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The Latest Questions Small Businesses Are Asking

Up and Running

A study co-sponsored by Crawford International and HR.com in Palo Alto, California in 2006 found that “companies that create adaptive corporate cultures outperform companies with non-adaptive cultures by a factor of 900 to 1 as measured by long term net income and stock price growth.” Are sales growing or shrinking?

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Startup Tax Planning for Better Cash Flow Management

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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. Or, if your company purchases products from out-of-state providers that do not collect sales tax, you may be responsible for paying it.”.

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Maximizing Profits in the Healthcare Staffing Industry by Susanne Mariga

Mike Michalowicz

By focusing on reducing human touches and automating the sales and recruitment process, Angelichio and the Judge Group are able to minimize the cost associated with hiring additional internal staff while meeting their market demand in record time! When Healthcare Staffing Firms reduce their markup, they reduce their profit.

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10 Things the Bank Will Ask When You Need a Business Loan

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That includes aging, account-by-account information (for checking their credit), and sales and payment history. Regarding audited statements, having “audited” statements means you’ve paid a few thousand dollars to have a CPA go over them and take some formal responsibility for their accuracy. CPAs get sued over bad audits.

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5 Benefits Of Expanding Your Business Into Global Markets

YoungUpstarts

Expanding abroad gives you the chance to solicit some of the 96 percent and increase your sales. Sjamsul Nursalim of Indonesia invested in Singapore property development to increase his $830 million net worth. Look into each incentive carefully and discuss each one with a CPA if necessary. Asset Diversification.

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

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” The sharks didn’t offer her a deal because they felt she needed more sales experience and more products, which she’s working to rectify, but neither of those issues are what Costello says she wished she knew before embarking on this business venture. Sheila May started her own CPA business.

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A Simpler Plan for Startups

Up and Running

She might benefit from developing a simple sales and expense forecast , maybe even a profit and loss , so she can plan how to use and develop her resources. Many of them need product development, packaging, retail fittings and signage, office equipment, websites, and sometimes months or even years of payroll before the sales start.

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