How to Increase Revenue in Your Business (without New Sales)
For most businesses, one of the overarching objectives is to increase profits, which can lead to business growth—and more profits. That invariably requires strategies to increase revenues, lower costs, or both. For many businesses, growth strategies tend to focus on adding more customers to generate new sales. However, if profitability is the core objective, that […]
5 Things to Consider about Cognitive Decline and Retirement
No one wants to admit when getting older starts affecting them. It can a sore subject that hurts an individual’s sense of pride and confidence in their ability to care for themselves. Think about how many stories you’ve heard of adult children having to have a talk with their elderly parents about no longer driving […]
How Rising Interest Rates Could Impact Your Finances
As expected, the Federal Reserve is holding firm to its policy of hiking short-term rates in an effort to cool inflationary pressures. Generally, these small, incremental rate increases don’t immediately impact consumers. The fed rate is the rate the Treasury charges banks for the use of money overnight. When the Fed raises its short-term rate, […]
Protect Your Inheritance. Enhance Your Life.
Whether it is expected or unforeseen, receiving an inheritance can be life-changing. Regrettably, it’s not always in a good way. That’s because the reality is that many folks struggle to preserve what they’ve inherited in such a way that enhances their life over both the near and long term. In fact, the track record […]
The True Cost of Scaling Your Business
Growth is essential for a business. Not only is it a critical measure of success, but it’s also vital to a business’s survival. Businesses that are not constantly striving for growth risk being overrun by competition or becoming irrelevant in the face of changing trends. However, without a well-conceived strategy and proper preparation, trying to […]
Networking for Success on LinkedIn
Working remotely and under stay-at-home orders means everyone is online. Being on the internet won’t go away once we’re able to gather in person, which will hopefully be soon! Networking online is critical during this time. The one social media platform dedicated to business and professionals networking is LinkedIn. Why should you start networking […]
Creative SALT Workarounds
One of the most hated tax provisions for people in higher-tax states is the so-called SALT limitation on state and local taxes. What is the SALT Limitation? The provision was part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which only allows taxpayers who itemize their deductions to deduct a maximum of $10,000 […]
Key Financial Tips for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Many Americans retire from the office job that they held for several years and decide to go into business for themselves, becoming mid life entrepreneurs. Others don’t wait to retire but leave the corporate world to launch. Of course, some people never work for others but engage in entrepreneurship from the very beginning. The world […]
Keeping your team productive while working from home
Since many of us continue to work from home, ensuring that employees stay productive is a key concern for many business owners. No doubt, you’ve hired mature people who get their work done, and find that micromanaging them is not only unhelpful but counterproductive. Here are some other ways to ensure that they’re able to […]
The Secrets of 401(k)s
The 401K, a widely used retirement vehicle offered by employers, is well known. But there are a few facts that you might not already be aware of. History and a brief overview of 401(k) plans Now the prime retirement account vehicle for full-time employed workers whose companies offer the benefit, the 401(k) was not […]