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Trademarking a Name is a Good Idea, and Here’s How

Names are the foundation on which you build your business. The core of your brand is a name your customers know and associate with your company’s qualities. Therefore, choosing and trademarking a name should be an essential part of your initial research and brainstorming before you start your business.  As you consider a name for […]

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7 Things to Do at Your Mid-Year Tax Check-Up

Tax season can be stressful. When you finally submit your returns in April, you may want nothing more than to set it all aside and stop thinking about taxes until the following year comes around.  Unfortunately, forgetting about your tax obligations sets you up for more panic and disaster the following April. If you take […]

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Q2 Estimated Tax Payment Deadline Approaching

We’re coming up to the end of the second financial quarter of the year! For most employees, tax season is over, but you’ve got other responsibilities if you’re a small business owner or otherwise self-employed.  If you’re self-employed, it’s up to you to turn in estimated income tax payments every quarter. However, small businesses should […]

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How to Consolidate Small Business Debt

Small business debt is something that affects businesses in every industry. When it’s challenging to pay several loans, consolidating your debt may seem like an appropriate option to manage debt over time.  If you want to consolidate your small business debt, it’s critical that you know you have options to consider and things you should […]

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The Complete Small Business Guide to Bookkeeping

No business can survive without bookkeeping, but few small business owners get excited about doing it. Instead, it’s one of those secondary considerations many entrepreneurs assume they’ll have to pick up along the way.  And for many business owners, it continues to be an afterthought. You started your business because you had an idea and […]

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How and Why You Should Use Google My Business

For business owners in the United States today, having an online presence is no longer optional. Even if you do all of your business in person, many people will use the internet to find you or to help them decide if they’ll choose you or a competitor.  To be competitive, and even to connect with […]

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Insurance 101: Cyber Liability

Today’s age, in which technology runs so much of our world, opens up a whole new set of digital risks that we may not have considered a few years ago. With so much of our communication, transactions, and storage of information done over the internet, we must take the time to ensure that it is […]