According to NFIB’s May 2017 survey, “hiring plans and job openings accelerate but more small firms say it’s hard to find qualified help.” In the old … Read more about 5 Ways to Hire Your Next Employee
Gearing Up to Open Your Doors
Whether you’re about to start a new business, relocate to new premises, or expand to additional locations, you need to be prepared to let the public … Read more about Gearing Up to Open Your Doors
Pre-Tax Arrangements for Your Employees
To the extent that an employer can enable employees to pay for some personal needs on a pre-tax basis, both the employer and the staff win. The … Read more about Pre-Tax Arrangements for Your Employees
What Is Wall Street Telling Main Street?
The market has been amazing for more than 8 years (since March 2009): the Dow gained more than 14,000 points and the S&P tripled. That upward … Read more about What Is Wall Street Telling Main Street?
Timing Is Everything in Business: Watch Deadlines and Statutes of Limitations
Apparently, the statement that timing is everything can be traced to the Greek poet Hesiod who said “Observe due measure, for right timing is in all … Read more about Timing Is Everything in Business: Watch Deadlines and Statutes of Limitations
Should You Rethink Your Telecommuting Policy?
A number of large corporations, including IBM, Honeywell, and Yahoo, have reversed or restricted their policy that had allowed employees to work … Read more about Should You Rethink Your Telecommuting Policy?
S Corporations and Basis Essentials to Know
There were 4.8 million S corporation returns filed during the government’s 2016 fiscal year. There are no recent statistics on the number of … Read more about S Corporations and Basis Essentials to Know
A Brief History of Entrepreneurship
That’s the title of a book by Joe Carlen (A Brief History of Entrepreneurship), on the pioneers, profiteers, and racketeers who shaped our world. … Read more about A Brief History of Entrepreneurship
Regulation Rollbacks: What You Need to Know
Government regulations are under fire, and for good reason. There were 3,853 regulations in the Federal Register in 2016, of which 629 were … Read more about Regulation Rollbacks: What You Need to Know
Getting Your Message Out with the Printed Word
Small business owners may think that all they need to market their businesses is an online presence and a social media campaign. Though these are … Read more about Getting Your Message Out with the Printed Word
Secrets of Your Business Credit Cards
Business owners know that they need to have credit cards exclusively for business use and that they should not charge business expenses to their … Read more about Secrets of Your Business Credit Cards
What to Do About Buddy Punching
Buddy punching isn’t physical assault among friends. Rather, it’s a practice of having one employee clock in or out on a job to falsify hours. The … Read more about What to Do About Buddy Punching
Work-Life Balance: How Small Businesses Can Make It Work
Mother’s Day — this year it’s May 14, 2017 — is a day once a year to honor mothers. It’s also a reminder that many of these mothers have double duty — … Read more about Work-Life Balance: How Small Businesses Can Make It Work
5 Reasons Why It’s Great to Be a Small Business
Just ask the owners of the more than 30 million small businesses in the U.S. While celebrating small businesses during National Small Business Week … Read more about 5 Reasons Why It’s Great to Be a Small Business
Gender Wage Gap: Your Company Policies and the Law
Until recently it has been common practice for employers to ask job applicants what they earned at their prior job. Often, companies set pay for a … Read more about Gender Wage Gap: Your Company Policies and the Law
