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Barbara Weltman

What to Do About Buddy Punching

May 11, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

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

May 9, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

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 It's Great to Be a Small Business

May 5, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

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

May 4, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

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

The Gig Economy and Its Impact on Your Company

May 2, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

The Gig Economy and Its Impact on Your Company

There is an estimated 54 to 68 million Americans — 20% to 30% of the working population — now working “on-demand” as contractors and freelancers, … Read more about The Gig Economy and Its Impact on Your Company

National Small Business Week 2017

April 27, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

Celebrate Small Business

National Small Business Week 2017 runs from April 30 to May 6, 2017, with activities running from Monday (May 1) through Friday (May 5). This event … Read more about Celebrate Small Business

Shorter Work Days to Increase Profits

April 25, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

Shorter Work Days to Increase Profits?

It’s counterintuitive to think that if your staff puts in fewer hours, the company will become more profitable. Nonetheless, that seems to be the … Read more about Shorter Work Days to Increase Profits?

Advancing Funds to Your Corporation - Loans or Capital Contributions?

April 20, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

Advancing Funds to Your Corporation: Loans or Capital Contributions?

Many small businesses depend on infusions of cash from their owners in order to meet cash flow needs or finance expansion plans. The infusions can be … Read more about Advancing Funds to Your Corporation: Loans or Capital Contributions?

Your Personal and Business Credit Scores

April 18, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

Your Personal and Business Credit Scores

Large businesses rely on the credit ratings of their companies. Small businesses usually have to rely — in whole or in part — on the credit scores of … Read more about Your Personal and Business Credit Scores

New Technology in the Workplace

April 13, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

Tomorrowland in the Workplace

When I started my business in the early 1980s and bought a desktop computer and fax machine, I thought technology had reached a pinnacle. Then came … Read more about Tomorrowland in the Workplace

Better Payment Processing

April 11, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

4 Steps to Better Payment Processing

Selling is one thing, but getting paid is quite another. The aim for small businesses is to collect payments as quickly as possible with as little … Read more about 4 Steps to Better Payment Processing

Last Minute Tax Tips for Your Taxes

April 6, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

5 Last Minute Tax Tips for Your Taxes

The vast majority of small business owners—most of whom report their share of business income on their personal returns—use paid preparers to complete … Read more about 5 Last Minute Tax Tips for Your Taxes

Settling up with the IRS

April 4, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

Settling Up with the IRS

Even though audit rates are at historic lows — just 0.7% overall in the government’s 2016 fiscal year — you may be the unlucky taxpayer to fall under … Read more about Settling Up with the IRS

The Other 401(k)

March 30, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

The Other 401(k)

401(k) plans are the most popular form of retirement for businesses. According to this data from the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), … Read more about The Other 401(k)

Paulus Rusyanto | Dreamstime.com - Businessman Ready for Higher Interest Rates

March 28, 2017 / By Barbara Weltman

4 Ways Higher Interest Rates Affect Your Business

On March 15, 2017, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for short-term borrowing by a quarter of a percent (0.25%). This is called the fed funds … Read more about 4 Ways Higher Interest Rates Affect Your Business

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