College graduates just getting started on their lives and careers frequently struggle with finances. Financial planner Sophia Berg recently offered these tips for staying afloat on the Daily Finance website: Focus on priorities. Your best bet is to put...
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A Small Business Tax Checklist For The End Of The Year
As a small business owner or an entrepreneur you should be talking to your accountant at least once or twice a year, and ideally more often, to make sure that you are taking full advantage of any tax deductions or opportunities that you may have. The Small Business...
Tips For Choosing A Top Accountant
It seems that many people think that having an accountant is something that is only necessary if you have your own business, a large investment portfolio or if you are one of the very wealthy. In fact, having an accountant that does your taxes on a yearly basis is...
So How Do I Know If My Employees Are Making a Good First Impression?
Awhile back I wrote a blog article about the importance of making a good first impression on your prospects (http://bit.ly/sblW7W). But how do you know if your employees are losing possible customers by making a bad first impression? One of the best ways is to...
Risk, Return And Retirement
Throughout life, the way that you save, the returns that you can expect and the value of that investment at your retirement age will change. Many people fail to take this into consideration when planning for their own retirement, which is why an ongoing discussion...
Small Business Owner? Outsource Your Bookkeeping
If you’re like many entrepreneurs and small business owners you probably try to manage most tasks yourself. Sure, maybe you outsource the big jobs like copywriting or graphic design, but you handle all of the “management” tasks. In many cases, that’s just fine....
Cheaper is Not Always Better
Let me share a story... I work for a large insurance firm in the northwest, in an office with over 500 other employees. Management recently decided to replace our existing phone system as the old system was no longer meeting our needs. I and my...
Saving Money Isn’t as Impossible As it Seems
Who hasn’t had more month left at the end of the money? It’s no wonder really: groceries on Monday, bills on Tuesday, gas for the cars on Wednesday and by the end of the week your paycheck is gone. However, if you establish a savings plan, you’ll “find” money in...
What Does Your Organizational Culture Say About Your Business?
Despite its importance in terms of attracting or repelling customers and clients, potential investors, and the hottest new talent, all too often organizations think little about their culture and what it says about their business. In many cases, organizational...
De-Clutter Your Life and Keep Things Simple
Time is one of the most precious commodities in our lives, if not the most precious of all, and it is one of the few things that we can never get back. Today’s lifestyles, however, are so filled with responsibilities and with clutter that we are just left...