From reading ScrappyUntechie, you’ve figured out a few things about how my thought process works:
(1) While I don’t mind buying software that is worth the money, I am also very willing to look at established open source (and FREE) alternatives. Money spent on software can’t be invested in other areas of your small business.
(2) I [...]
Small businesses and entrepreneurs who write blogs can find themselves one leg up on their competitors simply by creating content on their area of expertise. Potential customers, partners, and suppliers would generally prefer to work with someone who “knows their stuff” as opposed to someone who just has a snazzy website. Your blog is where [...]
How many online profiles do you have… social networking sites, professional networking sites, personal web pages, online communities, membership organizations, and alumni associations?Some have your name, some have your photo, some have your email address, and some have a whole lot more. How many of them have you updated in the past six months? Past [...]
This is one of those blog postings that I’m reluctant to write.
Who in their right mind is going to believe that Uncle Sam wants to give you $30 to $60 with no strings attached? That’s the problem.
The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is offering nearly every taxpayer a one-time payment to compensate for telephone taxes [...]
Scrappy entrepreneurs face dilemmas regarding how to spend their time. So many things to do, so little time.
The bottom line is that we’re most successful when we invest our time in satisfying our existing customers or finding new customers. Everything else is just “admin time.”
When it comes to taxes, we need to know enough to [...]