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Richmond Business Broker: Let’s Make a Deal!
Working with your Richmond/DC business broker or other broker can help you make a deal. However, before you put your business in the marketplace, consider the following recommendations to prepare
Business Trip: Ideas to Make Your Trip More Productive
There are three ideas that can make a business trip more productive for a professional. You can look at this opportunity less of a free vacation and get a lot more
CPA Tax Tips for Savvy Business Owners
By mid-April your federal and state taxes should be filed and one less burden will be on your shoulders. At least until next year. Here’s what you can do to
6 Indispensable Leadership Qualities of Successful Managers
Thankfully, you can equip yourself with a number of powerful leadership qualities which will help you immensely. All six leadership traits below will help you reach your employees more easily
Protect Confidential Information: Six Solutions For Your Business
Here are six ways that you can protect your proprietary information from competitors and hackers. Choosing The Right Web Host The right web host will have security features such as
Young Americans Are Avoiding Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial participation among recent grads plummets. However, 2013 Federal Reserve data as analyzed by the Wall Street Journal reveals a disturbing trend. That trend shows that the percentage of people
Five Business Management Skills Every Owner Should Have (or Learn)
That can be downright scary. That is why there are a few necessary management skills that every business owner should have, or start learning. 1. Good Communication Skills This can
7 Strategies for Small Businesses in the New Year
No matter, the year is done, a new one has begun, and you are looking for ways to increase your edge in a competitive market. The following seven strategies can
How To Avoid These Five Most Common Reasons For Business Failure
Know the major hurdles that stand in your way, and you’ll be more ready than most. Here are a few of the most common reasons businesses fail: Not Understanding the
Small Business Solutions: How to Deal with These Common Hurdles Startups Face
Failure is due to numerous hurdles that can be handled differently for success. Here are just a few of the difficult aspects of running a business. Poor Cash Flow Insufficient
What Everyone Ought to Know About Surviving a Financial Crisis
Even with the best preparation — such as shoring up your emergency fund — that crisis may be too much for you to handle. Yet, being proactive can help you
Collaborative Trainings: How to Make Your Company More Cohesive
Training programs are an essential part of any company’s professional development strategy. Still, many training programs can be prohibitively expensive and take employees away from their jobs during the training sessions, which can disrupt productivity.
Lease Considerations for Home-Based Businesses
Your home-based business is booming. You’ve expanded beyond the den and have taken over the garage and the shed out back. You never imagined that your business would grow so big, but now it threatens to consume your entire home.
Workforce Woes: Areas Where Your Employees Are Costing You Money
“It’s hard to find good help.” Employers have been saying it for decades, but the sentiment seems more relevant now, even considering today’s competitive job market. Socializing and wasting time have always been productivity sponges, but contemporary business owners have more hurdles now with the Internet and social media.
How to Make a Business Trip a Positive Experience
Just because a trip is for business doesn’t mean it can’t be fun, too.
How to Help Your Franchise Succeed
You are a new franchise owner or are seriously considering buying into one. Franchising provides a proven business model, but your due diligence can save you a lot of grief.
Building Your Leadership: 4 Ways to Increase Your Leadership Skills
Leadership skills are not acquired from birth. They are learned and practiced consistently throughout a person’s life.
Business Structure: S Corporation
When starting a business you have a number of different Business structures to consider. An S Corporation one such structure, representing a special type of corporation chosen as part of an IRS tax choice.
Not Financially Savvy? 5 Resources to help you Handle Your Company Finances
From analysis to budgeting, and taxes to audits, there are plenty of things to worry about when it comes to handling the finances for your start up.
How Best to Respond to Online Complaints
The Internet has brought small businesses to a whole, new world. New contacts, customers and suppliers can be reached online, breaking down barriers that once existed.
How to Best Manage Your Company Fleet
Managing a fleet of trucks, whether they’re delivery trucks, service trucks, or otherwise is a difficult task. Keeping track of so many moving parts can be overwhelming, to say the least.
Save Money with the Home Office Tax Deduction
If you manage a home-based business, you may be eligible to take a federal tax deduction. Such a deduction can reduce your tax burden, saving you money.
5 Ways Obamacare May Be Affecting Your Small Business
There are many ways that the current healthcare legislation will make things potentially difficult for small businesses. Business owners with 50 employees are more will be required to purchase insurance plans for 100% of their employees or have to pay a penalty.
How to Take the Toxic Out of a Business Environment
Your company no longer runs as smoothly as it once did. Indeed, your profits are down, customers are leaving and your competitors are nipping at your heels.
Simple Ways Any Business Can Improve Their Employee Retention Rate
High employee turnover can impact your bottom line. The added expenses of training and hiring bonuses, combined with lost work hours that can add stress to the rest of the team, can turn into a big disaster.
