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Last month we featured an article that provided a general overview of the types of bankruptcy available to debtors who have hit hard financial times.

Why would any article discuss how to sell a home in winter? Besides some surprising strategic rationale (which we’ll discuss in a moment), the reasons are simple:

It’s no wonder that the word “bankruptcy” sends shivers down the backs of debtors who have hit hard financial times. Despite the system’s intent that bankruptcy works as a mechanism for giving the debtor a chance for a fresh start, the ramifications of declaring bankruptcy are far reaching and drastic, to say the least.

So, you’ve decided you want to open a business? Have you given any thought to the type of business you want to open? Deciding what type of business you’re going to open is a key first step in the process of going into business. Everything you do will flow from the type of business you decide on opening.

It’s frequently said that if you don’t plan for the future then you must be planning to fail. Hence, it’s fair to say that a business plan is widely regarded as a very important--essential, even--management tool.

If you happen to be in start-up mode you probably haven’t given much attention to the importance of keeping your personal and business finances separate from each other. This blog is certainly not limited just to start-ups, but also includes ill-informed businesses that are beyond the start-up phase of maturity.

How do you determine how much to sell your service so that you can maximize your business’s profits?

Do you have a pricing strategy?

Do you have, and more importantly do you follow, a systematic approach for assigning a price to the professional services you are in the business of providing?

President-elect Donald Trump has taken the “bull by the horns,” so to speak, and proposed a sweeping tax reform plan that will diminish what goes to the US Treasury in the form of tax revenues in the hopes of stimulating the economy.

It is crucial to understand your small business’s tax responsibilities, and there are real risks if you do not.

Having to manage personal finances is one of the stressful realities that makes up a part of normal daily living. As a single person managing his or her finances, he or she doesn’t have to be concerned with coordinating financial management efforts with anyone else.