IR-2016-143, Oct. 28, 2016 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded employers and small businesses of a new Jan. 31 filing deadline for Forms W-2. The IRS must also hold some refunds until Feb. 15. A new federal law, aimed at making it easier for the IRS to detect […]
Area small businesses will have the opportunity to learn more about marketing on a limited budget. A seminar called “Shoestring Marketing Creating Customers” will be held on March 24th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cranberry Highlands Golf Course. The Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau is one […]
Being a successful entrepreneur means you have to wear a lot of hats, especially when your company is just starting out and you don’t have enough employees to cover all the areas you need. Learning the new skills necessary to start a new business can be expensive, but fortunately the […]
A common strategy for small businesses is to undercut the competition by charging lower prices. For instance, if every other graphic designer you know charges $100 an hour, you figure you’ll steal business away from them by charging only $50 an hour. Charging low prices, or lowballing, as it is […]
Small Business Trends By Scott Shane There’s an industry of consultants offering advice to city, county and state policy makers on how to generate more entrepreneurs in their locales. Much of this advice is based on research that looks at what’s different about places that have more entrepreneurs from places […]
By BARBARA TAYLOR On Labor Day weekend my husband and I – the only small-business owners at a gathering of family and friends – were asked repeatedly how our business was doing. We were honest and said that it’s a very difficult environment for small business right now and that we […]
