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Jump Start: News of the business week to come
A look ahead to this week's business events
By Times Staff
Published December 31, 2007
LAST CHANCE for tax deductions: Tax time is just around the corner, but you still have a chance to rack up a few more deductions. Deductible expenses you pay with a credit card today count for 2007, even though you won't feel the financial pain until 2008. NOVEMBER's existing home sales: Weak new-home sales numbers came out last week. What's in store today when sales of existing homes for November are made public? That's 12 cents more an hour: On Tuesday, as workers recover from their New Year's Eve partying, Florida will ring in a new state minimum wage. The Florida wage increases each Jan. 1 based on the consumer price index; this year, it is rising from $6.67 to $6.79. More at www.floridajobs.org. WHO's got the 'right' stuff? Investors in the Local Government Investment Pool, which suffered a run on its deposits in late 2007, meet Thursday to talk about State Board of Administration efforts to right the troubled fund. FUNDING - WHO YOU GONNA CALL? Trends and tips on how young companies can best raise money is the topic Friday at the fourth Florida Venture Forum at the Renaissance Vinoy in St. Petersburg. Among the entrepreneurs speaking: Creative Loafing's Ben Eason. More at www.flvencap.org. LOOK FOR A BUMP UP IN UNEMPLOYMENT: Unemployment numbers for December 2007 are out on Friday, and forecasters see a national rate of 4.8 percent. Not bad, but slowly heading toward 5.
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