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To Your Credit
When
a customer requests credit, do you:
A. Turn
to your previously developed credit policy for the answer, or
B. Stammer
and wonder what to do next?
For
those of you who selected the latter, here are some tips.
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60-Second Guide to Collecting Payment
Collecting on overdue accounts can be a frustrating experience for a small business owner, particularly during
the start-up period when every dollar of revenue counts toward staying solvent and repaying debts. It’s not the
most pleasant part of being an entrepreneur, but not handling them expeditiously will almost certainly endanger your business’s
cash flow and long-term viability.
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60-Second Guide to Developing a Pricing Strategy
How much should I charge? That’s a question asked by many new entrepreneurs. Charging either too little
or too much may produce the same results: difficulty luring customers, poor cash flow and suspicions about the quality of
your work.
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Tax Benefits for Your Home Business
If you haven't filed your tax return already and do not plan to file for an extension, tax time is just
around the corner. So, it's a good time to remind you of a few things that can keep some of your hard-earned money in YOUR
pocket rather than giving it to the government.
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Dangerous Deductions
Operating a business from your home paves the way for taking some valuable tax deductions. The tax law allows
you to deduct from your income expenses that are related to the production of that income. If you're using your home for business,
that means a portion of the following expenses might be deductible for income tax purposes:
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The Canadian Taxation of Dividend Income
The economist hopes for a tax system that is neutral—that is, a system that does not affect the way that
economic decisions are made. Equally important, if the tax system is to be equitable for all, the tax burden should not change
merely because of the form in which these decisions are implemented.
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