With the year almost at a close, it gives us great pleasure to assist with your small business and its needs. Please have a safe and joyful holiday and a prosperous 2008!

Arizona Employer-Sanctions legislation will take effect January 1st.....So, you should enroll for E-Verify before December 31; the link is: http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/programs/gc_11852216781 50.shtm Starting January 1, you should follow the requirements of the legislation regarding using E-Verify to ensure the employment eligibility of all new hires.

The U.S. Census Bureau is sending Economic Census forms to millions of businesses across the nation -- and the Census Bureau needs your help! The Economic Census is taken every five years, and the results are important to businesses, government and researchers for marketing, planning and policy- making. Economic Census forms are sent to all but the smallest businesses in every industry and geographic area in the nation. Most businesses with five or more paid employees, and a sample of smaller ones, receive a census form, and they are required by law to respond by February 12, 2008. For more information go to www.census.gov/econ/census07/findoutmore.htm

/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /////////////////////////////////Small Business Owners who attend the SBDC's FREE Workshop 'Get in the Big Game: Creating, Promoting and Protecting Your Online Brand' on January 9 will be eligible to WIN exciting prizes including: - Laptop Computers - Blackberry with One Year of Service - Sprint Telecommunication Products AND - A Chance to WIN a Pair of Tickets to Super Bowl XVII on February 3! RESERVE YOUR SEAT TODAY for this interactive workshop which will be broadcast LIVE to 17 locations throughout Arizona, including the NAU Classroom at Northland Pioneer College in Show Low.