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It’s time for your annual Year End closing process. Here are five tips for a successful and smooth procedure:
Top 5 Tips for the Year-End Closing Routines in Dynamics GP read more »
Tags: Come join us for the LBMC 2009 State-wide Business Exit and Acquisition Strategies Conference. This conference will be on Friday, November 13th, 7:00 am – 1:15 pm CST hosted at the Loews Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel in Nashville, TN.
Promising to be the best half day you will spend this year thinking about your business - we have designed this conference around what business owners have told us keeps them up at night. read more »
The other day I was speaking with someone who asked, “I’m already short on time in the office. How do I use social media for my business without letting it take over my life?” This is a common misperception about social media. Yes, you can spend hundreds of hours on Facebook (as my wife can attest), Twitter, a Blog, or LinkedIn, but this kind of time is not necessary. I’ll share some tips for marketers and business owners about what networks to use and how to use them most efficiently. read more »
In addition to our 2009 Tax Planning Guide announced in mid-December, we have now released updated Informational Reporting Guidelines. These guidelines include certain informational documents that are required to be filed with the federal government.
Click through to view instructions relating to the most common forms, along with their due dates, and other pertinent information pertaining to payroll tax filings and informational documents required to be filed. We hope that you will find this material useful. read more »
I ran across a really short list of the first things to do when starting a business on America’s Best Companies site. Entrepreneurs and today’s business leaders will appreciate the brevity. It is not all inclusive, but it is a good foundation.
First things to do when starting a business: read more »
Imagine sitting across from your boss when he/she asks the question “Are you ready to lead?” A million possibilities, ideas and emotions cross your mind. Am I being promoted? Am I getting a raise? Or worse…am I being fired? This brings with it an onslaught of excitement, panic and fear. However, it all leads to the question, as a young professional, are you ready to lead? Will you be ready to solve problems, anticipate solutions and demonstrate your abilities to your superiors? read more »
No matter the season, employees need a little motivation now and then. Here are a few suggestions to rev up their engines and motivate them for peak performance. read more »
The current recession has left many people in paralysis by analysis - a state in which the sheer quantity of analysis overwhelms the decision making process itself, thus preventing a decision. We all know that change is one of the few things in life we can count on. So why do we resist it so much? IT IS HARD TO CHANGE! Change is uncomfortable and it is almost always easier to keep doing what we are doing. Yet, well thought out change can propel an organization to a new height or help establish the ‘new norm’ in a time where everything around us is changing. read more »
