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Your Travel Expenses While Away from Home

April 16, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Your Travel Expenses While Away from Home

You can deduct travel costs while away from home in the pursuit of business. These costs include your lodging, meals (subject to a 50% limit), dry … Read more about Your Travel Expenses While Away from Home

Hiring? Yes, No, Maybe

April 11, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Hiring? Yes, No, Maybe

Mark Twain said: “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” When it comes to what’s happening in jobs and small business, … Read more about Hiring? Yes, No, Maybe

Developing Leadership Qualities: Integrity and Honesty

April 9, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Developing Leadership Qualities: Integrity and Honesty

With the college admissions scandal in the headlines, the issue of honesty and integrity in business couldn’t be more relevant. How you conduct … Read more about Developing Leadership Qualities: Integrity and Honesty

Can Good Business Decisions Have Negative Consequences?

April 4, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Can Good Business Decisions Have Negative Consequences?

Decision making, according to BusinessDictionary, is the thought process of selecting a logical choice from the available options. Business owners … Read more about Can Good Business Decisions Have Negative Consequences?

Everything You Need to Know about Summer Interns

April 2, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Everything You Need to Know about Summer Interns

Now is the time that businesses typically seek out summer interns. If you are thinking of doing this, be sure you know the benefits and burdens that … Read more about Everything You Need to Know about Summer Interns

Protecting Your Brand

March 28, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

How to Get Your Name in Lights: Branding Strategies You Can Use

You may have the best product or service, but if customers don’t know who you are or what you stand for, you’re lost. Here’s where branding comes in. … Read more about How to Get Your Name in Lights: Branding Strategies You Can Use

How to Gain Visibility on the Web

March 26, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

How to Gain Visibility on the Web

The Internet is a great place to showcase your company and conduct business. The trick is for potential customers to find you amid the millions of … Read more about How to Gain Visibility on the Web

Spring Cleaning: Have You Considered the Benefits for Your Business

March 21, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Spring Cleaning: Have You Considered the Benefits for Your Business?

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade,” said … Read more about Spring Cleaning: Have You Considered the Benefits for Your Business?

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March 19, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

How to Craft a Good Company Driving Policy

It seems that today, just about everything involving your business needs a special policy. This includes driving on company business. Having a vehicle … Read more about How to Craft a Good Company Driving Policy

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March 14, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Time Wasters: Identifying Them and Finding Potential Solutions

The last time you had to deal with a utility, how much time did you have to spend on resolving an issue? Recently I had to change carriers and the … Read more about Time Wasters: Identifying Them and Finding Potential Solutions

March 12, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

10 Tax-Related Questions About a Company Vehicle

Most businesses use vehicles—cars, trucks, or vans—to conduct their activities. For example, on Schedule Cs for self-employed individuals in 2015 (the … Read more about 10 Tax-Related Questions About a Company Vehicle

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March 7, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Developing Leadership Qualities — Listening and Communicating

One of the top complaints from employees is that their leaders do not communicate well. They don’t give clear directions or offer constructive … Read more about Developing Leadership Qualities — Listening and Communicating

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March 5, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Double Dip Tax Breaks for R&D

If your business conducts research and development (R&D), you may be eligible for certain tax breaks. This is so whether you’re creating a new … Read more about Double Dip Tax Breaks for R&D

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February 26, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Smart Speakers in Your Business

Maybe you have Alexa or other digital helper in your home. There are now many choices from Amazon, Apple, Google, and more. PC Magazine listed the … Read more about Smart Speakers in Your Business

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February 19, 2019 / By Barbara Weltman

Home-Based Employees: A Work Arrangement that Can Work

When the polar vortex shut down offices and various government activities (including postal delivery in some mid-West states in late January), it … Read more about Home-Based Employees: A Work Arrangement that Can Work

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