Networking with many new media folks, I realized that lots of people are starting businesses. Since helping people start a business is the full time job of my co-author “OkieJ” Jeanne Cole, we decided to present a live internet TV miniseries on small business startup issues. Problem with the player? Watch it at Operator 11….
Waiting for customers. Common mistakes can kill your small business, but most of them can be easily corrected or avoided. Today’s bad example: Expecting a new business to support youI read the interview with a new business owner in my town. When asked why she started the business, she said she lost her job, so…
Improving your personal credit history can help your small business borrow at better rates, secure a better merchant account deal, or negotiate a better lease. So how’s your credit? If you are like most people, either you don’t know or you only know it’s not good. Time for some resources to improve your personal credit….
Here’s a link to IRS rules concerning employment tax issues and items. The IRS site is actually a treasure trove of useful information all broken down into fairly small blocks. Check it out.
As the summer and the year begin to wind down, all business owners need to think about tax time and, therefore, about record keeping. How long should you keep those old bank statements, etc? The IRS has the answer at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98513,00.html
In the middle of an article on a different subject, Zane Safrit spills his successful formula for improving your small business cash flow. The goal was to add x percent to our already positive cash flows. The deadline immediate…and we’d look at the results compiled over the next 12 months to judge whether a bonus…
It’s true. Most small business people hate their accounting tasks, and most small business accounting systems are dreadfully disorganized. We think we’re entrepreneurs, not accountants! Gina L Gwozdz CPA is an accountant and an entrepreneur. She offers her advice on accounting records and systems at Gina’s Tax Articles. It’s simple, straightforward, and clear. While you…
Check out this from the Internal Revenue Service: The Internal Revenue Service today alerted taxpayers about Internet scams in which fraudulent e-mails are sent that appear to be from the IRS. The e-mails direct the consumer to a Web link that requests personal and financial information, such as Social Security, bank account or credit card…
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