Know These Tax Implications of Settlements & Judgments
Your client just settled—or better yet, won a judgment. What are the tax consequences? Admittedly, the tax impact of resolving a dispute is often little more than an afterthought. But a client’s net after-tax recovery can vary drastically depending on the applicable tax rules. An attorney armed with an understanding of the relevant tax issues…
Read MoreWhy Does Change Management Sometimes Fail?
We’ve all faced many changes this year, and while some of them have been managed well, others have meant great anxiety, stress and ultimately, have not resulted in the change that was expected. Change management can fail for a variety of reasons; and sometimes it can be difficult to work out where things have gone…
Read More7 Ways to Create a Successful Family Succession Plan
When you run a family business, you may dream that one day your children will take over and run the company. However, nearly half of business owners over the age of 65 don’t have a transition plan in place, which could jeopardize plans to pass the business down to future generations. Lack of a formal…
Read MoreLearning Methods for Onboarding New Employees
Every individual utilizes a different method for learning and remembering information. Some people learn best when listening to audio while others prefer to learn by reading, but all methods work for effective learning. Optimal learning can be defined as remembering information accurately and being able to recall it further down the line. Photo by Amy…
Read MoreUnderstanding Industry 4.0
Small business professionals have been learning the ropes of Industry 3.0 for over fifty years, but the time has come to learn a new way of manufacturing – with Big Data. Industry 4.0, or the era of Interconnectivity, has been growing in strength since the earliest parts of 2011. Nearly a decade in the making,…
Read More10 Tips To Keep Cybercriminals Away
COVID-19 isn’t just a growing threat to public health – it’s also a growing threat to your company’s cybersecurity. From using scary subject lines to adopting fake official letterhead, cybercriminals are using the climate of fear caused by COVID-19 to their advantage. These 10 tips will help keep your systems safe from cybercriminals trying to gain…
Read More5 Tech Solutions To Boost Small Business Success
Technology innovations have affected the ways in which businesses of all sizes succeed, especially small businesses which need the same tasks accomplished as corporations, but with a much smaller budget and workforce. Most of these tech solutions are affordable for startups and some are even free, making them effective tools to boost the success of…
Read More3 Marketing Techniques Every Small Business Should Use
Effective marketing is essential for every business, regardless of what sector you operate in. Whether you’re a B2B service business or a B2C e-commerce retailer, you’ll need to market your brand if you want to attract new customers and increase the lifecycle value of your existing customer base. While every company wants to maximize their…
Read More9 Things Every Commercial Truck Driver Should Know
Trailers are an important asset for transporting goods in various businesses. They provide long distance transport services for businesses that require raw materials and products that are located far away. Trailers can be for personal or commercial purposes. Here are a few things every commercial truck driver should know: Communication As a commercial truck driver,…
Read More5 things to do Now to Turn a Website Into a B2B Enterprise Sales Machine
There is a myth that web sites are difficult or unimportant when it comes to big ticket items or B2B sales, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. What do we know about the way that purchasing decisions are made within big organisations? Conventional wisdom would have us believe that decisions are made in…
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