Mar. 6, 2012
~ask you to sign a blank return, an incomplete return, or a return with false information on it ~prepare your return without reviewing the records required to complete an accurate return, such as information about your dependents, child care expenses, or tuition payments ~guarantee that you’ll receive a tax refund ~guarantee that you’ll receive a [...]
Mar. 5, 2012
75 franchises to launch now with no experience needed. Be in biz for yourself, but not by yourself.
Mar. 5, 2012
The ABC’s of barcodes & how you can use them to build your business.
Mar. 5, 2012
Fresh-fruit franchise offers juice bar or store & a mobile ordering app.
Mar. 5, 2012
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will travel to China from March 23-31, 2012 on a trade mission to encourage foreign direct investment in metropolitan Atlanta and help small-to-medium sized local businesses identify and grow their export opportunities with the world’s second-largest economy. More than 20 Atlanta businesses from industries including civil engineering, commercial real estate, fiber [...]
Mar. 5, 2012
More than 25% of Marylanders Have Started a Business Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED), in partnership with the Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC), released results of a statewide survey that shows more than one quarter of all Marylanders – 28 percent – have owned or operated a business. The report, On Entrepreneurism: [...]
Mar. 5, 2012
Contractors looking for sales, closing more deals, attracting better customers have a new resource. It’s a new blog talk radio show is being introduced to contractors by a contracting business-building expert Henry Goudreau of HG & Associates, Inc., giving them a media to improving their construction businesses. “Contractors don’t fail for a lack of good [...]
Mar. 5, 2012
Before you hire a tax preparer you should: ~ask for a written estimate of all fees before handing over your tax records ~ask if the preparer will e-file your return ~ask if the preparer will represent you if you are audited
Mar. 2, 2012
Domestic Aesthetic manufactures their Bamboo Tray in Detroit, Michigan. The company is based in Brooklyn, New York. For more info, visit www.domestic-aesthetic.com. The company was supplying metal parts to the auto industry and has now embraced the innovative bamboo tray into its inventory to stay current and vital. The company also has a line of [...]
Mar. 1, 2012
You can start a small business for a wide variety of reasons: flexibility, self-esteem, money, fulfilling a dream. In today’s world, many people want to start a spare or part-time business to generate extra income each month but don’t want to go through what they might perceive as the hassle of coming up with an [...]
Mar. 1, 2012
Many Olympic coaches preach that success in sports is 90% mental and only 10% physical. You can go for the gold, too, by practicing mental imagery and visualization techniques in your small business. Different uses of imagery in sport include: mental practice of specific performance skills, improving confidence and positive thinking, problem solving, controlling arousal [...]
Mar. 1, 2012
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has a series of free publications on consumer credit issues including “Choosing a Credit Counselor,” and “Knee Deep in Debt.” To get copies, call 800-FTC-HELP or visit www.ftc.gov/credit.