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More People are Getting Raises in 2011—Are You?

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Here are some key points on the 2011 salaries and raises: • Salary budgets increased by 2.8% In 2011, 88% of employees got a raise to their base pay. We’re moving past salary freezes with just 3% of employers say they’re planning across-the-board salary freezes this year, compared to 43% in 2009. Compare that with 80% in 2009.

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End-of-the-Year Tax Tips for Last Minute Savings

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Many of the business owners we work with say they’re ready to get 2011 behind them. Plenty of good news remains in 2011 for business owners yet to capitalize on three last minute tax planning tips that keep more cash on hand for 2012. Max out contributions to 401(k) or other retirement plans. Don’t have one?

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Holiday Parties Are a Great Time to … Network your way into a New.

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By Maribeth Kuzmeski Think like an introvert—if you have to go, have a plan. But instead of succumbing to your clammy hands and being a wallflower all night, formulate a plan of action ahead of time that will help you make the most of every event. So, to think like an introvert who is engaging, you must have a plan of action.

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Navigate Your Path to Success

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A “GPS Buddy ” could make a huge difference in how well you navigate in 2011 toward your life and career goals. In this fast paced business environment, people are just too busy to seek you out so you need to strategically plan how to create your visibility, how best to communicate your value proposition and to whom.

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Better to Give than to be Grateful :: Women on Business

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So, in keeping in this spirit and following those much wiser than me, I offer to you today a holiday gift that I hope will help with your marketing in 2011. Click here for your free download of the Red Zone Marketing Action Plan template that we use with clients to help plan, visualize and hold everyone accountable for marketing activities.

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New Tax Bill Allows RMD as Gifts to Charity :: Women on Business

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This rule has been in effect in past years and has been resurrected for 2010 and 2011. Also, since the bill was passed so late in the year, taxpayers can make a RMD gift made through January 2011 attributable to the 2010 tax year. She also writes and presents on trusts, estate planning and charitable giving arrangements.

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Glamorous Celebrity Deaths and Minimal Taxes in 2010 :: Women on.

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As a result, we started 2010 with no estate tax, and the year was fraught with controversy about how to handle estate planning. About the author Lena Rizkallah of Mosaic Consulting is an attorney who focuses on legislative developments, tax and fiscal policy, and advanced strategies for investment and retirement planning and products.