When should your small business choose cash versus credit?
by Reed Richardson
The statistics staring at budding entrepreneurs are ugly-nearly two out of three new businesses won't survive past six years. A lack of a rigorous business plan, insufficient marketing, and poor product quality can, among numerous other problems, contribute to this sobering reality, but foremost among the reasons for early failure is a rather mundane and oft overlooked difficulty-...
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Don't forget to update this critical foundation for your small business
By Max Berry
A sound business plan is the foundation of any successful business, but this particular foundation should not be set in stone. The world changes faster and more frequently now than it ever has before. A successful business needs to keep up, which means employing a business model that can change with the times. Doing things today the same way you did them a year ago probabl...
Find out whether an automatic enrollment 401(k) plan is right for you
By Max Berry
Saving for the future is every person's individual responsibility. But, as a small business owner, you have the power to provide your employees with some incentive. Instituting an automatic enrollment 401(k) plan may be as close as a you can come to guaranteeing that your employees will save. Automatic enrollment increases plan participation dramatically, but it also presents its ow...
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What next year's tax law changes regarding IRAs mean for retirement
By Reed Richardson
Typically, the arrival of each new year brings with it a host of tax law changes, some small, some large, and some too arcane for all but the most savvy investors to benefit from. But 2010 brings with it such an important and relatively simple (but easily overlooked) tax law change-one that could potentially save you hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of doll...