12/02/09- Business Owners' Holiday Giving Plans

Published November 17, 2009

A new survey shows small companies are planning to do more for their customers than their employees this season.

Business Week

By Karen E. Klein

Customers will get their holiday cheer this season, but employees and charitable organizations may find their stockings empty, a new survey suggests. American Express OPEN Small Business Holiday Monitor tracks small business owners whose companies have fewer than 100 employees to gauge their plans for the holiday season. This year, 516 interviews...

http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/nov2009/sb20091116_670825.htm

 

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