by | Nov 25, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
Holidays are a great time to say thank you to your customers and to sell tastefully. Buy Christmas cards and sign each one personally. Have each envelope addressed by hand. If you have bad handwriting like I do, have someone else with good handwriting address them for...
by | Nov 23, 2011 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Business Success Series, Small Business Owners
The myth most business owners believe: There are really two things that many business owners do that can, and often do, lead to a visit to the bankruptcy attorney. First, they hire an employee but they either ignore the filing and paying of their payroll taxes, or...
by | Nov 1, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
The myth most business owners believe: Any customer is a good customer. Why this myth causes a problem: When I was first starting my CPA firm, I took every job that I could get. Heck, I had three little kids and had no money, no work, and very few customers, so I felt...
by | Oct 22, 2011 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Income Taxes, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
The myth most business owners believe: Hiring a good tax preparer is the secret to paying lower taxes. Why this myth causes a problem: The normal business owner believes that their work is done once they hire a tax preparer. They don’t do anything to control tax...
by | Oct 21, 2011 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Books, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Income Taxes, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Yes, I survived the 10/17/11 personal extension deadline. Barely! I, like most CPAs, hate this deadline. We are dealing with the clients who have bad records, don’t plan, are surprised that they owe taxes, and complain about how we must have missed something....
by | Oct 7, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
The myth most business owners believe: The best way to increase sales is by increasing my advertising. Why this myth causes a problem: In this economy, just about every business is experiencing a decrease in sales. Their business customers are cutting costs or closing...
