Regardless of whether your company is an SaaS (software as a service) business or another type of business with different product and service offerings, you might find this article interesting, which stems from the identification of the problem that business...
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Year: 2013
Small Business Week 2013
Regardless of whether you're attending any events for Small Business Week 2013, it's a great opportunity to look at the history of small business in America, and plan for the future. This year, as inspiration, we want to share with you a list of innovating small...
Implications of the NSA scandal on small business
With the recent news on the NSA scandal filling so many media channels, discussing the matter with a political charge can be easy. We're going to ask that, as we post this, so too in reading, you put aside political leanings so that we can look at how, if at all, the...
Employment law: the Defense Base Compensation Act
The Defense Base Compensation Act provides coverage to employees who are injured in the course of working under federal contracts, for example, on military bases. Injuries can include illness. Understanding this compensation, which is a sub-regulation of the Longshore...
Understanding the FMLA
For many employers or business owners, there are a few regulations, acts and laws that apply on a broad, federal level, that must be understood and adhered to, such as the FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act). Essentially, this act stipulates that, under certain...
IRS investigation: big question is ‘why?’
National and international news outlets have been erupting in recent days with coverage on the IRS investigation. If you're behind on the times, basically what's happened is that the IRS has been accused of discrimination against conservative groups seeking a...
Estate planning – make it official
Perhaps you have been working on your estate planning for the last ten weeks, along with our blog post series on the topic. Maybe you have been working at it for a longer or shorter period of time--but that is immaterial. No matter how long you spend putting your...
Estate planning – funeral arrangements
Funeral arrangements are often the frightening obstacle that prevents most estate planning. Thinking about what will happen to us when we die is often something most people avoid, regardless of belief in an afterlife. Even in that case, it is rare that we are eager to...
Estate planning – insurance
When it comes to the impact of insurance on estate planning, most of this discussion will focus on disability insurance and life insurance. However, it's always a good idea to look at other insurance products--we will touch on that in more detail soon. First, there...
Estate planning – living wills
A living will is connected to a healthcare power of attorney or healthcare proxy (read our blog entry from last week here) in that it stipulates your wishes regarding healthcare, specifically that which is designed to prolong your life. This document contributes to...