Many business owners insist on referring to their workers as “independent contractors” as if the name alone will somehow magically save them from having to pay employment taxes, workers compensation premiums and other costs associated with having employees. The true test, however, is in the actions and not in the words. To determine whether a…
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FAILING TO PLAN IS A PLAN FOR FAILURE: How to build a better business from the ground up.
Building a business is like building a house. You need to do it one step at a time. When you build a house, you don’t start with the roof, do you? You don’t even start with the foundation. You start with a plan. Where do you want to build? How big will the house be?…
BAILOUTS FOR THE REST OF US: What Washington is doing to help small businesses weather the economic storm.
Everyday we hear about the latest government bailout to Wall Street and the big banks and insurance companies; billions of dollars going to the very same people who helped to create this economic crisis. While at the same time, small business owners and entrepreneurs who had nothing to do with it are suffering with no…