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• IRS offers tips on tax reform

  Business owners and self-employed taxpayers should make IRS.gov/taxreform their first stop for information on how tax reform affects both their business and individual taxes.
  
  

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• Avoiding Social Media Blunders

  Social media can be a critical branding tool or a massive headache – or both at the same time!  Brandpoint shares eight social media mistakes that will help you avoid the headache, including using an editorial calendar you can look at, investing in a strong strategy on just a few platforms, and focusing on reaching the right audience, not necessarily the biggest audience.

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• The IRS Video Portal

  For small business owners who have tax-related questions, the IRS Video Portal offers a series of videos and webinars that can help them find answers.  Topics range from starting a business to recordkeeping to electronic signatures.

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• Analyze Your Failures

  Failures in business shouldn't be swept under the rug -- they should be used as experiences that can teach important lessons. Document these low points and take time to ask a few pertinent questions about what went right and what went wrong.

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• Working With Unhappy Customers

  You want all your client experiences to be a breeze, but there are always some customers who just can't seem to be satisfied.  These six entrepreneurs offer suggestions, including using tact, offerings perks, and sometimes, just walking away.

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• Your Voice in Government

  Minnesota’s Job Training Incentive Program provides grants to new or expanding businesses located in greater Minnesota. From their website you can access a nifty Job Training Incentive Program Guide and download a printer-friendly Job Training Incentive Program Fact Sheet, with information about what to do if you are interested in the program.

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• Tech News

  Social Media Helpers
  Social Media Marketing offers a review of 26 apps and tools to help you improve your social media content.

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• The Economics of Immigration

  Why do people migrate? How does migration affect our community, our state, our country? Economists around the world have devoted considerable time to answering questions like these. 
   
  Following are the sources used in the Economics of Immigration, which appeared in the January 2019 issue of Business Central Magazine.
   
  Selected References
  Alesina, Alberto, Miano, Armando and Stefanie Stantcheva. 2018. “Immigration and Redistribution.” NBER working paper series. No. 24733. http://www.nber.org/papers/w24733
  Allen, Ryan. 2017. Immigrants and Minnesota’s Workforce. https://iimn.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Immigrants-and-Minnesota-s-Workforce.pdf
  Anastasopoulos, Jason, Borjas, George J., Cook, Gavin G., and Michael Lachanski. 2018. Job Vacancies and Immigration: Evidence from Pre- and Post-Mariel Miami. NBER working paper series. No. 24580.  https://www.nber.org/papers/w24580
  Borjas, George J. 2016. We Wanted Workers: Unraveling the Immigration Narrative. W.W. Norton and Company.
  Borjas, George J. and Joan Monras. 2016. The Labor Market Consequences of Refugee Supply Shocks. NBER working paper series. No. 22656. https://www.nber.org/papers/w22656
  Migration Policy Institute. “Immigrant and Emigrant Populations by Country of Origin and Destination.” https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/charts/immigrant-and-emigrant-populations-country-origin-and-destination?width=1000&height=850&iframe=true
  Radford, Jynnah and Abby Budiman. (2018) “Facts on U.S. Immigrants, 2016.” Pew Research Center. http://www.pewhispanic.org/2018/09/14/facts-on-u-s-immigrants/
  
  

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• 2019 Winter Institute

  Immigration Explored
  February 7-9
  912 Regency Plaza and St. Cloud State University Ritsche Auditorium
   
  Immigration, jobs and the economy have been leading the headlines for months. Learn more about this important topic at the 2019 Winter Institute.  Hear from George Borjas, professor of Economics and social policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Bryan Caplan, professor of economics, George Mason University; and Mynul Khan, founder and CEO of the online marketplace Field Nation. The two-day program also includes Interactive discussions and networking. 

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