When small business owners want to take on partners, the selection process needs to be carried out thoughtfully and deliberately. The wrong choice can doom not only the partnership, but the company. Some things to consider before entering into a ...
Read More »Rising rates, slowing home sales expected to hurt remodelers
General contractors and other small businesses in the home-remodeling industry can expect revenue to slow in 2019, the result of rising mortgage rates and sluggish home sales. That’s the prediction of Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, which last ...
Read More »Online sellers consider how to comply with sales-tax ruling
While a Supreme Court ruling on sales taxes will create more obligations and expenses for many small online retailers, owners are already thinking about how they’ll comply. The decision allows states to require out-of-state businesses to collect sales tax from ...
Read More »Young entrepreneurs overcome inexperience and skeptics
The age-old issue came up again recently: A potential client asked Nate Hartmann, “Hey, how old are you?” Since Hartmann founded Yellow Box in 2010 at age 18, he’s encountered skeptics who doubted his company could design websites and create ...
Read More »FBI warns of spreading W-2 email theft scheme
The IRS is warning businesses about a sharp increase in email phishing scams involving employees’ W-2 forms — scams that can put staffers’ Social Security numbers and other critical information in the hands of thieves. The government said 200 businesses, ...
Read More »Time to set limits: Business owners suffer tech overload
Three years into being a business owner, Becky Davis knew she needed to break the hold technology had on her. Davis, a marketing and management consultant to other small business owners, was so immersed in emails, texts and social media ...
Read More »Health care law paperwork costs small businesses thousands
Complying with the health care law is costing small businesses thousands of dollars that they didn’t have to spend before the new regulations went into effect.
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