Business Advice

By Craig Dart Does Your Plan Need to be Audited? Large employee benefit plans are required to be audited annually and attach an independent auditors report to the filing of the plan’s tax return; also known as the Form 5500. Selecting a Qualified Auditor In 2015, the Department of Labor …

By John W. Tulac Willie Sutton was a notorious bank robber during the Great Depression.  He was finally caught. As he was being marched off to jail, a reporter yelled out, “Hey Willie, why did you rob all those banks?” Willie replied, “That’s where the money is.” We don’t really …

By Ralph Quintana Retirement plan contributions made for yourself and your workers are generally tax deductible as a business expense. A Retirement plan may help you shelter more of your income from taxes to build wealth in addition to your business. 401(k) plan. Owners can often make larger contributions for …

By Eugene E. Valdez In my walk as a business consultant, coach and trainer my business model is based on a niche strategy. There are millions of business coaches and consultants in this country who with regards to their business clients employ the strategy of trying to be “all things …

By Tim Kolacz In my last article, we discussed how Cyber Security is at the forefront of people’s minds lately. From big corporations to your own personal security, hackers are trying to get all of your information. Yahoo! was attacked and over 500 million emails were compromised; Target was attacked …

By Mark Maes Success for a business owner can be difficult to achieve. Many business owners don’t fully understand the complexity, opportunity, and responsibility that exists in business. They didn’t envision being business owners or corporate leaders. They started off simply being good at their craft, or being passionate about …