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The End of Year Checklist for Small Businesses

By Becky McCray

In a fabric store, a dark-skinned woman with long salt-and-pepper colored hair is using a laptop notebook to manage the business

I’ve been in business a long time now, from retail to service to ag, and I’ve learned some things about wrapping up one year and getting ready for the next. Some of it I learned the hard way! Whether you run your business on paper, desktop software, mobile or cloud services, there are common tasks […]

December 25, 2025 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, management, organization, rural, tax matters Tagged With: annual planning, retail, service businesses, small business management

Adding Legal Help to Your Small-business Team

By Glenn Muske

Scales of Justice

At some point, you will need the support and expertise of an attorney as you operate your small business. Often, though, owners delay adding that member to your business team. The thought is that you, the owner, will know when you need such help. But that line of thought has two major issues. First, you […]

September 6, 2017 Filed Under: Small Biz 100, success Tagged With: effective management, small business management, small business success, success

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