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Your Easy Guide to Accounting for Small Business

If you're doing accounting for your small business, first pay attention to bookkeeping — like tracking cash on hand and any incoming or outgoing transactions.

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Is Not Paying Overtime Illegal?

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Pre-Tax and Post-Tax Deductions

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Workers' Comp Claims

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Workers' Comp Exemption

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What Happens If You Don't Have Workers' Comp

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Do I Need Workers' Comp Insurance If I Have No Employees?

Do I Need Workers’ Comp Insurance If I Have No Employees?

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Cash Basis vs Accrual Basis Accounting: What's Best for Your Business?

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Disregarded Entity

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Retained Earnings

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Is Retained Earnings an Asset?

Month-End Close Checklist

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The Small Business Month-End Close Checklist

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The Miller Act

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Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction

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What Are Payment Bonds and Performance Bonds?

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Bookkeeping Checklist for Small Businesses

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Google My Business

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How Do I Manage our Google My Business Reviews?

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How to Get Your California Contractor License in 5 Steps

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How to Get Your Plumbing License in 5 Easy Steps

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Texas Contractor License

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Get Your Texas Contractor License in 5 Steps

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General Contractor License

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How To Become A Licensed Esthetician

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Get a Letter of Good Standing from Your State

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8 Construction Business Ideas To Inspire Your New Venture

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How To Run a Successful Coffee Shop

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How Long Can a Company Furlough an Employee?

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Can I Be Fired for Activities I Do outside of Work?

Can I Be Fired for Activities I Do outside of Work?

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Team Building

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Labor Law Compliance Issues

Is My Business Complying with Labor Laws?

Employee GPS Tracking

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Non-Compete Agreement

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Mental Health in the Workplace

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FMLA

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Internal Equity

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Employee Burnout

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4/10 Work Schedule

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Incentive Pay

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Have Questions About Paid Holidays By Law? Here Are Your Answers

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What Is FLSA Status (And Why Does It Matter)?

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Do Employers Have To Pay For Jury Duty?

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February 10, 2021

What Is Company Culture—And Why Is It So Important?

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What Is Considered Part Time in the United States?

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Does The 40-Hour Workweek Make Sense?

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When And How To Fire An Employee

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9 Questions That Will Make You A Master Of Reference Checks

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What Is A 9/80 Schedule and Is It Right For Your Business?

Can Different Employees Get Different PTO?

February 10, 2021

Can Different Employees Get Different PTO?

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Can My Employer Change My Schedule Last Minute?

How to Increase Employee Productivity

How To Increase Employee Productivity

What is Considered Excessive Absence From Work?

What Is Considered Excessive Absence From Work?

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Is 4 Weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) Good?

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How Far In Advance Must A Work Schedule Be Posted In California?

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How to Deal with Employee No Shows

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Everything You Need To Know About How to Deal With Employee No Shows

How to Improve Employee Morale and Job Satisfaction

How to Improve Employee Morale and Job Satisfaction

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Reduce Employee Tardiness

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How To Welcome a New Employee

February 10, 2021

How To Welcome a New Employee to Your Business

What is PTO?

February 10, 2021

What is Paid Time Off? How to Design a PTO Policy

How to manage a disgruntled employee

Exactly How to Handle a Disgruntled Employee

Why it's important to make employee engagement a priority

Why Employee Engagement Equals Growth

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February 10, 2021

Workplace Peace: Dealing With Employee Turnover & Conflict

Insurance Sales Funnel

Insurance Agents

How Do I Get Insurance Leads Online?

Marketing for Insurance Agents

Insurance Agents

Marketing for Insurance Agents: How to Grow Your Business

What Should I Know before Buying an Insurance Agency?

Insurance Agents

What Should I Know before Buying an Insurance Agency?

8 Best CRM Software Platforms for Insurance Agents

Insurance Agents

8 Best CRM Software Platforms for Insurance Agents

How to Sell Payroll

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How to Sell Payroll without Having to Sell It

Successful Insurance Agent

Insurance Agents

How to Be a Successful Insurance Agent

Best Insurance Sales Books

Insurance Agents

The 10 Best Insurance Sales Books

Keeping Your Insureds

Insurance Agents

You Spend A Lot Of Time and Money Getting Your Insureds in the Door, Here's How to Keep Them

Loss Run Report

How to Get a Loss Run Report

Loss Payee

What Is a Loss Payee on an Insurance Policy?

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General Aggregate

What Is the General Aggregate Limit?

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Business Networking Groups

Top 6 Types of Business Networking Groups (and How to Find One)

Schedule Performance Index and Schedule Variance

What Are Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and Schedule Variance (SV)?

Third Party Administrator

What Is a Third-Party Administrator? And Should I Have One?

Additional Insured

What Is an Additional Insured on an Insurance Policy?

Right to Refuse Service

February 10, 2021

What You Need To Know About Your Right To Refuse Service

How Many Small Businesses Are There In The US?

February 17, 2021

Small Business Demographics in the U.S.

Can I get fired for calling in sick?

Can You Get Fired For Calling In Sick?

Can I Be Fired for Being Sick Too Much?

February 10, 2021

Can I Be Fired For Being Sick Too Much?

Can My Employer Make Me Work Without Pay?

February 10, 2021

Can My Employer Make Me Work Without Pay?

Covid-19 and Labor Shortages in Construction

Covid-19 and Labor Shortages In Construction

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February 10, 2021

How To File For Unemployment In California During The Coronavirus Pandemic

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