Seven deadly small business sins: #1
So, did the title catch your attention? Our first deadly sin is the sin of sloppy accounting. I know, I know not nearly as exciting as the actual seven deadly sins but what you do, I'm a CPA! So, how…
Is your operating agreement operational?
There's a big issue out there these days. I've seen many companies that do not have or do not have an updated operating agreement. The big question is, do you even know what an operating agreement is? An operating agreement…
10 tips to help you become profitable in 2012
Here are some of my top 10 tips to help you become profitable in this new 2012 year. Identify your core clients. These are the clients that always pay you, always pay on time, you love working with. Anyone who's…
Are you susceptible to occupational fraud?
A very good friend of mine, and a local CPA, Robert Minniti is a specialist in accounting, fraud and forensic accounting, and is a certified fraud examiner and a certified forensic accountant. Basically meaning he is an absolute specialist in…
How do I know if someone stealing from me?
Did you know that for a small business there is a loss potential of approximately $387,000 from fraudulent disbursements of cash? What's even scarier, did you know this happens in 73% of all businesses? In order to protect yourself as…
Guest Blog: Planning-No Time Like Today!
It is no secret that the over-arching goal of planning is to improve your odds of success. I know you've heard it a thousand times but as we begin a brand new year, now is a great time to take…
This graph is awesome!
As some of you may know, I am working towards what some people call early "extreme retirement." Now, please note, this does not mean in any way that I am intending on retiring anytime soon. What this does mean is…
What To Do About Real Estate Investing
This year's market has definitely been interesting to say the least. Homes have been bought, sold, flipped, and rented. Wholesalers and retailers and just about everything else under the sun has had to do with real estate has been at…
How Do I Max Out My Retirement Contributions?
I always seem to get this question at the end of the year. How do I go about maxing out my retirement contributions? The best way to do this is to start at the beginning of the year. Depending on…
Do You Have Any Spiffs For 2012?
Apparently Wendy's is handing out free Frosties. No, unfortunately it's not to just anyone. You have to have one other special tags. The author over at Budgets Are Sexy received one of these tags when driving through Wendy's near the…
Want To Win $10,000?
All you need to do is find the one dollar bill with the above-mentioned serial number. Have you checked your wallet? Have you checked your safe deposit box? Have you checked your front hallway? It will be worth your time…
New Year: Challenge Yourself!
In this get Rich slowly article the author talks about challenges for yourself in the 2012 year. My question to you is, what are you going to be your challenges? One of the best ones, is getting yourself saved up an emergency…
Five Ways to Raise Successful Children
Today I read a great article on get Rich slowly. It was about the five ways to raise successful children. I have to say that I was very impressed with the article, and the five ways. I don't have children…
Employees Take the IT Reigns at Many Corporations
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Dec. 13, 2011 – When it comes to creating new apps or software to solve business problems, a growing number of employees are going it on their own. A new survey from Intuit QuickBase(Nasdaq: INTU) revealed that nearly one in…
Obama Extends Payroll Tax Holiday Through February
President Obama signed modified legislation (H.R. 3765) on December 23, 2011, extending the Social Security “payroll tax holiday” through the end of February, 2012. The “payroll tax holiday” reduced the employee portion of the Social Security tax by 2 percent…