Maintaining a minute book for LLC or Corporation compliance is an essential function that begins with being organized. Ultimately, it’s a job that starts with you, your company’s owner, secretary or shareholders—and it doesn’t have to be difficult or complicated. One compliance task you can easily manage without having to meet a deadline or pay … Continue reading “Organize Your Minute Book for LLC or Corporation”
Read MoreWhen you no longer intend to operate your business for any reason, it’s important to file the state paperwork to permanently close your company. If that sounds like a waste of time and money, just think about this: Unless you file the paperwork to properly dissolve it, your inactive company will remain an official business … Continue reading “Close Your Business Before the End of the Year”
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Read MoreMost business owners don’t know how long they should hold on to old records. According to the IRS, here’s how long you should keep those records: Permanently: general ledgers and journals payroll records, including W-2s, 940s, 941s year-end financial statements tax returns and supporting documents articles of incorporation, bylaws, meeting minutes, etc. retirement plan records … Continue reading “How Long to Keep Business Records”
Read MoreDid you know that TurboTax not only processes personal tax returns, but also does Single-member LLCs, Multiple-member LLCs, S-Corporations, and C-Corporations? You can record all your business expenses, losses, and profits while you’re filing your personal return. Once your returns are filed, you can download final copies and save them to meet IRS record-keeping requirements. … Continue reading “Do Your Last Minute Taxes Online!”
Read MoreLarry Winget offers great small business and personal development advice in this recent article. He can be a bit “brusk” and in your face. He’s known as the “Pit Bull of Personal Development” so while his advice might not make you feel good, it is effective. Specifically, his small business “truths” (each is summarized in … Continue reading “Great Small Business Advice from Larry Winget”
Read MoreWhat are Social Mention Tools? There are lots of free and low-cost ways to monitor when your company is social mentions online. Here is just one account of how monitoring social mentions enabled a major corporation to address negative press before it caused any long-term damage to its reputation. Listen Up! Tracking software and services … Continue reading “Tracking Online Buzz: Social Mention Tools to Help You Act Fast”
Read MoreThe OPEN Small Business Forum has an Article Posted on “7 Reasons Your Marketing Plan Doesn’t Work“. Every business should operate with a set of plans – a plan for the business, a plan for cash, a plan for growth, and certainly a plan for marketing. Opening a business with no plan is kind of … Continue reading “Tips on Developing an Effective Marketing Plan and Avoiding Common Mistakes”
Read MoreThe E-Myth Business Blog has an Article Posted on how you can make the personal touches that grew your business part of your system. The initial step is to recognize the reality. What results do you achieve in your business? Yes, you created patterns of behavior (systems) that you’ve followed in order to achieve a … Continue reading “Making The Personal Touch Part of Your System”
Read MoreForbes has an article posted on How to Bounce Back From Failure: Anyone who claims to have built something of lasting value–be it a business, personal relationship or a body of critical knowledge–without suffering serious pain and disappointment is either a liar or dangerously naïve. At some point on your journey, you will stumble and … Continue reading “Bouncing Back From Failure”
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