Throughout the 1980s and 1990s there were significant declines in U.S. manufacturing jobs. Some figures indicate a nearly 30% reduction in the first decade of the new millennia. Now manufacturing has been hit hard again, like so many other businesses, by COVID-19. However, for manufacturers there may be a silver lining to this pandemic, if […]
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Check Out These Fraud Prevention Tips for Your Small Business
In 2012 the entire nation watched the story of the Controller of the city of Dixon, Illinois, unfold. Rita Crundwell was finally caught for having embezzled over $53,000,000 over several years. She had purchased lavish homes and a fleet of show-horses and vehicles, and was living the life of the rich and famous. How was […]
How the Recent Supreme Court Wayfair Decision Affects Small Business
The Wayfair Case In 1992, the Supreme Court, in a case referred to as “Quill,” ruled that the lack of substantial physical presence in a state is sufficient grounds to exempt a business from having to collect and remit sales or sellers use taxes to a state. This precedent protected small business from “burdensome” administrative […]
