Unless you are sure that you are going to get a nice refund this year, there are some things you need to know about paying your tax bill.
Tags: small business, taxes, irs, payments
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Posted: 4/8/2009 | Comments (0)
Given the fact that under our system, anyone can be sued for practically anything, you need to know what kind of liabilities you face and have plans in place to deal with a lawsuit out of left field.
Tags: small business, lawsuits, frivolous lawsuits, liability
Posted: 4/7/2009 | Comments (1)
With everyone on Main Street trying to cut costs to the bone, the first things to go are usually raises and bonuses. The question is, what do you replace these financial incentives with? Here are some ideas.
Tags: small business, perks, benefits, raises, bonuses
Posted: 4/6/2009 | Comments (1)
The IRS increased the number of small business audits by more than 40% over the last year, meaning that they are far more likely to audit your small business than they are to audit a large firm. Why is that and what are they looking at when they pull the trigger on an audit? We have the answers right here.
Tags: small business, tax audits
Posted: 4/3/2009 | Comments (0)
With Tax Day fast approaching, you are undoubtedly swamped by forms and dreaming of credits and deductions, but do you know everything that might apply to your business and have you considered the starting point of all your calculations, your tax rate?
Tags: small business, business form, tax rates
Posted: 4/2/2009 | Comments (1)
When you think of disaster preparation, you think first about blankets and sandbags, potable water and crank radios. What most folks don't think about are their finances and operations, but they are important as well and should not be neglected. Here are the six things that the IRS believes you should concentrate on.
Tags: small business, public relations, pr toolkit, understanding marketing
Posted: 3/27/2009 | Comments (0)
If you have been wondering how public relations can fit into your marketing efforts, the folks at UnderstandingMarketing.com have the answers you are looking for with their new Public Relations Toolkit.
Posted: 3/26/2009 | Comments (0)
There is a funny coincidence about this year's list of the world's best airports. Four of them are in Asia. What is the secret of their success and what lessons can you learn that apply to your business?
Tags: small business, world's best airports, asia
Posted: 3/25/2009 | Comments (0)
With Billions of dollars being spent to “inject liquidity” into the banking industry, why have four of the SBA's largest bank lenders decided to stop making loans to small businesses?
Tags: small business, loans, sba, banking, loan cutbacks
Posted: 3/24/2009 | Comments (0)
The world of late-night advertising is about to take a hit as the FTC finalizes a new rule that demands advertisers use testimonials from “typical” product users.
Tags: advertising, typical results, misleading advertising, ftc
Posted: 3/23/2009 | Comments (0)
Going green is all the rage these days, but maybe you shouldn't go this green when it comes to announcing layoffs.
Tags: small business, layoffs, employment, kermit, sesame street
Posted: 3/20/2009 | Comments (0)
Find out why you should track and monitor your referral business.
Tags: small business, referrals, marketing, referral marketing
As a business owner you need to know many things, but unless you know why customers are going to come to you to do business, and how, then you know nothing.
Tags: small business, customer, value proposition
Posted: 3/19/2009 | Comments (0)
One of the most vexing issues among home-based business owners involves the tax deduction you can take for your home office. Here is what you need to know.
Tags: small business, taxes, home office, deductions
Posted: 3/18/2009 | Comments (0)
Yes, we are in a period of layoffs and downsizing, and the need to “trim the fat” is greater now than ever before. Trimming fat, however, implies that you want to keep the lean, which in this case makes finding and retaining top talent a top priority.
Tags: small business, employment, top talent, recruit, retain
Posted: 3/17/2009 | Comments (2)
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