1. Tax rates are likely to go higher in 2011, so you might benefit from shifting income into 2010 and delaying deductions until 2011. It’s always a matter of personal circumstances, so analyze the two-year results of shifting income and deductions before you do anything. (more…)
September, 2010
President Signs Education Jobs And Medicaid Assistance Act of 2010
On August 10, President Obama signed into law the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act of 2010. The law will fund the jobs of an estimated 140,000 teachers who would otherwise have lost their jobs, and it will help states with Medicaid costs. (more…)
Disaster Planning and Business Recovery
Date: 2010-10-21 Time: 03:00PM EST – 04:00PM EST Location: Webinar
Your business represents a substantial investment of your time and resources. This BGR is about ways to protect that investment and how to minimize losses in case of disaster.
The good news is that less than 1% of businesses fail because of disasters.
The bad news is that according to the Business Continuity Institute in the U.K. almost one in every five businesses suffers a major disruption each year. Is it really worth it to risk everything in the hope that at some time in the life of your business disaster won’t strike?
Complimentary but Pre-Registration is Required.
Brand “ME”
Personal branding, self-branding, self-positioning, whatever you choose to call it, it’s really about personal marketing. Why would you want to do that? It’s a great way to market your business in a way that can cost you nothing. You see it in action constantly. Donald Trump, for example, uses his name on his buildings, but he also has it placed on products that he endorses. While you mightn’t be prepared to go that far, let’s look at some ways of using personal marketing. (more…)
Get Going with QuickBooks 2010 Beginner Course
Get Going with QuickBooks 2010 Beginner Course
Get Going with QuickBooks® 2010 Beginner Course
Taught by a QuickBooks ProAdvisor Computer lab setting, training manual with practice files and post-class business diagnostic
After completing this course, you will be able to: Set up a company, Work with lists, Sell your product, Invoice for services, Process payments, Work with bank accounts, Enter and pay bills
This class is geared towards those who have used QuickBooks® for six months or less, INCLUDING: Spouses who help with the books on a part-time basis, Business Owners who want to avoid mistakes and improve cash flow, Partners looking for long-term answers to accounting problems, Bookkeepers who need a better understanding of QuickBooks®, Financial Executives who would benefit from a reliable management reporting system
Time: 10AM-3PM
Price: $127, lunch and practice manual and files
Dates:
2010-10-21| Brockport, NY | Click to Register
Selecting The Right Web Solution
Choosing a web solution is not just a matter of throwing up a few pages, as cheaply as you can by using friends and tech savvy kids to toss it together. The online market these days is as valuable and important as the physical marketplace you do business in so when it comes to creating a website it’s worth investing the same commitment of time, money and resources that you put into the physical set up of your premises, or selecting essential tools and equipment for the business. (more…)
Important Deadline Extended For Small Charities
All nonprofit organizations (except for churches and church-related groups) must file an annual return with the IRS. Failure to do so for three consecutive years results in the loss of the organization’s tax-exempt status. The filing deadline for the 2009 return was May 17, 2010, and thousands of small charities hit the three-year failure to file point on that date. (more…)
More Money Saving Tips For Small Business
If you’re the owner or manager of a small business, you’ve undoubtedly felt the pain of this economy’s ever-so-slow recovery. Demand for your products or services may have dwindled and when revenues are down, businesses need to adjust by tightening their belts. But reducing expenses is a balancing act. Cut costs that make a significant contribution to your income, and you may find revenues declining further. Trim expenses that are “fat” — unnecessary because they don’t bolster the bottom line — and your firm can become leaner and better able to compete. (more…)
