Whether you own a restaurant or an insurance agency many professions and government agency require you to be certified. Chances are you, or someone you know,...

A surety bond There are four types of surety bonds: Bid Bond: Ensures the bidder on a contract will enter into the contract and furnish the required payment ...

Cash is the most commonly accepted and reliable form of payment for a business. Many small businesses operate as “cash only” merchants. Years ago this wouldn...

A limited liability company (LLC) is a hybrid type of legal structure that provides the limited liability features of a corporation and the tax efficiencies ...

A tax year is an accounting period for which you must report your taxable income and business expenses. The law requires you to operate according to a consis...

Has your business hobby As a rule, any income you earn from a business hobby must be reported on your tax return. However, how you report the income and any ...

Whether you have one employee or 50, setting up a payroll system not only streamlines your ability to stay on top of your legal and regulatory responsibiliti...

America’s 28 million small businesses create about two out of every three new jobs in the U.S. each year, and more than half of Americans either own or work ...

Learn the necessary steps you should take to protect customers’ privacy from identity theft and other misuses of their personal information. Any business tha...

Welcome to government contracting! U.S. federal government contracts represent a tremendous sales and revenue opportunity for small businesses because: The U...

Is your small business prepared for the upcoming switch to EMV debit and credit cards? The deadline is October 1, 2015, and all businesses (whether small or ...

A trade secret is any confidential piece of information that provides your small business a competitive advantage over rivals. As such, it is extremely impor...

Multiple times per week, clients ask me how to go about protecting their business names, company logos, and catchy slogans. They typically believe they need ...

As a sole proprietor or single-member limited liability company (LLC), the mere thought of tax season may cause anxiety. Before you get worked up, however, r...

In our last post, we discussed how to easily and correctly issue and file 1099s for non-employees. Today, we’ll discuss another critical aspect of your small...

As a small business, you likely hired the help of independent contractors, lawyers, and other outside services throughout 2014. Despite the “non-employee” st...