2015 Midyear Tax Tips: What Tax Moves to Make Now
While it may seem like New Year’s Day was just the other day with the giant ball falling in Times Square, we’re already halfway through 2015. Whether you’re an individual with a W-2 job or…
How to Enforce an Expense Policy
Mention employee expense policies, and you are often quick to receive a groan from staff. Employees, particularly ones who travel frequently, don’t enjoy being limited in where they can spend. However, creating and enforcing an…
Value Creation as a Form of Discounting
There are all sorts of articles on creating superior differentiated value. Lots of them talk about creating more value than the customer expects, surprising and delighting them. In truth, I’ve been raised in this camp…
3 Tips for Financing Needs After the Startup Phase
Sometimes even after the startup phase is over and your small business is well-established and successful, you will need to access financing.
Consumer Debt vs. Business Debt
No matter where you go or what you are doing in America, debt seems to be a part of the world we live in. America is a debtor nation and that refers to a lot more than the national debt.
What’s New in Small Business Lending?
The small business lending landscape has changed dramatically in the last 50 years. In fact, the most dramatic changes have come in the last 20 years.
Do You Make Receivables Harder to Collect?
I frequently see situations where our clients make it harder to collect their receivables. Here are six of the more common issues.
Starting a Business? 5 Things You Must Know
Starting a new business is an exciting, but busy time with so much to be done and so little time to do it in. And, if you expect to have employees, there are a variety of federal and state forms and applications that will need to be completed to get your business up and running
5 Easy Ways You Can Improve Your Company Credit Score
Success and sustainability as a small business often have a lot to do with maintaining ready access to cash and coping with financial pressures as they come along.
What Types of Business Entertainment Events are Deductible?
The good news is that Uncle Sam and the IRS allow small business owners to deduct 50% of meals and entertainment events in which they partake. But some type of business must be conducted before, during, or after these events in order to qualify for this popular – yet often improperly claimed – tax write-off.