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Audio Archive: Hire More Staff or Contract Out?

May 1, 2012 by Kelsey Arnold
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Hire More Staff or Contract Out? A Question for Every Small BusinessSponsored by... For entrepreneurs with the right strategy, this is an exciting year to launch a new business with high growth potential. Our panel of experts will show you innovative ways of finding funding including crowd funding, private investment, Internet-based... [read more]

Did You Use the Best Possible Tax Filing Method? Maybe. Maybe not.

April 29, 2012 by Kay Bell
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A lot of us have tax filing remorse. No, that's not being upset that we filed. It's wondering whether we could have achieved a better tax bill result if we'd tried a different way of filing.It is entirely possible that using a tax pro instead of software would have given you a bigger refund. Or maybe if you'd used a more expensive tax... [read more]

Top Tips for Managing Your Advertising Budget

April 22, 2012 by Tushar Mathur
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Many companies, when they make their first entry into the world of online marketing, are unsure how much they should spend on their marketing efforts.  Instead of asking how much they “should” spend, a better question would be “How much can I afford to spend on my advertising campaigns”.Online marketing is just one form of... [read more]

Your Piece of the Pie: Does Being The First Full-Time Paid Employee Affect That Founder’s Equity In The Company?

April 21, 2012 by Brad Feld
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You do an excellent job of looking at both sides of the question. While the founder who is working full time for the company is getting paid and the other founders are not, the other founders presumably are still getting paid from the day jobs. [read more]

Why You Should Consider a Roth IRA

March 28, 2012 by Kay Bell
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With the tax filing deadline rapidly approaching, many folks are considering putting money into a traditional IRA because they can deduct their contributions. [read more]

It’s That Time Again! How to File Taxes for Your Small Business

March 17, 2012 by Alora Chistiakoff
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  With tax season upon us, it’s important to understand the options, requirements and pitfalls of filing for your business. For most people, business taxes are much more complicated than family or personal taxes and for that reason, getting help is well advised. However, if you’re hoping to avoid meeting with a tax... [read more]

What is the Right S Corporation Salary?

February 23, 2012 by Joe Kristan
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By affirming yesterday that a West Des Moines CPA had to pay FICA taxes on about $91,000 of his earnings from his professional S corporation -- instead of the $24,000 he put on his W-2 -- the Eighth Circuit helped make the first marks in the big unmapped area of how much compensation S corporations must pay their employee owners. [read more]

Working On the Business Easier Said Than Done

February 14, 2012 by Jeff Cornwall
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Entrepreneurs face a difficult challenge in how they should be spending their time as a business grows. The dilemma is commonly referred to as needing to "work on the business rather than work in it." Typically, entrepreneurs are heavily involved in working directly with their customers during the startup phase. They do much of the work... [read more]

Can You Live a Cash-Only Life?

January 31, 2012 by Tushar Mathur
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This may sound like a silly question but credit card companies would lead you to believe it is not possible to live a cash only life. Their marketing teams push hard to make us believe life without a credit card is just not possible.Those of us that have been in debt or are struggling to get out know that credit cards are not all they... [read more]

Time for Retirement, Contributions That Is

November 13, 2011 by Kay Bell
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I love what I do for a living. But I'd love it even more if I could write just because I wanted to and didn't have to depend on it to pay the bills. The hubby shares my wish for quitting work sooner rather than later. And since our win the lottery retirement plan is probably not going to pan out, we contribute regularly to our post-career savings accounts. [read more]

Faux Diplomacy, Faux Management, Faux Purpose

November 3, 2011 by Lisa Haneberg
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I just got back from 10 days in Italy and the region and overheard someone using the term "faux diplomacy" in the airport. I like the phrase! This got me thinking about one of the most common differences between great managers and lousy ones - great managers don't do faux. [read more]

Millionaires Support Paying Higher Taxes

October 29, 2011 by Kay Bell
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Somebody better head over to the House GOP leadership offices, Republican National Committee and Fox News with handfuls of Prozac, Xanax and Cymbalta. Those folks are going to need calming down in the wake of a survey that found most millionaires said their taxes need to be hiked. [read more]

Refinancing Mortgages on Commercial Real Estate

October 27, 2011 by Barbara Weltman
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The Small Business Administration has eased the rules for its 504 loan program to facility refinancing. For the first time, small businesses can use this loan program to generate working capital. Chris Hurn of Mercantile Capital Corporation, an SBA lender in Orlando, Florida, said the new opportunity to refinance will help owners turn their real estate equity into working capital. [read more]

Don't Make These Tax Filing Mistakes

October 17, 2011 by Kay Bell
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Taxes are confusing, intimidating and generally infuriating. That's why we all try to be done with them as quickly as possible. [read more]

Revenue vs. Income

October 11, 2011 by Brad Feld
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Put this in the pet peeve rant category. I’m tired of “Revenue” being referred to as “Income.” [read more]

Debt Collection: Keeping Cost to a Minimum

October 7, 2011 by James Walker
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[Sponsored Post] The need to collect debt and chase outstanding invoices is a common problem for small businesses. There are several methods for dealing with late or non-payment of invoices, all of which can be suitable for different businesses and individual debtors. [read more]

Answers About 'Warrants' in a Deal with an Advisor

October 3, 2011 by Brad Feld
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"Question: I am a startup about to receive a convertible loan investment. My friend has been advising me on an adhoc basis re. the financials on a barter basis with me. Now he’d like to formalise his agreement with the company. He has made his money as an entrepreneur and now travels a lot but will be available for consultancy for us.... [read more]

Graphic Displays of the Growing Tax Code

September 23, 2011 by Kay Bell
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We're inching toward possible fundamental tax reform. It will be a slow and painful process because of the many tax breaks that individual taxpayers and companies can claim. [read more]

How to Save Your Business Money on Promotional Products

September 22, 2011 by Andrew Black
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Every business professional knows that promotional products are a cost effective method of promoting a business. However, only some people manage to make the most of it. Some distribute them at the wrong places, some compromise on quality and some pay over the odds for them. [read more]

How Much Should You Spend on Marketing?

September 16, 2011 by Drew McLellan
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I know I need to do some marketing but how much should I spend? How much do other companies my size spend? [read more]

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