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How to Write Your Mission Statement

Mission statements are not just for large corporations. As an owner of a small business, you can benefit from going through the exercise of writing your mission statement. It can not only re-connect you with your “why,” it can also communicate an important part of your business to all of your stakeholders. What Is a Mission Statement? A mission statement answers the question “What impact will you have on the world?” It’s your core purpose, your reason for being. Here are a couple Read more [...]
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Get Ahead on Year-End Tasks

Get Ahead on Year-End Tasks Year-end is just around the corner, and that means a couple of administrative tasks are necessary to take care of bookkeeping and tax chores. Here are a couple of tips to make year-end go smoother. Cleaning up Things will go a lot smoother if you reach out to your vendors and employees and get their help to update your records. Send a notice to all employees, asking them to verify their address so they will get their W-2s without delay. Make sure you have the Read more [...]
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Spice Up Your Marketing with Storytelling

One of the ways to impact your marketing is by adding stories. Everyone loves a story, and stories are more memorable compared to almost any marketing copy. Here are a couple of tips on how to use and place stories to share with prospects and customers. What a Story Is All stories need to be personal and evoke an emotional response. They can be about the company, the employees, the founder, the customers, or each individual product. Many stories revolve around why the company was started. Others Read more [...]
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The Perfect Chart of Accounts for Your Business

Your "Chart of Accounts" is the list of accounts in your accounting software.  The accounts are listed in your reports, and the totals allow you to determine how much you’ve spent, made, own, or owe depending on the type of account. It’s essential to create a list of accounts that you need in order to make better business decisions.  Your chart of accounts needs to be designed intentionally.  If it hasn’t been, it’s never too late. Two Types of Accounts There are two major types of Read more [...]
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How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft

The security breach at Equifax a few months ago left many people thinking once again about identity theft. The best thing is to do everything you can to prevent it from happening to you. Here are a few tips to help you reduce your risk of being a victim of identity theft as well as how to reduce the damage from security breaches of your personal data from sources you can’t control. Discontinue paper statements that are mailed. Paper bank, brokerage, and credit card statements that are mailed Read more [...]