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Are You an Innovative Woman in Business?
Today's Innovative Woman Magazine will be honoring amazing women at their Success Summit in September. Are you a woman entreprenuer? Why not apply to win one of the awards to be given? Awards are in the following cate…
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Educating Through Speaking
Recently I've begun to speak to groups in order to share some of my expertise with those interested in adding to their learning. Although it was a bit scary to step out in this direction, it has been exciting to see t…
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Support From My Mastermind Partners
For the last year and a half, I have been part of a mastermind program (a group of entrepreneurs that have a monthly call to share successes and challenges and give ideas to each other to help us in our businesses). W…
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7 Ways to Protect Your Small Business from Fraud and Cybercrime
How secure are your small business assets from fraud, identity theft and cybercrime? According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), companies with less than 100 employees lose approximately $155,000…
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Tips for Students and Parents Paying for College
I was reading a post by another bookkeeper I know through a bookkeeping group and thought I'd share her blog post. It's great information for anyone in or has a child attending college. The information was originally…
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Internship in Zambia
Normally my blog is business related postings such as information regarding tax issues, payroll, seminars on topics helpful to entrepreneurs, etc. Today I'm writing on a more personal topic. I hope you don't mind. Yes…
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The Importance of Scheduling Nothing
I read an article by Jeff Weiner, the CEO of LinkedIn, discussing the importance of scheduling nothing. It was quite thought provoking. Below is some the text of his article. The full article can be read here: http://…
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Annual Employee Appreciation
On Friday I closed my office early for our annual employee appreciation dinner. This event started in 2006 when I was the only worker in the business. Each month following the quarter end I'd work even more hours than…
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Protect Yourself From Bank Account Takeover
I was just reading a newsletter from Comerica Bank with this topic discussed, and thought I'd share their information as it is very valuable. “Account Takeover” is one of the largest fraud risks that banks are seeing…
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Dallas Success Summit Experiences
I attended the Dallas Success Summit the end of last week where there were networking opportunities as well as expert speakers in many areas of business. Because my brother lives in Houston, I took the opportunity to…
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IRS To Be Closed May 24, Four Other Days Due to Budget and Sequester
Due to the current budget situation, including the sequester, all IRS operations will be closed on May 24, June 14, July 5, July 22 and Aug. 30, 2013. This means that all IRS offices, including all toll-free hotlines,…
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Employees to Work Less Hours Due to Health Care Act
The CPA Practice Advisor recently released an article on the impact of the Affordable Care Act (also known as ObamaCare) on part time workers. The law requires large employers offering health insurance to include part…
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