Health Care Plans: Another Global Small Business Problem

A quick update on the global entrepreneurship world has come. Now, it's all about small businesses shouldering the burden of spending health care plans for their employees.

This doesn't sound appealing to me as a small business owner and now we're all having these problems -- Obama calls high cost of healthcare a threat to the U.S. economy:

Speaking to the American Medical Association in Chicago, Obama insists the status quo cannot be sustained: 'Reform is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

President Obama today called the cost of healthcare a "ticking time bomb" that threatens to slow the nation's economic recovery as he pushed a massive reform plan during an appearance in Chicago before the nation's largest doctors group.

Google Showing Some Love To The Small Businesses

Here's a quick update of global, sweet juices from WebProNews.

Google announced the launch of a new initiative called the Small Business Network in an effort to contribute what it can to the success of small businesses, which are Google's bread and butter.

"It's no secret that small businesses play a key role in Google's success as a company and drive the economy as a whole," says David Fischer, Google's VP of Global Online Sales and Operations. "AdWords, AdSense, Apps – you name it – have all grown because small businesses use them. Because of that, increasing their bottom line is very important to us."

The Small Business Network is designed to promote business-friendly policies at the federal and state levels. Fischer says the company asked itself, "What can we do to help broaden the collective voice of small business both on Capitol Hill and in the states? We want to know about the issues that are important to our small business partners so that we can better invest in their goals and objectives and ultimately, their success."

While Google's intention is to take on a variety of issues, the company is getting started right off the bat with increasing broadband access and preserving an open Internet.

The network takes full advantage of Google's Moderator tool, which allows interested parties to share their thoughts and others to vote them up and down, creating a sense of priority among them. Google is hoping that they will be able to use the Network to help encourage lawmakers to grant funds to ISPs to create broadband access for small businesses around the U.S.

Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow in Business!

Selling Walkmans in an iPod World is an excellent post by John Jantsch. But oh oh, please do not understand it literally and it is really worth noting here because we are all entrepreneurs, wanna-be entrepreneurs whose thirst for learning can never be quenched.

So, the question is, are you still trying to peddle you industry’s version of the Walkman or are you willing to take a look at every aspect of your business, your products, your services, and your processes in an effort to give the market what it demands.

Traditional medical practice

Walkman - you make an appointment through your insurance company, mountain of paperwork, doctor makes you wait 30 minutes past appointment time, doctor pretends to listen, discounts treatment options you’ve found on Internet as a hoax, prescribes several medications to treat symptoms without any discussion about prevention diet or exercise.

Neighborhood clinic

iPod - same day appointment, paperwork online, massage therapy and green tea while you wait, appointment on time, discussion about overall health, encouraged to explore combination of traditional medicine and alternative therapies.

Interesting, isn't it? What do really John is trying to point out to us? Check it in his post --Selling Walkmans in an iPod World.

Being GREEN is our Global Concern!

Entrepreneurs must not only care for their money, their business, cash flows and name it. Entrepreneurs has a global concern to listen to today. This global concern is for us to be fully aware of being a "Green" conscious entrepreneur.

Being "Green" is simply being environmentally conscious and friendly on your every decision. Green is always associated as the natural color of nature and this is exactly what it means. At times like this, we should care enough to our most gracious provider -- the nature.

According to Amanda's reply to one of the commenters in Energy Star Helps You Save Money and Go Green:

to be “green” is to be environmentally conscious of your decisions. Conserving energy use, recycling waste, buying recycled products, etc.

You may also check out the link of the article above to learn how the Energy Star label plays the role of being "Green".

Facebook open your doors to the global market

In search for some refreshing news regarding global business, I am surprised to have found this post in Flying Solo forum.

Hi guys

I have received some amazing feedback and making connections with people all over the world with facebook.

It is certainly inspiring when people are sharing in such positive ways.
When you have a chance make sure you set up your profile and start connecting with people who are in your target market.
(the messag below is wat I share on facebook).

Sheree Montgomerie
AttractingclientstoyourBiz

Amazing, right? Social media sites such as Facebook have gone this far. So to help everyone of us here on how we can use Facebook to our business, you might want to check out these podcasts below:

1. Using Facebook For Small Business: The Ins And Outs
2. Back By Popular Demand: Facebook For Business
3. Facebook: Online Business Marketing, Advanced Tactics

Seeing Things In Positive Perspective

Brad Sugars in his article,Top 10 Reasons to Start a Business in a Recession, shared and presented that we, entrepreneurs must not always dwell to all of the negative things that is happening around us. Excited what are those 10 Reasons? Check it below.

1. Everything is cheaper.
2. You can hire more and better-qualified people.
3. People are looking to change suppliers.
4. Ownership equals tax incentives.
5. Family and friends don't want to (or can't) invest more money into the stock or real estate markets.
6. Suppliers are giving better credit.
7. You can get good PR by showing you are going against the trend.
8. You can buy everything you need at auction.
9. You can find great "low money" or "no money" down deals.
10. You've lost your job, and you have to do something.

White House To Block AIG Bonuses

This is an update on the AIG Shocking News I posted yesterday. Now this is what the White House plans to help the small business. President Obama planned to block the AIG bonuses. Check the excerpt of the news below.

President Obama this hour met with a group of business owners, community leaders and lawmakers to discuss his plan to make, as the Associated Press writes, billions in federal loans available to the nation's struggling small businesses.

Among those there, according to the White House: senators Mary Landrieu, D-La., and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine; Cam Fine, president and CEO of the Independent Community Bankers of America; Giovanni Coratolo, executive director, small and mid-market business councils at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Roger Campos, president and CEO of the Minority Business Roundtable.

At noon ET, the president and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are scheduled to step before cameras in the East Room of the White House to discuss some of the details of the plan. USATODAY.com has a video feed of that event here, and we'll be updating this post with news as it happens. Check back as the time draws near, and be sure to hit your refresh button to be sure you're seeing our latest updates.