Sales Tax Calculation

Less than two weeks remain until the 2024 presidential election. While Elon Musk is making headlines with his million-dollar-a-day prize for swing-state voters (sign a petition, become a millionaire — interesting tactic and a possibly illegal one)... what you...

When running a business, no one prepares you for how to handle hurricanes like Helene and Milton. They don’t often cover that chapter in business school. So it can be hard to know how to move forward if your business is decimated by a disaster. But, there are...

Despite being a nation that systematizes and plans, we still find ourselves reeling when the unexpected occurs. In the case of Helene and western North Carolina, it’s been a painful and overwhelming situation. Who could have predicted that kind of...

I’m watching in disbelief, like you, as I see the photos of the hurricane devastation keep rolling in. It’s hard to believe so much infrastructure can be swept away that quickly. Our hearts are grieving for those who lost loved ones and homes and businesses from...

Now, I know I harp on keeping good business records on the regular. But I hope you can forgive me because it’s actually my job to do that.What I don’t often take time for, though, is explaining what “good recordkeeping” means. As in, how long to keep business records...

Cue the pumpkin stands, trick-or-treating supplies, mannequins with sweaters, and the way-too-perfect apple-picking photos in your social media feed.The calendar flipped to September and suddenly it's fall ... y'all. (Saw that one on a scrolling bank sign yesterday,...

The next generation might not know what Benjamin Franklin was talking about when he said “A penny saved is a penny earned.”That and so many other cliches we take for granted related to money. Lucky penny…pennies on the dollar…penny for your thoughts…see a penny pick...

We’re all waiting and watching (and hoping) to see if federal interest rates will be dropping soon. But the outcome of the August jobs report could also have a big impact on stock market prices. What does this mean for you as a small business...

When Amanda started her business, she took care of the bookkeeping herself. And she was really good at it. But then things got more complicated, and she got more busy, so she hired a part-time bookkeeper. This helped, but the bookkeeper was incorrectly applying...

I don’t think Kenny Rogers was thinking about business ownership when he sang that song, but it could be a mantra for Minneapolis business owners.(And if you’re not a Kenny Rogers fan, here’s a trip down someone else’s lane. Boy, 1978 was another era altogether,...