Category: 8. Accounting Other

10 Questions to Ask before Taking the Plunge Starting your own accounting practice can be terrifying and exciting at the same time.  There are lots of pros in self-employment: the

6 Ways to Update Your Website and Gain AppealA website can be a valuable promotional tool, enabling you to broadcast information about your business even when your office is closed. 

10 Steps in Getting What You Want In business you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate. - Chester L. Karras You must be fully prepared to

10 Steps in Getting What You WantStart out with an ideal and end up with a deal.-Karl AlbrechtThe most difficult thing in any negotiation, almost, is making sure that you

9 Steps in Properly Terminating Employees One of the most difficult things you may have to do as a small business owner is terminate an employee.  Regardless of the reason

9 Steps in Properly Terminating EmployeesDonald Trump may have built a popular reality television series based upon his famous catch phrase, "You're fired," but in the real world, terminating employees

Have you ever been to a home that was last decorated in the 1970's?  How could you tell?  Did the shag carpet give it away?  Or maybe the mustard yellow

In this economy, the race isn't won by the quickest, but by the most agile.  As you rethink your business, consider your flexibility.  Unlike large corporations that are unable to

McDonald's is one of the few chains that has continued to thrive despite the economic recession.  While other big corporations have lost their handle on success, McDonald's has supersized theirs

How Saying Less Could Lead to More Sales Do you spend much of your marketing efforts composing countless pitches that you disperse to current and prospective clients?  While you may

In a recent post to his BussinessWeek blog, Carmine Gallo sat down with Steuart Martens, a regional training instructor for Sonic Automotive who believes active listening is the best way

Most of us assume that we can increase our energy levels by getting the proper amount of rest, eating healthy foods, and exercising regularly.  Brian Tracy, motivational speaker and author,