January 2012

Are you a college student doing double duty as an entrepreneur? If so, you may be exactly what the Lendio Brock Blake Student Entrepreneur of the Year scholarship committee is looking for when awarding their $2500 scholarship.

Lendio is a company that matches small businesses with available financing. Brock Blake, Lendio CEO, once won a similar scholarship that helped him start his successful career and he established this scholarship in hopes of giving back to another young entrepreneur.

"It allowed me to focus on academics and our startup without the worry of a part-time, low-paying job. At the end of the day, I hope this scholarship will give future entrepreneurs the edge they need to be successful," Blake said. 

Click {here} to read more about the scholarship and requirements. Good luck!  

Have an idea for a new product, but don't have the time or funds for research and development? That's where Quirky comes in. Quirky brands itself as a "social product development" company.

What do they do? It's pretty simple: 

Social Security Tax - The social security payroll tax cut has been extended for another two months. The current rate is 4.2% and if no additional extension is agreed upon by February 29th, it will be raised to 6.2%.

Workplace Poster - Many employers will soon be required to display a new Employee Rights Notice poster in the workplace. The requirement will go into effect April 30th and applies to most private sector employers. The poster can be downloaded {here} or you can stop by our office and we'll print the poster on 11x17 paper free of charge.