Business

You Did What?! The Biggest Business Mistakes and What We All Can Learn

You Did What?! The Biggest Business Mistakes and What We All Can Learn

Laurence G. Weinzimmer, PhD | April 4, 2013

Stories of business failure and mistakes often are swept under the rug. Colleagues and bosses generally don’t like to tell…

5 Surprising Ways LinkedIn Can Grow Your Business

5 Surprising Ways LinkedIn Can Grow Your Business

Kevin Knebl | March 27, 2013

Many business owners and professionals have signed up for LinkedIn.com, but very few take full advantage of the networking site’s…

Three Words Never to Say When You’re Eating Out with a Client or the Boss

Three Words Never to Say When You’re Eating Out with a Client or the Boss

Barbara Pachter | January 4, 2013

The impression we make at the dining table can affect the way others see us. It even can affect our…

The Best Way to Reimburse Employees

The Best Way to Reimburse Employees

Justine DeVito Tenney, CPA/PFS, CFP | September 13, 2012

... and save taxes, too A business that doesn’t want to give its employees company credit cards, but expects employees…

Add a P.S. to Your Cover Letter… and Other Tactics to Jump-Start a Stalled Job Search

Add a P.S. to Your Cover Letter… and Other Tactics to Jump-Start a Stalled Job Search

David E. Perry | September 10, 2012

According to the Bureau of Labor statistics, the average job search in America now takes 28.5 weeks. But if you’ve…

You Can Get Ahead at Work Despite a Chronic Illness

You Can Get Ahead at Work Despite a Chronic Illness

Rosalind Joffe | September 10, 2012

About 40% of working Americans have a chronic illness. That means they have a health problem that lasts longer than…

Looking for Some Extra Income?

Looking for Some Extra Income?

Bob Cartwright | September 10, 2012

This Perk Can Make Even a Low-Wage Job Appealing A low-wage, part-time retail position isn’t most people’s idea of a…

Business Travel Loopholes
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Business Travel Loopholes

Edward Mendlowitz, CPA, ABV, PFS | September 6, 2012

Business travelers who plan carefully can trim the costs of their trips. Generally, "ordinary and necessary" business expenses are deductible…

Business Owners: Avoid the Independent Contractor Trap

Business Owners: Avoid the Independent Contractor Trap

Alan S. Zipp, Esq., CPA | September 6, 2012

Business owners often prefer to use independent contractors for some tasks rather than employees. Advantages to using independent contractors... More…

Six Tax Breaks for Companies That

Six Tax Breaks for Companies That

Carolyn R. Turnbull, CPA, MST | September 5, 2012

Companies gain multiple benefits for being green. In addition to helping the environment, they save money on fuel and energy…

The Secret to Finding a Job When “There Are No Jobs”

The Secret to Finding a Job When “There Are No Jobs”

Richard Nelson Bolles | August 31, 2012

Advice from Richard Nelson Bolles, author of What Color Is Your Parachute? Finding a job is tough enough in this…

The Facebook Payoff

The Facebook Payoff

Sherrie A. Madia, PhD | August 30, 2012

How to use social media to make your small business much more successful Facebook has more than 500 million active…

How Business Owners Can Boost Health-Care Deductions

How Business Owners Can Boost Health-Care Deductions

Avery E. Neumark, Esq., CPA | August 30, 2012

Estimates peg health insurance premium increases for 2008 at about 8.7%, on average. This is more than double the 4.1%…

Should You Take a Job Buyout Offer?

Should You Take a Job Buyout Offer?

Robert Barry | August 29, 2012

General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have been offering as much as $140,000 to tens of thousands of workers willing to…

Tax Hot Buttons for Closely Held Businesses Today

Tax Hot Buttons for Closely Held Businesses Today

Vern B. Hoven, CPA, EA, MT-Tax | August 29, 2012

Here are today’s four hottest tax issues for closely held businesses, together with ways to take advantage of new opportunities,…