Tag: small business
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WTH is WFH? 5 Tips for Remote Work
If you’re a small business owner working from home during Covid, you may be feeling pulled in different directions. After all, as we’ve been reminded recently there are plenty of ways for working from home (WFH) to go wrong like: Although working from home looks a bit different for everyone, it doesn’t have to be…
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Living With Less Stress During COVID-19: The Busy Business Owner’s Guide
The Problems That Are Stressing Us Out Everything You Need to Know About Stress: A Short Guide More Money, More Problems: An Inside Look at the Struggles of a Small Business Owner How To Reduce Stress Like A Boss Final Thoughts With issues like COVID-19, healthcare, and business taxes, all weighing heavily on the mind…
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Three tax tips to help you get ahead
“In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” – Ben Franklin Ben Franklin famously stated that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. But as we find ourselves in the new year, with tax time quickly approaching, you can go ahead and add stress to that list. Even though we know…
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Shop small. Have a big impact.
Small Business Saturday is a holiday shopping tradition where we come together and support our communities and small businesses. When these businesses succeed communities thrive. A great way to support local creators and entrepreneurs is to shop local this weekend, and share your experience. For small businesses, social media is a powerful tool. Holiday shopping in…
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Top five small business tax mistakes that can come back to haunt you
It’s fall and Halloween is upon us, so who doesn’t like a good scare? Well…when it comes to tricks and treats, small business tax prep doesn’t sit well in the trick category. When doing your taxes, there are plenty of different methods that can be used to create the most favorable outcome possible for your specific…
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How to Optimize Your Office Real Estate
Not unlike the housing market, office real estate is valuable and comes at a steep price. Larger businesses often have the luxury of off-site storage facilities to store their documentation. But for small-to-medium sized businesses, this isn’t a readily-available perk. Read on to find out why and how digitizing your database can allow you to…
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Resources to Check Out for Your Woman-Owned Business
Women make up 38 percent of all businesses in the U.S. but tend to be underrepresented in the business world. The many hurdles they face, especially when it comes to receiving financing, make them have to fight harder than other entrepreneurs to succeed. If you’re a woman in business, there are a myriad of resources for women…
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4 Must-Dos to Safeguard Your Business Against the Elements
With the thick of winter approaching for much of the country, there are things SMB owners must do to ensure that the most important aspects of their businesses are safeguarded from the elements. These to-dos vary from region to region and industry to industry. While most people maintain insurance on their home or apartment to…
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4 Tips for When Your Business is Strapped for Cash
Running a small business can be unpredictable. Sometimes a client may be late in paying an invoice. Sometimes you hit an unexpected low season. Obviously, cash flow can be a huge problem for smaller businesses. In fact, according to a U.S. Bank study, 82 percent of businesses that fail do so because of cash flow…
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Year End Are You Ready?
Year end is defined as year’s end, the end of the calendar year. Translated for all of us business owners that means “YEAR END” – the end of the fiscal year – that is if your year runs from January 1st to December 31st. “YEAR END” is not as easy as it may sound! In…