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You’ve invested time and effort into an exciting new venture, but could your business partners afford to keep it if something happened to you? They could if you begin by insuring the business’s most important asset—you.

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Online Tax Resources

Since we're heading right into tax season I thought I'd share with you two online tax resources I've found for self-employed people.http://www.completetax.com/http://www.hrblo about $50 they each hav…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Feb 2.

The Cost of Doing Business

I found this article about the charges Visa sends to stores when people use their debit cards as credit cards and it made me think about the cost of doing business. If you do business online, like I…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Jan 6.

Office 2010

If you are thinking about upgrading your work machine to office 2010, take a gander at this free e-book. It should help you decide whether or not it's worth the expense for you.

Started by Yolander Prinzel Dec. 23, 2009.

2009 Survey!

One of the easiest ways to show your client or customers that you care about their satisfaction is to send out a year end survey on which they can suggest improvements and changes in your business...…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Dec. 14, 2009.

Looking for business owners to interview!

I'm looking for business owners to interview about general tips they would give to new business owners (or those about to start a business). The article will appear on the SBLI main site in the learn…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Dec. 10, 2009.

Vistaprint?

Have any of you used Vistaprint for business cards, postcards and other marketing supplies? I've only heard good things about them on the 'net but I wanted to see if any of you had used them. http://…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Dec. 2, 2009.

Will the small business credit crunch affect you?

As a freelancer, I don't need big money backing my business. I don't have employees to pay, equipment to rent, or upfront charges in order to help my clients. But not every small business owner is th…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Oct. 12, 2009.

CPA or Accountant

Does anyone know what the benefit of having a CPA is over having a non-CP accountant?

Started by Yolander Prinzel Sep. 23, 2009.

Bob Bly--12 Undeniable Business Truths

I don't always agree with Bob Bly, but a lot of this post is dead-on. What do you think? Is there anything he missed?

Started by Yolander Prinzel Sep. 2, 2009.

Quarterly Estimated--September 15th

Here we are, getting close to quarterly estimated taxes being due again. I have a meeting with a CPA next week, so I don't have to go it alone finally!

Started by Yolander Prinzel Aug. 31, 2009.

Invoicing

One of the more annoying aspects of owning a business--for me anyway--is invoicing clients. I've tried Paypal, Freshbooks, and Excel. Tracking the work done, writing the invoice, tracking payment...u…

Started by Yolander Prinzel Aug. 5, 2009.

Quarterly estimated what now? 1 Reply

I recently incorporated and, in my ever frugal to a fault style, I decided to handle my own quarterly estimated tax paperwork. What was I thinking? No, really, please tell me what I was thinking! Do…

Started by Yolander Prinzel. Last reply by Yolander Prinzel Jul. 9, 2009.

Deductions 2 Replies

I just learned that you can only deduct the full cost of equipment for your office if it is used exclusively for the business. I wonder how my accountant will treat my laptop when I surf the web duri…

Started by Yolander Prinzel. Last reply by Yolander Prinzel Jul. 6, 2009.

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