Month: September 2018


Thoughts on growing a business, raising money, getting the word out,
and increasing profits. Plus, ZipBooks news!

  • PayPal Working Capital: Everything you need to know

    Posted 6 years ago in Small Business Tips
    by Tim Chaves

    PayPal has a whole arsenal of products designed to help businesses accept and process payments for goods and services. Aside from traditional payment acceptance capability, PayPal also offers loans to certain business customers. What is PayPal Working Capital? When businesses needs extra money to get off the ground, to fund a certain venture, or even […]

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  • Freelance programming: how to start, grow, and succeed

    Posted 6 years ago in Small Business Tips
    by Tim Chaves

    So, you’re considering starting a freelance programming career. Maybe you’ve been programming for a while, or maybe you’ve just graduated with a degree in computer science.  Either way, you’re in a good place. In a recent survey, Glassdoor named Computer Science as the major with the highest starting salary and Bloomberg said the software industry […]

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  • When to Use Tax Form 1099-C for Cancellation of Debt

    Posted 6 years ago in Small Business TipsTaxes
    by Tim Chaves

    Sometimes, despite your best efforts to manage your debt responsibly, the situation gets out of your control and you find yourself owing more than you can reasonably pay back. In that case, there are ways for you to negotiate with your creditors so that they accept less than the total of what you owe. Unfortunately, […]

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  • Business owners may be hiring fewer workers in your state

    Posted 6 years ago in Small Business Tips
    by Tim Chaves

    Tax cuts advertised to fuel spending on jobs, yet small business owners feel differently 4.8% of owners said that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will reduce their hiring plans, 6.9% planned an increase in hiring and 88.3% had no effect on hiring plans based on a recent survey of 663 small business owners. The Tax […]

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  • How to Find Independent Contractor Jobs

    Posted 6 years ago in Small Business Tips
    by Tim Chaves

    In 2018, 1 in 5 jobs in America is held by a worker under contract.  If you are one of these contracted employees–or you want to be–there are a likely a lot of questions you’d like answers to. Let’s discuss some of the concerns of independent contractors and how you can be proactive in finding […]

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  • PayPal Business Account: Everything you need to know

    Posted 6 years ago in Small Business Tips
    by Tim Chaves

    PayPal is a common payment processor that people use to purchase products and services. It enables the user to give a vendor their email address, instead of credit card information, to complete payment. But PayPal is also used by businesses and vendors themselves to collect and process payments from their customers. While a basic free […]

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  • Free leads? Generating business that won’t cost you an arm and a leg

    Posted 6 years ago in Small Business Tips
    by Tim Chaves

    Most companies realize the importance of engaging with customers. This is because they understand that happy customers can help them grow. Even if you have the best product on earth, if you’re not putting yourself out there, no one will know you exist. So even the average guys who put themselves out there can get […]

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