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Work-Life Balance for Women Entrepreneurs
During Women’s History Month, there are many topics that relate to women business owners. One of the big challenges for many women owners is achieving ... -
Strategies for Increased Learning for Owners and Staff
The quotation taped to my monitor from Benjamin Franklin reads: “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” What is learning? The dictionary says it ... -
Valentine’s Day in the Workplace: Do’s and Don’ts
Each year, February 14 presents a challenge for business owners. How much celebrating should be encouraged or barred? What dating policies are in place or ... -
Ideas for Recovering from Holiday Stress
For many small business owners, the holiday season is their peak period for sales in the year. This means long hours and continual problem solving. ... -
J.K. Lasser’s Small Business Taxes 2023: A Book Review
For more than 25 years, I’m proud to say my tax book for small businesses has been the go-to guide for owners and their tax ... -
The Importance of Positivity and Your Business
There’s a lot to be concerned about today—inflation, high interest rates, labor challenges (the inability to find and keep good employees, plus quiet quitting), crime, ... -
Thresholds Are Confusing for Information Reporting
Saying that tax rules are confusing is an understatement. Sometimes they’re almost impossible to understand. When it comes to requirements for reporting certain income, expenses, ... -
Is It Work-Life Balance or Just Lifestyle?
Work-life balance is defined by Business Daily News as “the state of equilibrium where a person equally prioritizes the demands of one’s career and the demands ... -
Additional Taxes on Small Business Owners
There’s been much discussion about “taxing the rich” and making them “pay their fair share.” What may get lost in the discussion are the special ... -
Writing Off the Cost of Business Driving
Gas prices at the pump have nearly doubled in one year, causing severe strain on business budgets. This is especially so for businesses that are ... -
Recognizing the Achievements of Small Business Owners
“There are two things people want more than sex and money: recognition and praise.” -- Mary Kay Ash, Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics Small business ... -
A Tax Portrait of Business Owners
With National Small Business Week recently passed, it’s a good time to look at how business owners appear on their personal tax returns. The IRS’s ... -
The State of Small Business 2022
May 2-5, 2022, is National Small Business Week. It is a time to recognize the important contributions that small businesses make—to their families, their employees, ... -
Employers’ Tax Burden for Having Remote Workers
COVID-19 started a revolution in remote work arrangements. Initially, workers were forced to work from their homes because of government-mandated shutdowns. Then, workers continued working ... -
Startup Ideas for Success: Learning about Your Government-Imposed Responsibilities
When you start a business, your goal is to bring in revenue so you can meet your financial obligations (e.g., pay the rent, cover your ... -
A Company Dating Policy?
Despite the persistence of the pandemic and the fact that some many employees continue to work remotely, Valentine’s Day is still a time for romance, ... -
Business Owners and their “Combat Fatigue”
Combat fatigue, according to the dictionary, is a psychological disturbance caused by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment. But this sounds a ... -
Reporting Payments to Independent Contractors: 5 Things to Know
If you engage independent contractors and pay them in the aggregate $600 or more during the year, you must report payments to them and to ...
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