For a small business, pricing products and services can be a difficult task. Figuring out your costs can be challenging, but you’ll also need to take into consideration profits, competition, value, and brand image, as well as how you want to position yourself in the marketplace. Pricing communicates quality, says Bryan Ziegler, director of the [...]
There’s a misconception that many small business owners have about loans made through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). They think that the government hands out money to struggling small businesses. It doesn’t. In fact, the SBA guarantees loans to small and mid-sized companies. Banks and other lending institutions make the loans themselves. SBA-backed loans [...]
There is a lot of bookkeeping that has to happen when you first start a business. This is important not only so you can run your business successfully but also so that when tax season rolls around—or worse, you get audited—you have pristine paperwork to present to the IRS. As tax professionals, we help a [...]
Starting your own small business can be intimidating. Who will buy your product or service? What prices should you set? When do you hire employees? How do you handle your taxes? How do you promote your business? There are often more pressing questions than immediate answers, and small business consultant Barry Moltz knows this. Moltz [...]
When you decide to share your life with someone, there’s a lot to get used to. However, there are few things that upset your life more than the disagreements that can come along with money management. Whether you decide to combine finances or keep things separate, it’s smart to come up with a shared household [...]
Your best friend faces an unexpected car repair and just needs some “floater money” until her next paycheck arrives. Your nephew is still building his credit and needs someone to co-sign his application for a new phone. Would you help either of them out? Both are seemingly innocent requests, but they can lead to big [...]
This article was written by guest blogger Miranda Marquit. Are you a participant in the last-minute dash to the post office every Tax Day? Does the sprint to get your tax return post-marked by midnight stress you out each year? If so, break the cycle. Jumpstart the tax filing process and avoid the long lines. [...]
Is the U.S. shifting from a nation of homeowners (and aspiring homeowners) to a nation of long-term renters? It may depend on your perspective of homeownership. Homeownership has been trending down, while renters are snapping up vacant properties. In fact, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, homeownership may be at its lowest rate since the [...]
WSB Radio’s Ilyce Glink Show. Rebuilding American homeownership; expert advice for paying taxes and getting tax deductions from the IRS. We are rebuilding American homeownership on WSB Radio’s Ilyce Glink Show, and today we will be talking about how to navigate this tax season and get every last deduction you are entitled to. I’ll provide [...]
Are you refinancing with a lien on your property? If you also have title insurance issues, you need to resolve them before you can refinance. Q: Our home has a lien on it from the Georgia Department of Revenue. The Department of Revenue gave us the go ahead to refinance our loan or get a [...]
