The Value of Employee Appreciation

September 7, 2021 The cost of replacing an employee is estimated in the range of half of their salary to double their salary. That is a lot of money, especially for small businesses who are already struggling. So how can you keep quality employees from leaving? Here is one answer, and it won’t cost you […]

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Low and No Cost Employee Benefits

August 30, 2021 You can’t go to a news site these days without seeing at least one headline about the difficulty companies are having finding – and keeping – employees. Sometimes small businesses just cannot compete with the big guys who can offer benefits that you simply cannot afford. But studies have shown that there […]

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Changes to PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Process

August 9, 2021 A little over a month ago, I wrote about Paycheck Protection Loan forgiveness and how to apply. Well, guess what? Things have changed since then. Two of the biggest changes could be good news for you. Before I go into details, the changes apply to anyone who received less than $150,000, which […]

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Does Your Website Need Terms and Conditions?

July 20, 2021 Let’s be real for a moment, shall we? Website Terms and Conditions: do you actually read them? For most of us I am guessing the answer is no most of the time. But the reality for small business owners is that we should still have them on our websites (and we probably […]

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PPP Forgiveness Applications

June 29, 2021 While I realize this is probably not on your list of things to do any time soon, we need to look back at 2020 for a moment. Remember the Paycheck Protection Program? I know many remember all of the controversy it caused, but, for small business owners who received first round funds, […]

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Why Does an LLC Need an Operating Agreement?

June 21, 2021 If you missed it last week, I talked about why you, as a company, should have an up-to-date employee handbook. Next up on my list of documents that every company should have in place is an operating agreement. If you’re asking what is an operating agreement or why do I need that, […]

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The Importance of an Employee Handbook

June 14, 2021 It feels like we might finally be in the parking lot of the Corona Carnival, ready to hop in our cars and drive off as fast as we are able. But that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t check the rearview mirror. The last year taught us a lot: how to Zoom, how to […]

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Lessons from COVID for Small Businesses

June 8, 2021 As most of you probably know, I am a mom as well as a business owner, which means my schedule is constantly changing. Things this summer are looking a lot closer to normal for my kids. The pandemic wasn’t all bad because there are new family habits and traditions we have adopted, […]

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