June is a great time to take a look at how your small business spends money. And as long as you’re looking at how you spend it, you might as well look at how to preserve some. Those small saving steps can add up to serious cash over the course of the next twelve months. [...]
There are a multitude of reasons to have a living trust. We can’t begin to cover them all, but we will touch on three reasons very briefly here. Reason #1: Protecting Property for Certain Beneficiaries When most of us think about estate planning, we think about passing our property to our family and other loved [...]
You may have a number of reasons to consider starting your own business. The most important question you should consider is whether you want to be an employee or an entrepreneur. Even if you start your own company, you still have to determine whether you are going to work in or on your business. There’s [...]
Hiring kids for summer jobs is a long standing tradition, especially for small businesses. It’s a win for everyone involved – the kids get a little work experience and some extra money and the businesses get a somewhat less expensive and highly energetic work force for the summer months. Well, at least it’s less expensive [...]
Most people, especially small business owners, are all too familiar with the concept of forming a corporation to protect and separate their personal assets from their business. But fewer people understand the corporate structure of the Limited Liability Company or “LLC”. Just as with many other changes to or new approaches in the field of [...]
Ever heard the old saying “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?” As a small business owner, you would do well to bear that sentiment in mind when you’re hiring employees. If you want to avoid employee problems, don’t hire problem employees. To avoid hiring the wrong people, you need to do [...]
So you’re in the planning stages of your new business venture… Or maybe you’ve been operating for awhile but just hadn’t gotten around to doing the “business” paperwork… Chances are your CPA has reminded you that no job is finished until the paperwork is done and you know it’s time to make your business structure [...]
It’s hard to go from handling your money as a single person to handling money as a couple… When you add children to the mix, it gets even tougher… Birthday parties, karate lessons, family vacations… All the things we want our children to have can put a pinch on the family budget. If you have [...]
No doubt about it, 2010 was a tough year for employers and the 10% of the working population looking for jobs. As more businesses are hiring and the economy is slowly trying to move forward. With this potential increase in hiring comes increased need for appropriate pre-employment screening to ensure that you’re getting the right [...]
Everyone is looking for ways to save these days. Your small business is no exception. You can’t afford to cut anymore personnel so now you’re thinking of cutting salaries… Before you take out the red pen and start slashing employee wages, make sure you understand the legal issues you could be dealing with. You could [...]
