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Review your business plan to prepare for a successful 2017!
December is National Write a Business Plan month.
New Year, New Hires – Growing your Business with New Employees
Using your best employees and clients can help your company grow, The author shares her ideas how to start a New Year in a truly new way.
Understanding How Restraurant Tip and Service Charge Taxes Differ
When customers tip a waiter they do not know that they affect a restaurant's payroll. The author defines services charge taxes and how they create additional issues for business
From $1.7M in the Hole to Debt Free
How SCORE helped an owner to get the company of debt
Tips for Commercial Tenants
Commercial tenants face multiple issues and need to be in compliance with laws and codes. The authors cover several significant topics to prepare small business owners for negotiations
Thinking of Starting a Business? Initial Steps
Basic principles of starting a business can be easily overlooked. The author offers a series of blogs related to start-ups and reviews multiple steps from business plan to various costs
The Commercial Lease: What You Should Know
Commercial leasing contracts can be tricky. The authors share helpful tips on what to consider and how to negotiate with the landlord
Back to Basics in Substantiating Your Charitable Contribution
Charity is honorable and welcomed. The author brings the light on how to process contributions to avoid penalties.
Starting Your Own Business? Where do You Start?
The author uses a good analogy of a dentist whom we trust our teeth. Why not trusting new business development to a professional mentor and a lawyer from the start?