Category Archives: Finance

First There’s Phishing…Now Smishing??

Just when you think you’ve seen it all…along comes something more. As if the whole email scam called phishing wasn’t bad enough, now there’s smishing. Ridiculous, right? Smishing is a new way to steal your personal information. Smishing is a …

Settle on Strategy

Don’t get trapped in the myth of the big difficult business plan document, but do help yourself to business planning as a way to manage your business better and deal with change, keeping your eyes on long term and short …

Filing Taxes as a “Solopreneur”

Filing your taxes as a “solopreneur,” or one-person business, can be more complicated than the process for an employee with a single W-2 form. If you don’t know what you’re doing, a misstep could really cost you in the form …

How to Avoid an Audit from Uncle Sam

Taxes are a necessary evil–the price we pay for roads, bridges, schools and law enforcement. Audits, on the other hand, feel just plain evil. In an effort to thwart fraud, the Internal Revenue Service audits about 1 percent of U.S. …

No Money Coming In?

Things happen. Storms or fires may shut your business down. Or you may become physically or mentally incapacitated and unable to run your business. How will you continue to pay your employees’ paychecks and other expenses? Planning ahead with the …

Watch Your Numbers!

Barbara Weltman continues to be a favored source of information when it comes to running a small business. The original title of this post by Barbara was “It’s Your Numbers, Stupid!”…I decided to call it “Watch Your Numbers” since it’s …

Top 5 FREE Finance Apps

The top five finance apps for your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch cover every angle of business and personal finance. Check out these apps that we found on Forbes.com. You can manage all of your bills in once place, check …