Tag: small business

Tax Time Tips to Save You Money

Caught up in the frenzy of March Madness? Don’t forget it’s also tax season. The filing deadline is just around the corner, and while you can’t escape paying Uncle Sam, you can make sure you don’t pay more than legally required. However, because the tax laws change every year, knowing what you can and can’t write off is confusing to say the least. Some business owners miss perfectly legitimate deductions while others get creative and take more than they should resulting in potential problems down the road.

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5 Tips to Take Your Small Business Global: Guest Blog

Every year around April, tens of thousands of people fly across the globe to Guangzhou, China for the Canton Fair, one of the largest trade shows in the world. It’s big, overwhelming, and can come with an expensive price tag. The good news is that in the age of e-commerce, you can find the suppliers you need without boarding an airplane or paying any entrance fee.

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Crashed Computer More Disruptive Than a Sick Employee: New Research Reports

Technology is the lifeblood of any small business today. According to a recent survey from Brother International Corporation, 75 percent of small business owners say that a crashed computer is more disruptive to their business than a sick employee. Alarmingly, only 28 percent of small business owners said they completely understand the concept of cloud computing, and 42 percent of respondents said they are not using cloud computing at all.

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Is Telecommuting Dead? Research Finds it Alive and Well and a Boost to Productivity

First Yahoo. Then Best Buy. Two major companies announced their decision to abolish their work-at-home policies. Is this a growing trend marking the end of telecommuting?
No. Survey results from outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc. found 80 percent of human resource executives responding currently offer some sort of telecommuting option and 97 percent said there are no plans to eliminate that benefit.

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