Here are six ideas to help jump start improvements in your small business. As always, please reach out if you wish to discuss any of them. Six Simple Ideas to Help Your Small Business Understand your cash flow. At the end of the day, you need enough cash to pay your vendors and
Children on summer break have plenty of free time on their hands, which is usually spent playing outdoors, working on summer projects and participating in various sports and clubs. As parents, you can also weave in financial lessons to these summertime activities to reinforce great money habits. Here are some ideas: Earning money.Teach
When it comes to avoiding household accidents, an ounce of prevention is often worth a pound of cure. Fortunately, just knowing about some of the most common household perils is a solid first step to avoiding them completely. Here’s a look at several of the most common accidents that occur at home and several
Many factors play into a potential customer’s decision to buy your product or service, but one thing is clear – online reviews are at the top of the list. Here are suggestions to improve yours: Create an impactful online presence. Unless you just opened your business, there’s a good chance it already exists in
Many taxpayers start preparing their tax return with hopes of receiving a sizable refund, only to find out that their actual refund is much smaller than expected — or that they actually owe the federal government money instead! If this happens to you, here are some of the likely reasons: Higher take-home pay. Look
Offering a retirement plan can be a powerful tool when you’re competing to attract the best employees. And if you’re a sole proprietor, a retirement account can help you save even more money for the future. Here are some of the most popular retirement options for small business owners, along with ways to help
Here are moves you can make to reduce your taxable income. But the year is quickly coming to a close, so plan accordingly. Max out pre-tax retirement savings. The deadline to contribute to a 401(k) plan to get a 2023 taxable income reduction is December 31st. So if your employer’s plan allows it, consider
No one likes surprises from the IRS, but they do occasionally happen. Here are some examples of tax situations you could find yourself in and what to do about them. Kids getting older tax surprise. Your children are a wonderful tax deduction if they meet certain qualifications. But as they get older, many child-related deductions
The average new car payment surged to $725 per month at the beginning of 2023, compared to an average of $650 per month throughout all of 2022, according to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Report for Quarter 2 of 2023. While some of this spike is due to the increasing costs of new
New customers aren’t the only group of people you may be trying to attract to your business. It can be as equally challenging – maybe even more so – to attract and retain quality employees. In fact, 40% of business owners say they have job openings they couldn’t fill, according to an August 2023 survey