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5 Embezzlement-Busting Strategies (Part 2)

Have you ever had the feeling something wasn’t quite right in your business, but you can’t put your finger on it? I wish that we all had businesses where nothing ever went wrong, and everyone did the...

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5 Embezzlement Busting Strategies (Part 3)

Have you ever had the feeling something wasn’t quite right in your business, but you can’t put your finger on it? I wish that we all had businesses where nothing ever went wrong, and everyone did the...

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5 Embezzlement Busting Strategies (Part 4)

The following is an excerpt from the book Smart Business, Stupid Business, written by Diane Kennedy of US TaxAid and Megan Hughes of Smart Business Incorporation. Strategy #16: Limit Access to Valuable...

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Funding Your Business By Bootstrapping

Most small businesses fail because of a lack of cash. That makes finding sources of cash one of the skills you must master if you want your business to succeed. The following is an excerpt from the...

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5 Deductions to Put More Money in Your Pocket (Part 1)

In the first years of your business, it’s easy to overlook all the tax deductions you can get. Don’t make this rookie mistake! Today, we’re going to take a look at 5 ways to put more money into your...

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Don't Make These Three Mistakes With Payroll

Payroll is perhaps one of the trickiest areas of running a business. It is the area most watched by the authorities because of the many ways people have abused it for their own corrupt purposes. To...

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Good Partner, Bad Partner

It is perfectly natural to want to get into business with someone you already know, a family member or close friend who is practically family. While it makes sense on the surface, the idea of...

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Don't Make These Eight Mistakes When You File Your First Tax Return (Part 1)

Business is a complicated world with its own language and laws that are completely unique to itself. Business models, NAICS Code, amortize, accrual-basis taxpayer? What do these things mean? Fear not,...

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Don't Make These Eight Mistakes When You File Your First Tax Return (Part 2)

Continuation from the previous article with tips on how to avoid making mistakes on your first tax return. Do you know when or when not to pay yourself? Or perhaps you’ve gotten a notice from the IRS...

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More on Creating Business Projections that Work

Probably one of the biggest challenges you’ll face as a new business owner is trying to forecast where you’ll be in the future. This can be anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, a year, or more....

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