The Rebirth of an Entrepreneurial Nation – The Journey
This article represents the twelfth and final articles in a series of articles titled, “The Rebirth of an Entrepreneurial Nation”. Throughout this journey we’ve explored the recent explosion of new small businesses, and the traits and skills needed to develop a successful small business. In past articles I’ve provided an outline for writing a business
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Welcome to the 2013 Tax Filing Season!
In mid-December I wrote the letter we include with our tax organizers, and we settled into the holidays preparing for what we thought might be an unusually mellow 2013 tax season. Any such thoughts of a relatively calm filing season came to a crunching, grinding, screeching, crashing halt on January 1st when we all woke
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The Rebirth of an Entrepreneurial Nation – The Line in the Sand
In a previous article I advised new business owners to be prepared to lose money. Most accountants and business advisors know that in order for a new business to succeed it first needs to fail. Many new business owners aren’t prepared to suffer losses for the first few years and find themselves discouraged and broke
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The Rebirth of an Entrepreneurial Nation – Choice of Entity
An entrepreneur starting a small business has to make many important decisions. One point for consideration is the business structure under which to operate. Many small businesses will operate successfully for many years as sole proprietorships while others will elect to function as LLC’s, or corporations. Each entity has different considerations in regard to tax
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The Rebirth of an Entrepreneurial Nation – Taxing Matters
Most entrepreneurs start businesses with stars in their eyes unaware of the slippery slope ahead of them. There are so many things to do: Find a location, design a logo, setup a website, put together advertising. The list, it seems, is endless, and most people will wait until the tax filing deadline to grapple with
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The Story in the Numbers
The Story in the Numbers By Sherri Mahoney-Battles As a young girl I developed a love for reading. I read every book within reach devouring them at a rapid speed. At times, it seemed the library in my small town would run dry before my thirst could be quenched. Certain authors drew me in, and
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