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With the year-end fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about how your business can maximize its tax deductions. The good news is that the holiday season brings with it a variety of deductible expenses that can help you reduce your taxable income before the end of the year. Here are just a Read More

Freelancing brings freedom, but with that freedom comes challenges. If you’re a freelancer, independent contractor, or consultant, no doubt one of your biggest business challenges is getting paid promptly. But in my own experience, offering my freelancing services and teaming up with other creative Read More

As we enter the season of social giving, have you considered ways in which your business can give back to those in need or to your community? According to Charity Navigator, 31% of annual giving occurs in the month of December and Giving Tuesday has become a huge part of the social giving calendar. Read More

November 26th is the 7th annual celebration of Small Business Saturday.

Small Business Saturday was started in 2010 by American Express OPEN to raise awareness of the role that small businesses play in our communities and help these businesses capitalize on holiday spending (the day always falls Read More

The longest holiday of the year is right around the corner, but for millions of American business owners, Thanksgiving can be disruptive to cash flow. With most of America taking time off to be with family and do some holiday shopping, taking any time off or even shutting down your business for a f Read More

Small businesses are always in hot pursuit of new clients. For many, however, it’s a prospect they carefully approach because of the potential small business risk that new clients can pose. Here are a few steps you can take to reduce that small business risk. Read More

The seemingly never-ending presidential election season is nearly over. Come November 8th, we’ll head to the polls and put one of history’s most hotly contested and controversial elections to bed. Small businesses have been following the election very closely, much more so than the general public, Read More

Why should you form an S Corp? Over 70% of U.S. businesses are operated as sole proprietorships—and it’s no surprise. Sole proprietorships are the easiest business structure to form and operate. That’s all great, but if you’re a sole proprietor, your tax obligation can be a significant burden.

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Halloween—the night when the line between the living and the dead thins. In the past, Halloween was a time when treats were set outside houses for wandering spirits and people dressed as ghosts and ghouls so that if they ran into an evil spirit they would be mistaken for one themselves! Scary stuff Read More

If you think LinkedIn is just for job hunters, think again. A great LinkedIn social media strategy can help small businesses build their networks, grow their influence, and find leads. While there are no absolute rules for getting it right, sometimes getting it wrong can be downright frustrating fo Read More