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Category: Smarter Business

How Training Employees Can Drive Revenue
Sometimes in business you have to spend money to make money. And training employees can be an effective way to do it by boosting their … Read more

Succession Planning: Should You Look Outside or Within Your Company?
When business owners begin planning an exit from their companies, they face the same essential dilemma for most other hiring decisions, but on a much … Read more

Roundup: Time-Management Resources
We have all heard the saying “there just aren’t enough hours in the day”. While everyone has felt that way at some point in time, … Read more

Increase Employee Engagement with Our Free Ebook
If you run a company, you know that engaged employees are valuable. They help initiate positive change, offer innovative ideas and drive your company forward. … Read more

The 4 Biggest Mistakes in the Succession Planning Process
When you’re busy running your business day to day, the last thing on your mind is likely who’ll be operating it down the road. And … Read more

Why Your Small Business Needs an Emergency Fund
Financial advisors often suggest that individuals create an “emergency fund” that can act as a cushion in the event of unforeseen financial downturns, like job … Read more

The Entrepreneurial Rollercoaster: Top 6 Questions We Hear From Business Owners
Being an entrepreneur can be both the most rewarding and frustrating ventures in life. How you take advantage of those positives and avoid the frustrations … Read more

Is it Money Well Spent? 5 Tips for Evaluating Business Expenses
All business owners have expenses and most would say way too many. The key is to spend those dollars on the right expenses that have … Read more

HALF vs. ELF Companies
In the realm of business there are many different sayings out there to describe success vs. lack of success. You’ve got terms like proactive vs. … Read more

Ten Must Know Tax Items – Part 2 of 2
Well, hopefully you found last month’s blog to be helpful! We outlined the items 1-5 of this 2-part series Ten Must Know Tax Items – … Read more

Ten Must Know Tax Items – Part 1 of 2
You know the saying about death and taxes? “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin. … Read more

Exit Strategy: What Happens to Your Business When You Retire?
People focus so much on the day-to-day of running a business, they forget to plan for what happens to it when they retire, if they … Read more