"Several large U. S.-based companies including PwC, Salesforce and Target began offering new or expanded mental health benefits to help those adjusting to life in the coronavirus era, and this is something smaller companies can add to their benefits portfolio as well." https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/human-resources/changing-benefits-to-accommodate-remote-employees
#benefits #business #entrepreneurs
USCHAMBER.COM
How Companies Are Changing Benefits to Accommodate Remote Employees
"Businesses that onboard their new hires achieve nearly double the profit of companies that don’t follow any sort of onboarding strategy." https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/human-resources/onboard-employees-during-covid-19
#business #entrepreneurs #leaders
USCHAMBER.COM
How to Onboard Employees During COVID-19
"The software is actually designed for both personal and business use, but it contains many features that are beneficial for small businesses." https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/finance/free-accounting-tools-for-small-businesses
#acccounting #cpa #entrepreneurs #business
USCHAMBER.COM
Free Accounting Tools for Small Businesses
"The Treasury Department has a PPP Loan Forgiveness Application, which must be filled out by businesses seeking forgiveness and then submitted to the private lender they obtained the loan from." https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/finance/tax-implications-of-paycheck-protection-loans
#PPP #Loans #tax #finance
USCHAMBER.COM
Tax Implications of PPP Loans
"The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement SECURE Act of 2019, which was signed into law in the U. S. in December 2019, offers small businesses a tax credit up to $5,000 for three years for setting up a new retirement plan like a 401k." https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/finance/setting-up-small-business-401k
#smallbusiness #entrepreneurs #leaders
USCHAMBER.COM
How to Set Up a Small Business 401(k)
"Since withholdings and deductions aren’t deducted from an independent contractor’s income, you’ll need to use specific tax forms and schedules to complete your tax return, including: Read: How to Boost Your Small Business by Becoming a Government Contractor." https://www.uschamber.com/co/run/finance/independent-contractor-tax-resources
#tax #business #entreprneurs
USCHAMBER.COM
Tax Resources for Independent Contractors
"The U. S. Small Business Administration SBA, after having a discussion with the United States Department of Treasury USDT, announced a simpler loan forgiveness application for PPP loans of $50,000 or less." https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/10/simple-ppp-loan-forgiveness-application.html
#business #entrepreneurs #accountants #leaders
SMALLBIZTRENDS.COM
SBA and Treasury Dept. Unveil Simpler PPP Loan Forgiveness Process - Small Business Trends
"These highly successful entrepreneurs are not arrogant--arrogant people think they're great at everything or know everything." http://ed.gr/cwnnx
#success #entrepreneurs #business #leaders
INC.COM
8 Useful Insights About the Habits and Mindset of Top Entrepreneurs
"When senior leaders avoid training on harassment, discrimination and diversity—by claiming they're too busy for such sessions or attending truncated versions of the training or delegating the training to an underling—then rank-and-file employees don't take misconduct or unfairness seriously, either." https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/employee-relations/Pages/HR-Gets-it-Wrong-3-.aspx
#benefits #cpa #accountants #entreprneurs
SHRM.ORG
When HR Gets It Wrong: Training that Doesn’t Work
"If employers choose to offer such pay, they should consider how the pay is calculated, whether the pay will come in the form of an increased hourly rate or lump-sum bonus, and what impact the pay may have on the employee's overtime rate, Simpson noted." https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/should-employers-pay-hazard-premiums-during-the-covid-19-pandemic.aspx
#business #entrepreneurs #cpa #accountant
SHRM.ORG
Should Employers Pay Hazard Premiums During the Pandemic?
"In its guidance, the DOL stated that if an employee fails to report unscheduled hours worked through the employer's reporting procedure, the employer is not required to undergo impractical efforts to investigate further to uncover unreported hours of work and provide compensation for those hours." https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/dol-track-telecommuters-work-hours.aspx
#business #entrepreneurs #leaders #benefits #cpa
SHRM.ORG
DOL Provides Guidance on Tracking Telecommuters’ Work Hours
"When employees tell their HR professional that they have cancer, they are essentially discussing their life with the HR professional, while secondarily identifying that they may need regular or intermittent leave to obtain medical treatment, he said." https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/legal-and-compliance/employment-law/pages/coronavirus-telecommuting-hipaa.aspx
#insurance #benefits #entrepreneurs #humanresiurces
SHRM.ORG
Don’t Neglect HIPAA Compliance During Pandemic
"They were aimed to not only provide financial assistance to small businesses but also fill critical gaps observed through the federal Paycheck Protection Program PPP." https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/10/local-state-governments-distributed-9-billion-small-business-covid-relief.html
#PPP #accountant #entrepreneurs #business
SMALLBIZTRENDS.COM
Local and State Governments Have Distributed $9.27 Billion in Small Business COVID Relief - Small Business Trends
"If you want a successful business, identify what you are selling, how you define success, and what every hour of life in work mode looks and feels like." https://ed.gr/cyf79
#success #business #entrepreneurs #leaders
INC.COM
How to Accelerate Growth in Your Business and Life
"Make the most of all your business strategies with these tips from members of the online small business community." https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/10/10-ways-to-make-the-most-of-small-business-strategies-to-maximize-results.html
#smallbusiness #entrepreneurs #success
SMALLBIZTRENDS.COM
10 Ways to Make the Most of Small Business Strategies to Maximize Results - Small Business Trends
"Courtesy of Matt Crossman Without the ability to stop and focus on the big picture, you won’t be able to have the clarity to know how best to move your business forward or pivot if needed, Castrillon says." https://ed.gr/cxjd9
#entrepreneurs #business #leadership #success
SUCCESS.COM
Why You Need to Pace Yourself | SUCCESS
"If the thought of jumping through regulatory hoops just to get the forgiveness on the Paycheck Protection Program PPP loan had you in knots, you got some relief this week." http://ed.gr/cxj94
#business #loans #entrepreneurs #leaders
SMALLBIZTRENDS.COM
In the News: PPP Loan Forgiveness Made Simpler - Small Business Trends
"Business stories are people stories, so the better you are at writing about humans, the better you will be at writing about business." https://ed.gr/cxkn3
#entrepreneurs #business #success #leaders
ENTREPRENEUR.COM
Why Writing About Your Life Makes You a Better Entrepreneur
#leadership #entrepreneurs #motivationalmonday #success #accountants #cpa
"Several of the new patterns established to face the crisis will remain as new security requirements in everyday purchases, so creating a methodology to offer products or services with health security will be essential." https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/360386?utm_source=Feedly&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=syndication
#business #entrepreneurs #leaders #trends #cpa #accountant
ENTREPRENEUR.COM
These are the 7 trends you must follow if you want your business to survive
"To test just how reluctant people were to ask sensitive questions, we conducted a follow-up study in which we let people choose the questions they wanted to ask, but offered a cash incentive for asking sensitive questions." https://hbr.org/2020/11/the-case-for-asking-sensitive-questions?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+harvardbusiness+%28HBR.org%29
#leaders #entrepreneurs #business #accountants #cpa
HBR.ORG
The Case for Asking Sensitive Questions
#leadership #entrepreneurs #business #accountants #success
"They propose that if your company doesn't have office space available for employees, the company has to pay a tax to support businesses, such as restaurants, that have really taken a hit during Covid." https://www.inc.com/suzanne-lucas/working-from-home-can-save-you-money-should-your-taxes-go-up.html
#taxes #accountant #cpa #business
INC.COM
Working from Home Saves Money. Should Your Taxes Go Up?
"In order to claim this deduction, business owners must use the home regularly and exclusively as your principal place of business, a place to meet or deal with clients or customers, or as a separate structure used in the business." https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/01/small-business-tax-deductions.html
#smallbuiness #tax #cpa #accoutant #accounting
SMALLBIZTRENDS.COM
Top 25 Small Business Tax Deductions - Small Business Trends
"At many organizations there is a gap between the existing culture and the desired culture — the culture needed to support and advance the company’s goals and strategies." https://hbr.org/2021/02/company-culture-is-everyones-responsibility?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+harvardbusiness+%28HBR.org%29
#business #entrepreneurs #leaders #cpa #accountants
HBR.ORG
Company Culture Is Everyone’s Responsibility
"Many consumers find that generally, they won't get the service they are expecting and will be hesitant to voice what they would like because of the headaches of returns or customer service being even worse than the front line team who should be there from the start to give the correct intel." https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/363120?utm_source=Feedly&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=syndication
#sales #entrepreneurs #business #coaches #leaders
ENTREPRENEUR.COM
Why Empathy Wins and Selling Doesn't
"While the marketing landscape continues to evolve, particularly during the pandemic, by following my three tips to increase your brand’s revenue, theye are confident that you can re-engage with isolated consumers during this unprecedented time." https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/364138?utm_source=Feedly&utm_medium=related&utm_campaign=syndication
#cpa #accountants #business #entrepreneurs #marketing
ENTREPRENEUR.COM
3 Tips to Re-Engage With Isolated Consumers
"Rituals are an excellent way to give ourselves structure, an opportunity to make positive changes in our lives, create the formula to feel better and achieve our goals." https://ed.gr/c7b8w
#entrepreneurs #business #success #leaders
ENTREPRENEUR.COM
8 Habits of Productive, Happy and Energetic People
"That creativity looks different for every business, but a few common themes can help companies across the board insulate themselves from risk while opening up new opportunities for potential revenue." https://ed.gr/c660g
#entrepreneurs #success #leadership #business #cpa #accountant
FORBES.COM
4 Tips To Seamlessly Expand Your Business Services
"When we’re nervous or upset, we tend to talk faster and at a higher pitch, making us seem more aggressive and less confident — not an ideal state for launching into an uncomfortable conversation." https://ed.gr/c61fg
#cpa #accountants #business #entrepreneurs #success
FORBES.COM
Council Post: How To Do The One Thing All Leaders Dread: Having Hard Conversations
