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When a Local Birmingham Business Is Shutting Its Doors
This might not apply to you.So it could just be something to file away for the future.But I’m hearing enough rumblings from other accountants and seeing some of the signs … SMB owners could be in for a tough ride over the next little while and that could mean any...
Can Birmingham Businesses Still Get the Employee Retention Credit?
Everybody keeps saying we’re slowly leaving the pandemic behind – and for Birmingham businesses, that means that pandemic tax relief is disappearing, too. But can you still qualify for one of the most popular of the Covid-related federal breaks: the Employee...
How Birmingham Owners Can Have a Productive Business Meeting
Ever finished a meeting and thought That could have been an email? Yeah, I get that. Work meetings are one of those necessary evils that too often end up being time wasters rather than savers.But you can’t simply wave a magic wand and eliminate them (though, in...
How Birmingham business owners can beat occupational stress
As a Birmingham business owner, you carry the weight of your company on your shoulders. But the reward is this: when things go well – your profits are good, you’re meeting your business goals, you’re dreaming for the future, entrepreneurial FREEDOM is in the air...
Ending Customer Relationships for Growth in Your Birmingham Business
With the way that the economy is going, inflation, the market gyrations, etc ... ANY business seems like good business.Until it isn't.Consider ...Have you ever been in a Birmingham store when a customer starts yelling at the employee behind the counter for something...
Randall M. Hancock CPA, PC’s Guide to Successfully Managing Remote Employees
Scrolling the 9/11 tributes in my social media and news feeds this past weekend served as an excellent reminder of how we all can bounce back from great difficulties. And the reminder seems especially poignant now as our nation (and Birmingham business owners like...
Why Your Birmingham Business Needs Cyber Insurance
In today’s online-driven world, it’s no surprise that securing sensitive information is essential. Just like you cover your Birmingham business for other possible risks (property damage, theft, injury, etc.) so should you also be thinking of how to keep your business...
The Hiring Tips Your Birmingham Business Needs
It seems like everywhere SMBs and retailers are short-staffed (and hiring). At the same time, with high inflation plaguing the country, other businesses are in the middle of layoffs.It seems as if these two realities would meet together, and establish an economic...
All About the SSBCI for Birmingham Business Owners
Fill in the blank: It takes a village to ______.While you’re probably thinking of child-rearing right now, I’d like to suggest that it applies to your Birmingham small business as well. And particularly during inflationary times. The 2020 world made it painfully...
Birmingham SMBs: Note These Changing Business Tax Deductions
This year has been a rollercoaster for Birmingham business owners like you. Heck, the last few years have been. After all of the junk in 2020 and 2021, “inflation” and “supply chain shortages” have been the recent flavor of our wild ride together. Though that said,...
Randall Hancock’s C Corp Pros and Cons
Before I dive into discussing the pros and cons of a C corp, I briefly want to touch on some other things relevant to you as a Birmingham small business owner.Recession. The threat of it hangs in the air like a midwest thunderstorm. And as you anticipate it, you...
Changing Your Birmingham Business Structure – A Savings Opportunity?
Prepare, prepare, prepare. As a recession is bearing down on us all, figuring out how to prepare for economic downturns is something you should be concerned with in your Birmingham business. I know I am.Now, while you and I can’t prepare for every eventuality, we can...