Will the Increase in Minimum Wage Affect Your Small Business?
Most of our small business clients probably already know that the federal minimum wage increased this week from $5.85 to $6.55 an hour. The increase is the second in a three-step process to bring the...
View ArticleWithout A Net
Small business owners are some of the hardest working people I’ve ever met. They not only take their work and their clients seriously, they take them to heart . . . sometimes to their detriment. Yes,...
View ArticleRisky Business
It takes a certain type of person to be a successful small business owner; someone resourceful, optimistic, and willing to work hard and take risks. People with these qualities aren’t going to feel...
View ArticleSeller Beware! Get the Most out of the Sale of Your Business
Small business owners tend to be a smart, dynamic, and an especially opinionated lot. After years of running the show, you’ve gotten into the habit of doing things your way. And when the time comes to...
View ArticleSelf Employed? Failure to Plan = Disaster
It used to be that people stayed at one company—one job—for their whole lives. Employers were benevolent, and almost part of the family; took care of families, once upon a time, offering health care...
View ArticleAdvance Business Planning is the First Step to Success
Big corporations may be laying off employees in distressingly record numbers, but big corporations are not the only employers in the U.S.—as long as we have our small business community, all may not be...
View ArticleHow to Find Success in Tough Times? Do What You Love
We live in anxious economic times, but it’s not all bad. If you’re a small business owner, or if you’ve been thinking about starting a small business, you may be in exactly the right place. According...
View ArticleFamily Business? You Might Flip For A FLP
The Wall Street Journal says that family limited partnerships are finding renewed favor as an estate planning tool, thanks to recent tax-court decisions. In an article entitled “Covering Your Assets”...
View ArticleSmall Business Owners Require Unique Planning Strategies
Jane Austen once wrote “There will be little rubs and disappointments everywhere, and we are all apt to expect too much; but then, if one scheme of happiness fails, human nature turns to another; if...
View ArticleMoney and Marriage: How to Have a Successful Business Partnership with your...
If you and your spouse complement each other, work well together, and support each other, does it makes sense to go into business together? Can you effectively be partners in marriage, partners in...
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