by | Jun 17, 2011 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Current Affairs, Income Taxes, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series, Surviving an IRS Audit Series, Tax Tip of The Week
Every business owner has tons of business expenses that they “need” in order to run their business. And, every business owner believes that everything they spend should be deducted on their tax return. But, the tax code makes reporting these expenses to the IRS...
by | Jun 13, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
What is it that you to get out of running a successful business? What is your definition of success? Your answers to these questions are important in determining how to run your business. What three words define success for you? Common themes for entrepreneurs are...
by | May 13, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
The majority of business owners are what I call accidental managers who have no formal training in managing employees. In fact managing employees if often very far from the business owners’ mind when they started their business. Unfortunately for them, being able to...
by | Apr 30, 2011 | Current Affairs, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Not a lot of business owners know that they can write a press release and submit it to the local news affiliates and try to get some free advertising. If you are having a special event for the community or have been given an award for something that has benefitted the...
by | Apr 29, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
Growing sales is the main goal of almost all business owners. Most business owners think that more sales will be the answer to all their cash flow problems. The problem is that more sales do not automatically equal higher profits. But, when you increase sales some...
by | Apr 22, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
During tough financial times, the difference between survival and bankruptcy is often having a core of re-occurring business. By this I mean customers who are paying you something every month. Having this monthly income coming in helps a business cover their overhead....