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Cash Management
How to Reduce Your Fleet Fuel Costs
By leveraging strategies across operations and budgeting, your fleet can thrive in any economy.
Your fleet drivers are your top line of defense against controllable fuel costs.
Management
How to Boost Employee Loyalty
In today's competitive job market, employers need to take meaningful action to retain talent.
Employees, like all people, want to feel valued—and acknowledging their contributions regularly can go a long way to inspire pride and a sense of belonging.
Starting a Business
Rollover for Business Startups: Pros and Cons
Here's how a ROBS lets you use your retirement savings to launch a new small business.
For this strategy, the business must operate as a C corporation, a business structure where you can buy stock.
Insurance
Get the Right Liability Coverage for Your Business
Make sure your small business is protected with professional liability coverage.
It's key to prepare for potential business risks and find ways to minimize them.
Security
Why Does Digital Transformation Fail?
Data breaches are a real threat to small businesses, so it's important to focus on your transformation's security.
The more input and buy-in you can get, the more issues, concerns and associated solutions you can identify—and the better you can support everyone involved.
Taxes
Self-Employed Tax Tips for Social Security
The IRS has some specific requirements for self-employment taxes. Here's what you need to know.
Self-employed individuals are considered both employer and employee, which means you must pay the full 15.3% of your gross income to cover the tax contribution to Social Security and Medicare.
Planning
Business Budget Planning During a Pandemic
It's difficult to plan your business budget when you face so many unknowns.
The pandemic is making business budget planning for 2021 uniquely difficult. There are a number of considerations to bear in mind as you lay out your strategic plan for the next 12 months, allocate resources and estimate revenue and profits.
Finance
Understanding What Bankruptcy Means
Commercial bankruptcies have increased during COVID-19. If you're struggling, know your options.
Chapter 11 is a type of bankruptcy that allows a business to continue to operate while it reorganizes its debts.
Starting a Business
Starting Up When Times are Tough
Finding your footing amid economic turbulence sets you up well for the inevitable recovery.
Because the startup life can be tough even in the best of times, difficult economic conditions call for a unique set of tips for starting a small business.
Technology
What Is Hyper-Personalization?
Learn why hyper-personalization has become a must for every business today.
Achieving hyper-personalization at scale takes data and technology investments—and requires that your business adopt a customer-first mindset.
Planning
Should Your Company Be Fully Remote?
Learn the implications and future of remote work to craft the best plan for your own company.
Your team members probably like the idea of working from home, at least some of the time.
Planning
Get Ahead of the Recovery Curve
Savvy business owners know that survival mode includes some planning for the inevitable rebound.
Businesses that survive difficult times frequently emerge stronger than ever with the help of a business recovery plan.
Planning
How to Create an Employment Sick Leave Policy
A generous plan can boost more than just good health.
Your city and state may have paid sick leave requirements you'll need to follow.
Planning
Why Businesses Should Partner With Charities
Helping others, especially during an uncertain economy, is good for the soul and your business.
Partnering with a charity provides help to those who need it, especially in an uncertain economy.
Planning
Retirement Options for Small Businesses to Offer
What small business owners need to know about retirement plan options.
Having a retirement plan is a benefit that can attract more great employees to your business.
Finance
How to Find Financing Beyond What You've Received Through a PPP Loan
Explore funding options and strategies to help your business weather tough economic times.
After you've received funds from your PPP loan, it's important to examine other financing strategies.
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