Business Advice

By John Tulac China is a $10 trillion economy.  China directly and indirectly impacts us. What happens in China affects all of us, wherever we may be and whatever we may be doing.  Even Mom-and-Pop main street businesses are connected to China by the products they sell.  Thus, it is …

By Edward L. Fixen The following list summarizes what I in my experience as a business broker are the top factors that affect and influence business owners ability to sell their business and should be considered years in advance to prepare for the sale of any business.  If you have …

By Craig Dart Does Your Plan Need to be Audited? Large employee benefit plans (generally defined as plans with greater than 100 participants) and some small 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 …

By Daniel Hickey With the rise of social media for business, more companies than ever are establishing their presences on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Pinterest…and new platforms are being added all the time. This is great, but I always remind clients that in their efforts to conquer social media, …

By Tim Kolacz 99 cent burgers, 10 nuggets for a buck, 99 cent Frosty’s. Sayonara, adios, goodbye, never to be seen again. It’s a reality that people want to make more money and fast food workers all over America want to get paid $30,000 a year. Wait, what? $30,000 a …

By Daniel Hickey As the owner of a marketing firm, Hickey Marketing Group, I have seen hundreds of companies work to articulate the unique goals and values of their business. Each business is unique, depending on the product or service they sell or the market they target. The one common …