Here's a few great articles and resources to help you save a little bit more of your hard-earned money:
Why You Need an Accountant
Our startup expert explains how to work with one of the new professionals in your business life. A great article by Keith Lowe at Entrepreneur Magazine.
And if an unscientific survey of people in the U.S. is any indication, we could use a primer on the differences between debt and deficits.
If we do everything that we're supposed to do – and if we also have a little bit of luck – the business we create will thrive for generations to come. In that length of time an awful lot of paper will be generated from the day-to-day functioning of the business. This begs the question, just how long should business records be held onto?
President Obama signed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act on March 18, 2010. This new $17.5 billion legislation (scaled down from an earlier $150 billion package) is of particular interest to businesses as it includes new tax benefits directly related to hiring employees and writing off investments in equipment.
How to Read a Business Balance Sheet
When you read through your business's balance sheet, you may notice that it doesn’t have a "punch line" like the income statement does. You can’t look at just one item on the balance sheet, murmur an appreciative “ah-ha,” and rush home to watch the game. You have to read the whole thing (sigh) and make comparisons among the items.
