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Business · 2 min read ·
All About California’s Salary Ban
California has a new salary history ban and for some state employers, the specifics can be a little confusing. Established in late 2017 with the intention of eliminating previous wage bias in the workplace, according…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Small Businesses and Wages are Growing
Never has the time for small business expansion been this opportune. According to this year’s National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) survey, optimism and growth amongst small businesses is the highest it’s…
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Business · 3 min read ·
Crowdfunding: 16 Ways to Combat Copycats (Part 2)
Crowdfunding is a promising method to succeeding in the entrepreneurial endeavor. While crowdfunding is a great and innovative way to fund your new business, there are necessary precautions that must be followed in or…
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Business · 4 min read ·
Crowdfunding: 16 Ways to Combat Copycats (Part 1)
There is a lot of talk about crowdfunding these days when considering starting a business. While crowdfunding is a great and innovative way to fund your new business, one must be careful to make sure others do not cop…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Why Mixing Business and Personal Funds is Never a Good Idea
As human beings, we like making things easy - which is why most people look at having separate accounts for their business and personal funds as a bad idea. “Two accounts?” we think to ourselves. “Double the bank fees…
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Business · 2 min read ·
The South Bay Women’s Conference is Here!
As a proud sponsor of the South Bay Business Women’s Association (SBBWA), here at AB&P we are so excited to announce that early bird tickets to this year’s annual South Bay Women’s Conference are now available! A loca…
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About · 2 min read ·
Keys to Small Business Innovation
One of the keys to any successful business, regardless of its size, is innovation. Developing new ideas is the fuel which will keep your business up to date. Innovation will keep operations, products, and services fre…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Optimism for Small and Medium Sized Businesses in 2018
Optimism is growing among small-to-medium sized businesses in 2018 in light of new tax reform legislation, according to a new survey of accounting professionals released by Right Networks. The survey, which sampled 36…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Budgeting for a Promising Marketing Plan (Pt. 2)
In our first blog post , we set up the foundation that building a successful company almost always involves successfully marketing your product, your service, or yourself. We talked about the importance of budgeting w…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Budgeting for a Promising Marketing Plan (Pt. 1)
Building a successful company almost always involves successfully marketing your product, your service, or yourself. It is important to budget wisely when coming up with a marketing plan, because it can be easy to spe…
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Business · 3 min read ·
6 Mistakes to Avoid for your Start-Up
As you begin your start-up company in 2018, it is highly important that you prepare well and not make commonly made mistakes. Preparation is everything, and failure to plan will result in setbacks that could have been…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Core Values: A Foundational Key To Success
Are you aware that core values can impact your success? The heart of any business is its core values. It does not take long to see stories of companies that have been unethical. It seems in our day and age, not only a…
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