This year, nonprofit research and advocacy organization, Family Enterprise USA, in the first study of its kind published in 18 years,...

Depending on your “season” of life, you may recall that the “normal” or “full” retirement age was 65 for many years. That changed in...

Start (and keep) the end in mind! Fledgling businesses often can’t soar, because early issues with the likes of payroll, financial data...

The unicorn is having a moment. This mythical creature has been summoned to describe everything from a trendy Starbucks drink to trendy...

Owning a business is sufficiently risky without putting your personal nest egg and other assets on the line. You’ve worked hard to build...

Congratulations! You have seen the light at the end of the tunnel that COVID-19 built, courtesy of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)...

What you can do in the face of never-before-seen conditions Arguably few industries have been as disrupted as those in the business of...

In five years, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the number of self-employed workers will increase to 10.3 million – from...

The rise of the remote workforce has been a long time coming; however, COVID-19 was like a rocket booster, powering a surge in the...

Within days, the IRS will begin accepting and processing income tax returns. If February 12 sounds a little late too you, your hunch is...

In late October, the Internal Revenue Service announced its ‘21 (tax year) inflation adjustments. It wasn’t exactly an “October...

O’Donnell, Ficenec, Wills & Ferdig, LLP has some helpful tips for your business to get organized. These organizational tips will help...

Stripping the superfluous; Quality of Earnings (QoE) analysis gets to the heart of operational performance It’s been said that the “devil...

At the time of this writing, the U.S. Small Business Administration in coordination with the U.S. Treasury Department was embarking on...

Year-end is ready-made for both reflection and for a fresh start. If one is already dealing with the “books,” getting tax matters in...

There are many different types of audits. You could have an audit for any number of reasons. The term audit itself is "charged." It...

A burning accounting question, answered: “Why do banks need financial statements?” As a business owner, you understand the role financial...

2020 is the year of “health” -- finding ways to maintain or restore health as individuals and communities and, seemingly, against all...

While most businesses (80%) make it to Birthday No. 1, something frequently happens between years two to five. According to U.S. Small...

Sales growth, expansion, and changes to existing footprints are certainly good problems to have, especially in a bear market. However,...