According to Constant Contact’s 2006 Small Business Holiday Outlook survey, 62% of 1,500+ U.S. small businesses said they anticipate a strong holiday season. This is up from last year. Hopefully, they are right as 78% of those business owners said the December holidays are important to their yearly earnings. In anticipation of serving the expected [...]
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You’ve got the idea, the desire, the skills but lack the necessary funding to start your own business. Finding that funding is not always easy. Traditional options such as SBA and bank loans, financing through your credit cards, or borrowing from family and friends are popular avenues to pursue, but they are not the only [...]
The American Express Small Business Monitor, a semi-annual survey of business owners, found that healthcare, tax relief and energy policy are the top issues among small business owners as they head into mid-term elections. Healthcare and tax relief are cited by nearly one in five
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Nothing is more frustrating than having your computer go down or encountering a problem that takes a significant chunk of time to fix. And who isn’t afraid that you might accidentally hit the wrong key or fry your system some way? It’s easy to make mistakes when it comes to computers. In fact, many are [...]
Employment at will means that you can terminate an employee at any time, and for any reason – or no reason at all. However, note that this does not mean as an employer that you can discriminate against an employee and fire them based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. Federal and [...]
A common question when setting up your accounting system is whether you will use the accrual or cash method of accounting. If you are unsure which one to use consider this. The accrual method of accounting requires that you record your business activity when it happens. The cash method wants you to record your business [...]