by | Oct 21, 2016 | Business Success Series, Small Business Owners
Are you still working toward your REAL goals? It’s very easy to get distracted from the goals in your daily routine. (I can personally attest to that.) I have had several conversations with business owners about the things they dislike about their...
by | Oct 20, 2016 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Small Business Owners
Once a business owner grows to the point they need to hire even one employee they are subject to a multitude of rules and regulations. The following are the problems that cause the most problems for new employers: Failure to make timely 941 deposits. The...
by | Oct 19, 2016 | Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Every year I struggle with the idea of taking a vacation. How the heck am I going to have time for that with all the work I have? Obviously, I’m not alone. A survey by American Express OPEN in their Spring 2013 Small Business Monitor showed that...
by | Oct 18, 2016 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Books, Small Business Owners
If you go by the SBA (Small Business Association) definition of a small business being under 500 employees there are 28 million businesses in this category. However, if you look at businesses that just employ one person, a sole owner/employee combination, then you...
by | Oct 17, 2016 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Books, Small Business Owners
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...
by | Oct 13, 2016 | Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Most business owners make the mistake of having no formal hiring process and tend to hire the first qualified applicant they interview. This causes them to spend too much time interviewing and asking too many of the wrong questions. This often results in...