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Seven deadly small business sins #5
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsLack of standards. Many times, when you open a business, you are so busy just working on getting that would you out the door that you forget what it’s like to be the customer. You forget what it is that they see when they walk through your door and... -
Seven deadly small business sins #4
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsOkay, so now they’ve hired someone, you’ve realized that they shouldn’t be there. What an awful feeling. Unfortunately, you are the business owner. You need to make the decision to do what is right for the rest of your people and for your firm. A bad Apple can completely destroy... -
Seven deadly small business sins #3
Posted on March 10, 2012 | No CommentsHave you ever made a plain bad hire? Now, how did it happen? About higher can cost a company up to seven times that person’s revenue for every day that they stay on board that they really shouldn’t. A bad hire can happen for many reasons, you hired a friend,... -
Amazing experience with an energy-saving company
Posted on March 7, 2012 | No CommentsToday we had an amazing experience with an energy-saving company here in the Valley. They came out yesterday to do a survey of our overhead fluorescent fixtures. It took us all of about one hour from start to finish and we are now going to be saving over $450 a... -
Seven deadly small business sins – #2
Posted on March 5, 2012 | No CommentsCOGS – do you know what this stands for? COGS stands for cost of goods sold. What this means to your business is really a question for you. Do you understand what it really costs to sell whatever your item or service is? Many times the business owner will randomly... -
Seven deadly small business sins: #1
Posted on February 25, 2012 | 1 CommentSo, 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 was sloppy accounting a deadly sin you ask? Sloppy accounting... -
10 tips to help you become profitable in 2012
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsHere 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 not on this list should be dropped if possible. Raise... -
Are you susceptible to occupational fraud?
Posted on February 10, 2012 | No CommentsA 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 the area of fraud. Robert always writes about a generally... -
How do I know if someone stealing from me?
Posted on February 3, 2012 | No CommentsDid 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 a business owner, here are 11 early warning signs that...
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Guest Blog: Planning-No Time Like Today!
Posted on January 31, 2012 | No CommentsBy Dave Casebere, Partner B2B CFO 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 stock of where you... -
This graph is awesome!
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsAs 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 that it is my intention to get rid of all... -
What To Do About Real Estate Investing
Posted on January 16, 2012 | No CommentsThis 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 the forefront of the news. For many people who are... -
How Do I Max Out My Retirement Contributions?
Posted on January 13, 2012 | No CommentsI 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 your age contributions to Roth or traditional IRAs can be... -
Do You Have Any Spiffs For 2012?
Posted on January 11, 2012 | No CommentsApparently 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 end of last year, you can check out the article... -
Want To Win $10,000?
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsF48859794A 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 if you can find it. To claim your cash... -
New Year: Challenge Yourself!
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsIn 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 fund. In the challenge on the get Rich slowly blog,... -
Five Ways to Raise Successful Children
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsToday 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 myself, if I did I would definitely take these five... -
Employees Take the IT Reigns at Many Corporations
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsMOUNTAIN 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 five information workers has built or customized a Web app... -
Obama Extends Payroll Tax Holiday Through February
Posted on January 10, 2012 | No CommentsPresident 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 from 6.2 percent to 4.2 percent. This means that wages...
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Is Your Banker Your Best Friend?
Posted on December 19, 2011 | No Comments“People let me tell you ’bout my best friend, He’s a warm hearted person who’ll love me till the end.” Is your banker your best friend? Are they someone you call when you have a problem (financially related or not)? Do you consider them a trusted advisor; a consultant on... -
Geo-arbitrage – My New Favorite Word!
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsI found a great article on the Get Rich Slowly blog that talks about Geo-arbitrage. Since reading Timothy Ferris’ Four Hour workweek, this has become one of my favorite new words. Geo-arbitrage is when you earn money in a high-paying currency, like the US dollar, and spend it in a low... -
Obama Signs Veterans Hiring Credit Tax Law
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsWASHINGTON, D.C. (NOVEMBER 21, 2011) BY MICHAEL COHN, ACCOUNTING TODAY President Obama signed into law Monday a bill that provides tax credits for hiring veterans and repeals a 3 percent tax withholding requirement on government contractors. The bill was passed with overwhelming support Wednesday by the House after earlier approval... -
Small Business Turn Around?
Posted on November 30, 2011 | No CommentsNews from Intuit, October 2011– MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Oct. 03, 2011 – Small businesses created 55,000 new jobs in September, and employees worked more hours and made more money. These are among the results of the latest update of the Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) Small Business Employment Index, covering the period between... -
Success Defined
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsI wanted to write up a little something on what I feel success is. Success is: Doing what makes you HAPPY Doing what you feel passionate about Being able to financially afford the things and adventures and lifestyle that you really want* Being with the people that you truly love... -
Create a Job, Don’t Wait for One!
Posted on October 14, 2011 | No CommentsHim: So what do you do? Me: I’m self-employed. I’m a freelancer. Him: Oh, I’m sorry. What do you want to do? Me: Um, excuse me? In this excellent article by Afford Anything’s author there is a great discussion on creating your own job versus waiting for someone else to create one for you.... -
Time to Travel: Doing That Which You Fear
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsYou must retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties. AND at the same time… You must confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be. Coming from two places this time, a fabulous article on Afford Anything, and the quote... -
Mortgage Debt Relief Act of 2007 is Coming to a Close, Taxes Loom
Posted on October 10, 2011 | No CommentsAre you ready to be taxed on your debt relief? Did you know that the debt relief could bump you into the highest tax bracket beginning 1/1/13? A lot of people who are currently in trouble have no idea that this is coming down the line. Everyone is talking about... -
Tax Goddess Tips: Janet Spears on Debt Consolidation vs. BK
Posted on October 7, 2011 | No CommentsJanet Spears, a Bankruptcy attorney with Rowley Chapman Barney & Buntrock, LTD, talks to us today about the differences between filing for a BK and working with a debt consolidation company. You can find Janet at: (480) 833-1113 Ext. 209 or Janet@azlegal.com



















