Inflation is making it costlier to do business. Many small businesses are reluctant to raise prices or hike them high enough to maintain their profit … Read more about Inflation Help: 25 Ideas on Cutting Business Expenses
Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Reporting for Your Business?
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting is a report a business generates about its environmental, social, and governance impact. It’s … Read more about Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Reporting for Your Business?
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About the Idea of the Day®
The Idea of the Day® launched in 2004 as a way to help small business owners keep up to date on opportunities, changes, and issues vital to them. The … Read more about About the Idea of the Day®
Retirement Plans: Voluntary or Mandatory?
As a small business, it is up to you to choose to have a retirement plan or must you do so? The legal answer is that it depends on where you’re … Read more about Retirement Plans: Voluntary or Mandatory?
Sole Proprietorships Statistics: What Do They Reveal?
Numbers can paint a picture and recently released IRS statistics on sole proprietorships certainly do so. These stats are derived from Schedule C of … Read more about Sole Proprietorships Statistics: What Do They Reveal?
New Employee Benefits to Consider
Anne M. Mulcahy, former CEO of Xerox, said: “Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person – not just an employee – … Read more about New Employee Benefits to Consider
Strategies for Managing Multiple Businesses
Entrepreneurs, by definition, are entrepreneurial. They don’t necessarily limit their business activities to a single endeavor. Some may have one … Read more about Strategies for Managing Multiple Businesses
Startup Ideas for Success: Learning about Your Government-Imposed Responsibilities
When you start a business, your goal is to bring in revenue so you can meet your financial obligations (e.g., pay the rent, cover your marketing … Read more about Startup Ideas for Success: Learning about Your Government-Imposed Responsibilities
What’s Up with Form 1099-K?
Third-party payments over a threshold amount must be reported annually to the IRS. This is done on Form 1099-K. Who does the reporting, what are the … Read more about What’s Up with Form 1099-K?
5 Ways to Have a Healthier Workplace
COVID-19 shown a spotlight on health. Now that many employees are returning to the workplace—full time or on a flex schedule—employers can help … Read more about 5 Ways to Have a Healthier Workplace
Cancellations Can Have Tax Consequences
Things get canceled all the time…meetings and appointments, customer orders, and leases to name a few. Sometimes cancellations are good for your … Read more about Cancellations Can Have Tax Consequences
Second Anniversary of the COVID-19 National Emergency: What Small Business Has Learned
On March 13, 2020, the President declared COVID-19 to be a national emergency. This was the start of shutdowns and, according to the SBA’s Office of … Read more about Second Anniversary of the COVID-19 National Emergency: What Small Business Has Learned
Buy or Lease Vehicles and Equipment: Which Option Is Better?
In the market for a new truck for your business? Need expensive equipment now? Should you buy it or lease it? There’s no right answer; it depends on … Read more about Buy or Lease Vehicles and Equipment: Which Option Is Better?
Business Owners Need to Plan for Personal Catastrophe
Much emphasis is placed on business planning and what a business should do if there’s a catastrophe. Hopefully, business owners have done this in the … Read more about Business Owners Need to Plan for Personal Catastrophe
Startup Ideas for Success: Finding Money
You may have a great idea for a business. It may be just the thing to solve a problem. Maybe you’re on a mission to save the world. Perhaps you have a … Read more about Startup Ideas for Success: Finding Money
