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BPT Small businesses comprise approximately 50 percent of the total working U.S. population. In 2011, non-employer small businesses alone generated $989.6 billion total revenues, according to Business Insider. Small businesses are vital to a thriving local community, a successful national economy and credited with establishing an overarching entrepreneurial spirit. So is the American dream. Employer-based…

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Grant applications are now being accepted for latest round of funding    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the availability of approximately $73 million in YouthBuild grant funds to develop programs that will help out-of-school youth complete high school or General Educational Development programs, as well as learn critical occupational skills in…

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By Cloves Campbell, NNPA Chairman TriceEdneyWire.com The U.S. District Court in Washington, DC has asked that all of the parties in the long standing lawsuit brought against the tobacco industry to provide further comments on how the proposed media plan would reach those impacted by smoking advertising. At last week’s status conference in the case…

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With the economy improving, more job opportunities are appearing, giving today’s students openings to show prospective employers their skills and professional talents. However, the job market is still competitive, and students need to know – and then acquire – the skills prospective employers want.

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The Department of Revenue has announced that it will expand its hours to include evenings and weekends during the month of February. These extended hours will allow residents to pay their water bills and taxes, obtain information and apply for assistance programs.

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Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced that the first round of checks for the Philadelphia Education Supplies Fund have been mailed. The Fund is a multi-year fundraising campaign to provide money to eligible District-managed, Charter and Archdiocesan, K-12 schools to purchase…

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Nearly half of Americans still don’t know that mortgage companies use credit scores when making decisions about credit availability and pricing, according to a 2013 survey by the Consumer Federation of America and VantageScore Solutions, a credit score model developer.

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As millions of Americans returned to work from holiday vacations, at least 1.3 million others are glued to a congressional debate to see whether their emergency unemployment insurance will be extended. No doubt, with the approximate 12 percent Black unemployment rate, double that of Whites, African-Americans…

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More than 43.6 million Americans prepared and e-filed their own income tax returns in 2013, up 4 percent from the year before, according to the IRS. In addition to being more affordable than a storefront or accountant, online and mobile solutions have made doing your own taxes exceptionally easy and fast.

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Tax season will be here before you know it and businesses everywhere want to handle their reporting quickly, efficiently and on time in order to avoid the penalties and fines associated with missed deadlines. In recent years, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has increased its penalties for misfiled or late tax forms.

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