It seems today that investing has moved away from having a solid, well-designed, long-term investment strategy to working with a series or string of short-term investment options. The reality is that both short-term and long-term investment strategies are important...
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Business Success Secrets: Lessons Business Owners Keep Learning the Hard Way! More Sales Isn’t Always the Answer!
The myth most business owners believe: Most business owners think that if they just bring in more sales that profits will take care of themselves. The truth successful business owners learn the hard way: You can increase sales dramatically and still end up...
A Small Business Tax Checklist
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...
Be More Productive without Working Longer Hours
For many of us, the five-day, 40-hour workweek is a distant memory. But you don’t want to risk burning yourself out. One way to avoid longer hours in the office is to prioritize your time and redefine your workplace parameters. Here are some ways to make your workdays...
Marketing & Selling Tip of the Week- Keep it Clean!
Take a look at your sales material, and I mean really look at it. Did it sell you? After looking and reading your material, did you have the urge to learn more about your company’s products and services? Or was it just a bunch of pictures and text put together with...
How Video Marketing Can Improve Lead Conversion
If you think that video marketing isn’t an important part to growing your online presence, think again. According to recent studies, 85% of Internet users in the US watch online videos on a regular basis, including 4.3 billion online video ads. While we tend to skip...
Bring Your Child to Work This Summer
Don't want your child lounging around this summer? Put them to work in your business. You are going to spend money on things your children want anyway, right? You might as well get a deduction for what you’re spending! Paying your child a "fair...
8 Questions To Ask Any Accountant Before Hiring
When you are working with an accountant to do your taxes you are really hiring them to complete a service. This means that you have the opportunity, and should take advantage of, the chance to ask at least a few basic interview questions. Meeting in advance of tax...
Is Being in the Company of Big Spenders Hitting Your Pocketbook?
Keeping hold of your cash can feel difficult at the best of times, but when you’re in the company of big spenders, it can become all but impossible. Although you might not normally be the type to be influenced by the behavior of others, there are actually three...
Create a Disaster-Recovery Plan
Nobody likes to talk about the possibility of disaster, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have a comprehensive disaster recovery plan for your business. You may not be hit with a hurricane, tornado, or earthquake, but even a broken pipe or a minor...