August Book Club

August 29, 2011

‎***CANCELLED*** Hurricane Irene was kind enough to extend her stay as our house guest, but now we need extra time to clean up! Our meeting tomorrow night, August 30th, 6:30pm-8:30pm at the AmericInn in Griswold has been cancelled. Please stay tuned for our September 27th meeting.  

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Hurricane Irene – Tech Security

August 26, 2011

With hurricane Irene headed this way, take a quick tech / information security inventory. Make sure you have off-site backups since your site may be damaged. Make sure irreplaceable things are safely stored. Get your insurance information now. You may lose electricity and, horrors (at least to me), internet. We’ve gotten very used to storing […]

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Instant Success

August 2, 2011

I love listening to Chris Brogan and others talking about how their “sudden” rise to fame is perceived to be “good luck” when it was really the result of a decade or more of really hard work and paying their dues.  People have to hit “the tipping point” [Malcolm Gladwell wrote a great book by […]

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You always wanted to be somebody, right?

July 15, 2011

 There’s a huge difference between doing a certain kind of work for someone else and starting a business to do that kind of work. When you work for someone else, that “someone” is responsible for getting the work, doing the bookkeeping, keeping you supplied in tools, equipment, and even training. “Somebody” built the web site, […]

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Keep Investment Paperwork

February 23, 2010

Any kind of paperwork dealing with investments must be kept for as long as you have that investment. If you trade it in, roll it over, or carry it forward, you must keep the old original documentation as part of the required history for the new item. There are generally tax consequences when investments are […]

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How Long Do I Need to Keep This?

December 26, 2009

The end of the year is a good time to go through your files, pack away the current year, throw out what you don’t need, and set up your systems for the new year. Here are some guidelines to help you with the process. There are a few issues you should be aware of. The […]

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Business Owner Perspective: New Year’s Resolutions

December 19, 2009

Erin Perry who has been a client of The Inner Office, Inc. for a decade, charter member of the Business Builder Book Club, and owner of Chocolate Rose Bake Shop observed something very interesting. She blogged about a while back. I think it’s most appropriate for this time of year. She pondered the phenomena of […]

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2009 QuickBooks Required Upgrade

December 11, 2009

The 2009 version of QuickBooks has issued a mid-year upgrade which, unlike most updates, requires a complete upgrade of all databases and all installations. This patch is called “R9″ and is now available for QuickBooks 2009 and Enterprise v.9. It’s been my experience that on many peer-to-peer networks at least one installation requires manual intervention. QuickBooks […]

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2010 IRS Standard Mileage Rates

December 4, 2009

SUMMARY OF STANDARD MILEAGE RATES: (1) Business 50 cents per mile (2) Charitable contribution 14 cents per mile (3) Medical and moving 16.5 cents per mile The Standard Mileage rate can not be used for any vehicle for which depreciation has already been taken. Whether a taxpayer chooses to use Standard Mileage or the alternative […]

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Audits are on the rise for small business owners

November 20, 2009

I don’t want to beat a dead horse but every time I turn around, there’s a new wrinkle or a new bit of fine print that an insurance company or tax agency is using to their advantage. The battle rages on! As strapped governments and insurance companies look for more revenue, audits of all kinds are […]

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