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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

Up and Running

Company culture is defined as the shared values, beliefs and practices of company employees including management. Company culture changes as the employees in the business change, as management makes strategic decisions and as the business environment shifts. Look for common employee behaviors. Are sales growing or shrinking?

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Maximizing Profits in the Healthcare Staffing Industry by Susanne Mariga

Mike Michalowicz

He also encourages maintaining continuous contact with their employees in the field to monitor how the project is going and when it may be coming to an end. He recommends using e-mail and texting applications to maintain frequent communications with current field employees. Some applications that Stearns recommends include SenseHQ.co

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Startup Tax Planning for Better Cash Flow Management

Up and Running

Many small business owners have no idea what they will owe in taxes until it’s time to pay them,” says Paul Gevertzman, CPA, a tax partner at Anchin, Block, & Anchin in New York. This is the Social Security and Medicare tax that is usually paid by an employer for a normal W-2 employee,” he says.

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6 Vital Ways A Tax Attorney Can Help Business Owners

The Startup Magazine

Tax attorneys are incredibly specialized in tax law and the tax net prevalent in the country. A great deal of accuracy is required in reporting income but business owners can get confused regarding how to calculate gross or net income. Managing Employee Taxes. A Comprehensive Analysis Of Applicable Taxes. Disputes And Planning

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

2010 Net Income: $8 million. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . 5) High Productivity: Kayak had 148 employees at the end of 2010. That means that Kayak generates roughly $1.15M in revenue for each employee which puts it in the same league as Google and Apple (both >$1M/head). 2010 Operating Income: $16 million.

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5 Tips For Startups To Avoid A Financial Disaster

YoungUpstarts

Having emergency cash can cushion the blow and act as a safety net while also giving you peace of mind and a sense of security that you have money to pay rent, food, and other personal expenses. David Johnson is a CPA and holds an MBA from Columbia. It can be disastrous and crippling when you lose your main income source.

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What I Wish I’d Known Before I Started My Business

Up and Running

“Not knowing to save 30 percent of my net profit each month to pay quarterly taxes forced me into a perpetual cycle of paying the prior year’s taxes plus penalty fees and interest,” he says. Sheila May started her own CPA business. I wish I knew: how to pitch my services to clients. If so, would you consider me?’

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