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
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
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?
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
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
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
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?
“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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
