Follow @BarbaraWeltman Your location has a tremendous impact on the viability of certain businesses and conditions you experience. Regardless of … Read more about The Weather: Impact on Your Business
Pet Peeves about Online Postings
Follow @BarbaraWeltman If you’re reading this, you know that I write a lot of online content on tax, financial, and legal matters. My posts can be … Read more about Pet Peeves about Online Postings
Key to Business Success: Personal Health of the Owner
Follow @BarbaraWeltman A blog I read a few years ago said: “You are your business’ most important asset,” and I couldn’t agree more. When an owner … Read more about Key to Business Success: Personal Health of the Owner
Sole Proprietorships: A Tax Perspective
Follow @BarbaraWeltman IRS statistics help to paint a picture of sole proprietorships in the U.S. and makes for interesting reading. Following a … Read more about Sole Proprietorships: A Tax Perspective
Should Small Business Saturday Be a Tax Holiday?
Follow @BarbaraWeltman Small Business Saturday® (SBS), which is the first Saturday after Thanksgiving, was established by American Express OPEN in … Read more about Should Small Business Saturday Be a Tax Holiday?
Guidance for Running Your Business from Poor Richard’s Alamanack
An adage is a proverb or short statement expressing a general truth, and Benjamin Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanack is chock full of them. Published … Read more about Guidance for Running Your Business from Poor Richard’s Alamanack
Office Pools — Good or Bad Idea?
Offices across the U.S. were abuzz with the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 1. March Madness begins on March 17. Throughout the year there are fantasy … Read more about Office Pools — Good or Bad Idea?
Valentine’s Day at Your Business
Follow @BarbaraWeltman For some small businesses, such as jewelry stores, restaurants, flower shops, candy shops, and card stores, Valentine’s Day … Read more about Valentine’s Day at Your Business
The Entrepreneur Track
Follow @BarbaraWeltman When I was in high school in the mid-60s, the New York City school system had three tracks: academic (for those planning to go … Read more about The Entrepreneur Track
Are You Prepared for … ?
Follow @BarbaraWeltman Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense under Bush 2, said: “There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. … Read more about Are You Prepared for … ?
Five New Year’s Resolutions
Follow @BarbaraWeltman While few keep them, it doesn’t stop us from making them every year. Here are my five favorites. (This is adapted from an … Read more about Five New Year’s Resolutions
Dealing with Death in the Workplace
No one likes to talk about death, but it's a reality that could intrude in any company at any time. What does a death mean for your staff and how … Read more about Dealing with Death in the Workplace
Good Wishes
Follow @BarbaraWeltman Today is a federal holiday in the U.S. and a religious holiday for many people around the world. It’s a time to express good … Read more about Good Wishes
Heed Minimum Wage Rules or Else
That was the message from Labor Secretary Perez in a December 4 speech at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of … Read more about Heed Minimum Wage Rules or Else
Social Media in Hiring Decisions
Follow @BarbaraWeltman You may be able to discover the “real” person applying for a job with you by viewing the person’s postings on social media … Read more about Social Media in Hiring Decisions
