Posts Tagged ‘small businesses’

SWOT: Your Business Health Check

A strong, healthy business strategy is necessary to build a successful company, but what makes a business strategy vital? One of the most effective ways of analyzing the health of your business strategy is to utilize the SWOT matrix. (more…)

Are You Making These Business Website Blunders?

Although potential customers may have a genuine interest in your products or services, they may prefer to view those offerings over a cup of coffee at home. (more…)

Use Adjusted Tax Numbers In Your 2013 Planning

Each year the IRS adjusts certain tax numbers for inflation and tax law changes. Here are some of the adjusted numbers you’ll need for your 2013 tax planning. (more…)

Does Your Business Have This Vital Document?

Every business should give serious consideration to how the company would deal with the death, disability, or departure of one of the owners. (more…)

Dealing with Client Complaints

 

The harsh truth about client behavior is that when dissatisfied, they are more likely to simply take their business elsewhere than make a formal complaint. (more…)

Social Networking – How To Boost Your Online Profile

There are countless books, seminars and even apps that are designed to combat the seemingly daunting tasks of online profiling. Creating an effective online presence has pushed well past fleeting trend status-it is now fast becoming a vital small-business strategy. (more…)

Underestimating The Sales Cycle

The sales cycle, the process from initial client contact to final settlement of the account, has a deep impact on the success of your small business. Small businesses often underestimate the complex aspects of this cycle- the very cycle that converts your hard work into success. (more…)

Is Your Business Ignoring The Health Care Tax Credit?

Many small businesses are still missing out on the health care tax credit. Less than half of the small businesses that qualify are taking advantage of the tax (more…)

Time Is Money – How To Avoid Working For Free

It might be part of your marketing strategy to offer free services, discounts and other ploys that are aimed at building a client base. These strategies are often time-consuming and with little tangible profit. (more…)

Get Organized For Form 1099-K Reporting

Sometimes an ounce of advance planning can save a ton of future work. That’s true in the tax world, too, even for something as simple as the information forms you’ll find in your mailbox at the beginning of 2013. (more…)