Blog of the Week – BizLevity
April 5, 2008 by Jennifer Hofmann
(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – This weeks featured b5 blog is a relative newcomer to the channel. At BizLevity, nothing is sacred. Mark Jabo and Sarit Catz deliver business news with a satirical and sarcastic slant – actually making economic news palatable, even enjoyable.
Here are three of my favorite recent posts – check them out!
Economists Cite Reliable Recession Indicators – Top Indicator Said to be When Economists Start Getting Fired
Congress Questions Oil Executives About Profits – Senators Incredulous Over Notion of Any Entity that Spends Less than It Earns
New Research Shows Consumer Confidence Plunges in March – Like we needed these geniuses …read more
b5 business channel tackles the recession
April 5, 2008 by Jennifer Hofmann
(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Kelly Phillips Erb has compiled a fantastic collection of viewpoints from the b5 business gurus entitled, “Recession? What recession?”.
In it, you’ll find my article about Mark Silver’s Kitchen Table Financial Summit, some practical ideas you can use, and some other fun stuff.
Take 10 minutes and give it a whirl – it could help your business weather this storm.
Monday RoundUp – Finances, insurance, and that blasted email
March 31, 2008 by Jennifer Hofmann
(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – There’s some great writing going on around the b5 Business Channel I though you should know about, so here’s my roundup for the week…
At Yielding Wealth, Miranda’s got a fun video feature that captures my heart – and the essence of my own financial values.
Miranda also wrote a post called Me and My Cash Flow Problem – where she discusses a financial mistake she made and shares a lesson we can all learn from.
On TaxGirl, Kelly gives us the DL on health insurance premiums and how to deduct them. This is an oft-overlooked writeoff so check it …read more
Recession-proofing your organized biz
March 28, 2008 by Jennifer Hofmann
(www.myorganizedbiz.com) – Whether your head is in the sand, you’re quaking in nervous anticipation, or scoffing at the absurdity, 70% of economists agree that the U.S. is in a recession. In other words, our gross domestic product has had two successive quarters showing a loss rather than a gain.
Myself, I alternate between putting my nose to the grindstone and breaking out in a cold sweat. As a small business owner, I wonder how I’m going to keep afloat.
The good news is that no amount of worry will to change the way things are going. So what’s a savvy, organized business …read more


