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Are you following the latest employment laws? As a small business owner, you need to know your rights and responsibilities when it comes to hiring, firing, and managing your employees.
t's essential to stay up-to-date with the latest employment laws to ensure that you're compliant with all regulations. Failure to comply with employment laws can lead to significant legal and financial consequences for your business. I
Taxes can be a headache for small business owners - but there are ways to make the process less painful. Learn how to stay in compliance and avoid penalties and fines.
The process of understanding and complying with federal, state, and local tax laws can be overwhelming, and the consequences of noncompliance can be severe. However, there are ways to make the process less painful and avoid penalties and fines.
Your intellectual property is your most valuable asset - but are you doing enough to protect it? Find out how to safeguard your trademarks, copyrights, and patents.
Whether it's a trademark, copyright, or patent, it's essential to protect your intellectual property to safeguard your business's future. In this blog post, we will discuss the importance of safeguarding your intellectual property and how you can protect it.
As a small business owner, you need to protect yourself and your clients with a solid contract. Discover the secrets to negotiating and drafting contracts that work for everyone.
Small business owners may need to create and negotiate contracts with clients, vendors, and employees. They must ensure that the terms are fair and legal.
Starting a small business is hard enough - but the legal hurdles can be overwhelming.
The process of forming and registering a business can be complicated, and small business owners may struggle to navigate the legal requirements of their state. Starting a small business is an exciting venture, but it also comes with its fair share of challenges.
A Guide to Developing Core Values for Your Business
As a business owner, you likely have a clear idea of what your company does and what you hope to achieve. But have you defined your company's core values? These guiding principles can shape your company culture, differentiate you from competitors, and help you make important decisions. In this post, we'll explore how to create core values for your company and effectively communicate them to stakeholders.
Do You Actually Own The Work You Pay Freelancers to Produce?
While hiring free lancers offers a range of valuable benefits in terms of cost savings and convenience, it also opens your business up to some unique legal and financial complications. This is particularly true when it comes to your company’s intellectual property. Read the blog to learn why!
Essential Components of Your Estate Plan
When naming a legal guardian for your minor children, there are many factors to consider, learn more in today's blog on how to get the correct estate plan!
How To Avoid Family Conflict When Making Estate Plans
Unfortunately, money has a habit of bringing out the worst in people, even in the best of families. One of the most important reasons to get your [city/state] estate plan handled is to keep your family out of conflict. And, yet, without the right counsel, your estate plan could actually cause conflict!
5 Reasons Every Business Owners Needs a Living Trust
If you are like me the last thing you want to do is take time away from working on your business to meet with advisors about what could happen in the future. As a business owner, I have found there are usually two types of drivers for the decisions I make.
Three Key Lessons We Should All Learn From Zig Ziglar
Zig Ziglar was one of the greatest businessmen, fathers, speakers, and believers to have been alive. The way that he lived his life with humility, compassion, motivation, and excellence have left a permanent impact on those who have consumed the knowledge he offered freely. Here are three of the key things he taught us.
The Gold Standard: Top Franchises in Their Industries
If you’re interested in starting your franchise or working on a new project, you probably need to know a little bit about the industry you’re going in. At Entrepreneur, they did research and determined which franchises came out on top for their industry. Afterward, they were able to determine which industries allow people to access their full business potential.
Your Recurring Revenue Model
With a recurring income model, business owners can determine what percentage of revenue could be lost each month as well as what new subscriptions or payment plans are joining. If you are tracking membership metrics with a metric dashboard, you practically have the ability to predict your next month’s revenue. However, you should know that recurring revenue is not some sort of magic money maker, it requires hard work to keep your customers sticking around for years!Here are 7 models to form your perfect recurring revenue business around:
How Mobile Technology Impacts Business
Around a decade ago, technology began to drastically change into the tech-savvy, social media oriented, Iphone wielding society we see before us today. With all of this change, we have to stop and think about what has changed with it. One of the main things that has changed is the way that businesses communicate with one another, with customers, and within their own walls. Learn more in this article!
10 Skills Employers Need You to Have in 2020
In a world that is always changing, it is important to be on the cutting edge. With so many types of employment, it is no wonder that people are constantly searching for a way to pick up a new skill or two! I found what researchers are say are 10 key skills that you need to learn before 2020!
10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You File a Lawsuit
Lawsuits can be expensive! Don't jump into something you don't know about.Here are 10 Questions You Ought to Ask Yourself Before Filing a Lawsuit according to Findlaw.com!
Forbe's 10 Top-Performing Stocks of 2019
Forbes is known for being one of the best places to catch up on the biggest news in business, as well as find out the hottest businesses! Check out Forbe’s list of the Top 10- Performing Stocks of 2019
What Happens To My Social Media When I Die?
The world has changed a lot over the past decade, suddenly there is more to think about before you die. For many, social media has become such a big part of who they are, that when they die, they need to prepare their accounts accordingly. Read on to see what you can do to prepare your social media!
3 Math Facts Every Small Business Owner Ought to Know
When you’re running a business, it can become really easy to let little numbers get the best of you. While you’re busy chasing the big bucks, you are losing the little ones along the way oblivious of it. In this post, I want to show you three areas that according to Inc., you need to be looking out for.
Want Better Employees? Try this!
Want better employees? According to studies, business owners who launch health programs for their employees can enjoy a wide-range of valuable benefits, not simply their employees but for the entire company. Outside of a healthier and happier team, such programs can increase productivity, save money, and even enhance your brand’s image among current and prospective employees. If you’re looking for a relatively simplistic strategy for motivation, workplace wellness programs should be a top priority. The following are just a few of the most powerful benefits participating companies experience.