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Cell Phones as Tax-Free Fringe Benefits

Due to changes in tax law, employers can now offer employees cell phones as a tax free benefit.

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This 2012 Money Planner can help you define and achieve your goals for the next year and beyond — and we're giving away three for free.

Things to Consider Before Uprooting Your Business

Deciding to uproot your business and go virtual can be very liberating, but there are a number of things to consider and account for before pulling the plug on your office space.

How to Get the Most Out of Your Merchant Account

More and more consumers are putting away their cash and just relying on plastic. As a business owner, what can you do to get the most out of your merchant account and please you

Why Your Business Owes Taxes When It Didn’t Generate Cash Profits

Unfortunately for small business owners, cash income and taxable income are not necessarily the same. Read this to avoid nasty surprises come tax time.

10 Massive Companies That Crashed in 2010

Every massive organization that sank in 2010 started as a small business. Pay attention to avoid making the same mistakes with your company.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Truth About Payroll Services

For many small businesses, a payroll service can ease the burden of managing wages and taxes. But services aren't free and they aren't without risk.

How to Focus on Your Ideal Customer

Small businesses need to create a persona of their ideal customer — not average, but ideal — so they have an actual living, breathing person in mind to target.

Tax and Financial Concerns for Cohabitating Co-Owners

Couples planning to intermingle their marriage contracts with their business contracts should not overlook the tax and financial implications of the union of their unions.

Finding Legal Representation for Your Business

By spending time on finding the right legal representation for your business when you're not under the gun, you can make sure that you use the best person.

Intellectual Property: 5 Problems You Should Expect

There are plenty of problems that can come up when you're dealing with your intellectual property.

Don't Hire Without a Background Check

Spend a little time and money getting to know your new hires before you hire them and save lots of time and money later.

Why You Should Reconsider Your Business Forecasting Strategy

All businesses benefit from the sound strategic planning a budget can provide. But small and fast growing businesses may need a more dynamic tool.

Expected Value: How to Play the Odds and Come Out Ahead

By understanding the expected value concept, and making realistic assessments of your odds of success, you can make better decisions about how to allocate limited resources.

Fundamentals of Online Advertising

Online advertising is much cheaper than print advertising. But to get results, you've got to find your audience and test your pitch.

Take the Long View When Negotiating with Your Vendors

For many businesses, the prices your vendors ask can make or break you. And even if price is no object, your vendors' abilities to deliver products or services on time, while av

Office Space: Should You Buy or Lease?

Renting and leasing can each provide different benefits for your growing business. Learn how to figure out which one is right for you.

Change Your Company -- And Your Industry -- Steve Jobs Style

If Steve Jobs can change his industry why can't you change yours?

Uncle Sam Boosts Standard Mileage Deduction

Driving the company car just got a little more affordable.

4 Smooth Moves for Graduates

If you're a recent college graduate, you must do everything possible to polish up your personal life and beef up your financial profile to stay near the front of the employment