Forming a working relationship with your accountant, either as a business owner or as an individual who wants to take control of your financial future, is perhaps one of the most important partnerships you can build. Unfortunately, a lot of people fail to do this and...
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Helpful Ideas For Your Income Tax Return
Every year a large percentage of people get tax returns. Some get a lot and some just get a little, but what you choose to do with your return may have a big impact over time. Different individuals have different plans for the return, including going on a shopping...
5 Expenses Most Home Businesses Fail To Claim
If you have a home business or a home office, it can be difficult to know just what you can claim as a business expense and what you can’t. There are some common expenses that self-employed people working from home often miss claiming because they aren’t aware of the...
Learn more about job candidates with a tour of your workplace
You may learn about a job candidate during an interview, but you’ll get a lot more insight by getting out of your office and taking finalists on a tour of your workplace. The candidate will see what your culture is like, and you’ll have a chance to observe how he or...
Why You Need to Invest in Employee Development
We hear a lot about employee development and yet still there are only a small percentage of employers that take the time to invest in employee development. Perhaps this is because it is greatly misunderstood. Let’s look at this issue a little deeper. Many employers...
Is Your Company Newsletter of Any Value?
There are many companies and organizations that provide employees with a monthly or quarterly newsletter. The idea is that this is a great way for the employer to stay connected with the employees and keep them in the loop about what’s going on within the...
12 New Tips for Effective Meetings
1) Ask everyone to arrive five to ten minutes early. This gives everyone time to socialize, obtain coffee, or organize materials before the meeting. It also ensures that everyone is present at the scheduled starting time. Make this part of the agenda. 2) Discuss...
Increase Sales by Creating New Products
The fastest way to increase sales is to sell more to your current customers. These are the folks who already know you, like you, and trust you. They should be the customers you know best. One of the best ways to do this is to develop a new service or...
The Correct Way to Ask For Referral
Referrals are an important way to grow your business. Yet many business owners either don’t ask for referrals, or ask in a way that makes them look desperate. If you ask me for names of people who might use your services or goods, I’m probably not going to make...
How You Can Begin to Repair Your Credit
The heartbeat of our financial life is our credit score. When that number falters, we experience financial cardiac arrest. When your credit score is bad it can impact your ability to borrow money. Your credit rating drops if you have unpaid bills or if you pay your...