Have you ever struggled to find an email that you sent someone? There is a Quick way to do it so you don’t have to pull out your hair and wade through hundreds if not thousands of emails and multiple folders. • Click on Contacts • Locate the contact to whom you sent the email [...]
No, I am not kidding. While it comes with bizarre terminology that only an accountant and a congressman can love, there were some positive tax changes for small businesses that were enacted in 2010 as a result of the Affordable Care Act and Small Business Jobs Act. These laws created new deductions and increased the [...]
Despite the fact that gas pump prices appear to be approaching the trajectory of a perfect slam dunk by your favorite college B-Ball player, the IRS issued the 2011 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes with only a modest increase [...]
Happy New Year! Now that the horns have stopped bleating and we are recovering from our food and socializing hangovers, it is time to step back into our businesses with a renewed vigor and sense of purpose. Whether you are a resolution maker by habit or happenstance, you can take some tips for making resolutions [...]
Do you ever have a need to print quickly and would prefer to not launch an application first? Here is a quick productivity tip to help. Say you have a Word document that you would like to print. Did you know that you do not have to launch Word first? Here is what you can [...]
The cash crunch is always an issue for small businesses (and some not so small businesses the past few years) as we go through the last quarter of the year. This year it is likely to be even tougher. With economists predicting a continuation of the business doldrums at least through mid 2011, another ho-hum [...]
It’s that time of year when we take the opportunity to reflect on what has transpired since the last Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is truly the quintessential American holiday. The spirit of Thanksgiving is fundamentally family and friends. Let’s say “Thank You”. Two Words – Priceless I was reading an article the other day on how we [...]
Feel faint? Blood freezing in your veins? Cold chills running up your back? Upper lip and hands sweating profusely? Is it the flu? Something you ate? Are you watching the latest horror film? No…you are attending a networking event! Do you get these physical manifestations of stress at the thought of walking into a room [...]
The economy (aka the E-word) has made most of us frugality fans. But that doesn’t mean that you have to be a Grinch this year. Here are the top trends in gift giving for family, friends, customers and staff appreciation. 1. Handcrafted Gifts – Make it Personal While few of us are hitting the high [...]
Just when you thought it was safe to venture into planning for the impact of health care on your small business, a little publicized provision coming out of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka Health Care Reform) will strike terror in the hearts of small businesses everywhere. The section of the bill, Section [...]
