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Crowd Funding Basics- 4 Options to Consider

I was recently in New York at the Entrepreneur Conference sponsored by Cannon and I was shocked at the discussions and excitement around Crowdfunding.  We have known this is the newest form of raising...

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Maximizing your Meals and Entertainment Deductions

Meals are a highly underutilized expense and should really constitute a healthy line item on a small business owner’s tax return. Please make sure you consider all of your meals and entertainment  that...

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6 Ways to Protect Your Home from a Lawsuit

For most of us, our home is one of our most valuable assets. It truly is our “castle,” but can also be one of our most vulnerable assets. Although we need to protect it at all costs, we face several...

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5 Reasons Why Bookkeeping and Taking your Accounting Seriously is Critical

It’s alarming for me to see how many clients are not maintaining their checkbooks and records properly or are not even keeping separate books at all for each of the companies they own and operate....

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179 Depreciation Rules Extended- Time to go shopping before Year-end!!

On Dec. 16, 2014, Congress passed the “Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014” (TIPA, or “the Act”), which the President signed into law this past Friday, on Dec. 19.  The Act extends through 2014 a host...

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5 Myths about Asset Protection and Your Small Business

When consulting with clients around the country regarding setting up the proper entity, many get side tracked on the ‘asset protection’ issue.  I believe this is because there are so many scams in the...

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Can I Use A Sole-Proprietorship For Now?

For many people, starting out as a sole-proprietorship could be a perfect fit, but for equally as many, it could be a disaster. First, please realize that you actually may have a unique situation and...

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How to Treat Your Partner as a Lender

There comes a time in the lifespan of just about every business where the potential for growth (maybe substantial growth) is there, but additional capital will be necessary to make that growth happen....

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Should I have a Limited Liability Company (LLC)?

If you watch tv ads for business owners you would think everyone is supposed to have an LLC if you are starting a business.  However, that is NOT the truth. Far too many people get the cart before the...

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Warding off Unfair Competitors with Good Legal Practices

Whenever a business owner collaborates with others in partnerships or joint ventures, they MUST consider the risk of sharing too much information. Certain documents can be critical to protecting your...

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Asset Protection for Self-Directed IRAs

Many don’t think there is any such thing as ‘risk’ with an IRA or it’s investments.  Moreover, many believe that asset protection isn’t even necessary with an IRA.  However, this is far from the truth....

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Crowd Funding Basics- 4 Options to Consider

I was recently in New York at the Entrepreneur Conference sponsored by Cannon and I was shocked at the discussions and excitement around Crowdfunding.  We have known this is the newest form of raising...

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6 Ways to Protect Your Home From A Lawsuit

For most of us, our home is one of our most valuable assets. It truly is our “castle,” but can also be one of our most vulnerable assets. Although we need to protect it at all costs, we face several...

View Article


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5 Reasons Why Bookkeeping and Taking your Accounting Seriously is Critical

It’s alarming for me to see how many clients are not maintaining their checkbooks and records properly or are not even keeping separate books at all for each of the companies they own and operate....

View Article

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Clik here to view.

179 Depreciation Rules Extended- Time to go shopping before Year-end!!

On Dec. 16, 2014, Congress passed the “Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014” (TIPA, or “the Act”), which the President signed into law this past Friday, on Dec. 19.  The Act extends through 2014 a host...

View Article


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5 Myths about Asset Protection and Your Small Business

When consulting with clients around the country regarding setting up the proper entity, many get side tracked on the ‘asset protection’ issue.  I believe this is because there are so many scams in the...

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Can I Use A Sole-Proprietorship For Now?

For many people, starting out as a sole-proprietorship could be a perfect fit, but for equally as many, it could be a disaster. First, please realize that you actually may have a unique situation and...

View Article


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How to Treat Your Partner as a Lender

There comes a time in the lifespan of just about every business where the potential for growth (maybe substantial growth) is there, but additional capital will be necessary to make that growth happen....

View Article

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Clik here to view.

Should I have a Limited Liability Company (LLC)?

If you watch tv ads for business owners you would think everyone is supposed to have an LLC if you are starting a business.  However, that is NOT the truth. Far too many people get the cart before the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Warding Off Unfair Competitors with Good Legal Practices

Whenever a business owner collaborates with others in partnerships or joint ventures, they MUST consider the risk of sharing too much information. Certain documents can be critical to protecting your...

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