Category: Small Business Tips

If you work with clients long enough—no matter what your field—you will encounter a client with boundary issues. This is the client who really needs a friend, who forgets that he’s paying you to do work and not to chat with him on the phone. This is the client who wants you to “meet him […]

You’ve probably already heard about the benefits of a walking desk, also called a treadmill desk. These benefits include not only increased health, but also increased brain function, which can yield increased productivity. Recently, I decided I was ready to make the jump from a sitting desk to a walking desk. Sure, I was thinking […]

After finishing graduate school, I worked for nearly ten years for a big state university. One of the benefits of working for Big State was the big state retirement plan. I contributed to it every year, maxing out the matching funds the school provided to us. Basically, I saved for retirement on autopilot. It was […]

Whether you work for yourself out of a home office, or you work for a large company and periodically telecommute, you probably can’t escape working from home from time to time. And if you work from home and have children, you might find yourself with a special challenge. Children of all ages often have trouble […]

Choosing an accountant seems like an easy choice. You like money, they like counting it. Match made in heaven, right? Maybe. But there’s certainly more to it than that. Here are a few questions to ask a CPA to see if they’re the right fit for your business. Why did you choose accounting and finance […]

Whether you work part-time as a freelancer or run your own business, you know the angst that pricing your services can cause. Business consultants make a killing helping big corporations price their services so you shouldn’t be surprised that you have such a hard time doing so. Here are some tips to help you get […]

There are certain legal terms—like LLC—that get thrown around so often that you might feel like you already know it all. Or maybe you are embarrassed to admit that you don’t know it all already. Whatever the case may be, ZipBooks has got you covered with a comprehensive review of what an LLC is and […]

Google can play a big role in driving the success of your business regardless of the type of business you have. You may already know that Google makes its money from selling tiny ads above and to the right of the naturally occurring results, or “organic search”, but you may not be as familiar with […]

What’s my business worth? Business owners and founders grapple with this question, negotiate over it and even fight about it. And that’s to be expected—entrepreneurs want to be compensated for the blood, sweat and tears they’ve put into their businesses—and valuation often plays a large role in determining what that compensation looks like. While the […]

You’ve just been assigned a brand new project. Your team is excited to start and you can’t wait to get going on it, but for some reason, it doesn’t go quite the way you plan. Things come up and the project timeline starts to unravel. Does this sound familiar? At the beginning, everyone is excited for […]