Setting Up a Company Card for Your Business
PexCard is a company that offers a solution to small businesses who want to offer their employees company cards but don’t want to run the risk of being issued expensive credit. Here are a few reasons why you might consider giving your employees a PexCard to pay for company expenses.
Read More Watch Out for Indirect Tax Audit Triggers
Your odds of facing an indirect tax audit are actually higher than the odds of IRS small business tax audits. That’s because while the IRS audits 2–12% of the tax returns filed with the agency every year, some states audit up to 20% of the business sales tax reports filed each year.
Read More 5 Steps to a Great Pricing Strategy
There are many important aspects to running a business, but perhaps the most important of all is your pricing strategy. At the end of the day, whether customers are willing to keep spending money at your business and whether you can afford to stay in business comes down to your prices. Here are five steps to get you on the right path for an effective pricing strategy.
Read More 8 Ways to Rock Your Business, From the Founder of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp
You don’t have to have an international rock star headlining your idea in order to know if it’s worth pursuing, nor do you need a million dollars to make it a success. Through my experiences developing concerts, tours, and Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp, I’ve discovered that great ideas all share four common characteristics.
Read More 8 Keys to Entrepreneurs Who Can Make New Markets
The ultimate compliment that any entrepreneur can get is that they can “see around corners.” This is a statement that they are willing and able (and successful) at projecting market and technology turns, not just straight-line innovations. They have the courage to make bold decisions, often contrary to conventional market research.
Read More 10 Great Questions to Ask Your Potential Small Biz Employees
Knowing everything you can about a possible new hire is imperative to a company’s success. Finding out what kind of employee a person will be in under an hour means you have to ask the right questions. Read on to find ten questions you should consider asking at an interview.
Read More Using Games to Create a Better Customer Experience
Companies are using games to enhance the customer experience and engage with their customers, as well as their employees. It is a winning strategy for businesses—providing customers with entertainment in a fun, competitive way builds the company’s image and level of interaction with its customers.
Read More “You’re Just Getting Started”
Use your own experiences to build upon and benefit others. People want to be around you, be part of your efforts and energy; whether in private business, public service, or charitable work. It will catapult you to even bigger and better things down the road.
Read More If our company is going to let employees drive a company vehicle home at night, what coverage should we have in place to protect our business?
While we can offer general business advice on insurance issues and you can research insurance requirements yourself, we recommend that you discuss the fact that your business vehicles will be parked at your employees’ homes at night in order to clarify the proper insurance policies, policy content, and recommended coverage limits for your operations with a qualified business insurance agent.
Create a Powerful Dashboard
From a sports car to an aircraft to a super tanker, successful operation depends upon the pilot’s understanding and urgent, timely use of a dashboard. Real time information is critical to real time decision-making, and increasingly in the modern business world, decisions are made by management without extended meetings or discussion with others.
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