate My Physician Employment Agreement?

Many of our physician clients are unaware of their termination rights prior to meeting with us.

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If you want to terminate your employment, the first thing you need to do is read your contract.

Most physician employment agreements have substantial termination provisions. You need to know what yours says regarding termination with and without cause, what notice is required, and what other provisions will be triggered by termination.

Many times,

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British Columbians slipping deeper into debt – Business News

British Columbians are more anxious about their debt situation while an increasing number is slipping deeper into debt by paying only the minimum balance on their credit cards, according to a new MNP Consumer Debt Index report released this morning.

The news follows recent data from Canada’s Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy that the number of insolvency in BC was at a more-than-three-year high in November: 974.

Only 52 per cent of British Columbians are confident that they will be able to cover their expenses in the next year without going further into debt, according to a

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