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Hiring Your Child for the Summer
If you put your own child on the payroll full time for the summer or even part time throughout the school year, there are a ... -
Sole Proprietorships Continue to Increase in Numbers
Each year the IRS releases statistics on various types of business entities, and looking at the numbers tells an interesting story. The last time the ... -
How the DOL Views Workers in a Virtual Marketplace Company
One of the big questions that companies need to answer is whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor. The answer is complicated when ... -
Developing Leadership Qualities: Decision-Making
Decision-making is an action that a leader takes every day in running a business, but there are harder decisions to be made in the face ... -
The Story of Being Hacked
According to SiteLock, website attacks on small businesses rose by 59% in 2018, averaging 62 attacks per day. Now BigIdeasForSmallBusiness.com is a statistic. Let me ... -
Mental Health Issues in the Workplace
May is Mental Health Month and a good time to think about mental health issues in the workplace. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), ... -
Summer Vacations in Review
In the next several weeks and months, employees will be taking time off from work for summer vacations. Now is a good time to determine ... -
State of Small Business: Let’s Celebrate!
National Small Business Week (May 5-11, 2019) is a time to honor the contributions of entrepreneurs and small business owners to the U.S. As the ... -
Crafting a Social Media Policy and Practice Guide
According to a survey from Visual Objects, 38% of small businesses don’t have social media accounts, although another 22% plan to have them. Have you ... -
Borrowing: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
According to the March 2019 NFIB Small Business Optimism Index, more than half (51%) of owners reported that they weren’t interested in a loan. But ...
