5 Helpful Tips for Rockville Businesses To Be More Resilient in Crisis
The overall economy is on a tear right now, but for some businesses, things don’t look so rosy. By the way, if that is you and your business (not so rosy), there are a multiplicity of grants, tax credits, and very favorable loans available — though doing it properly can be tough to navigate. Let us help […]
What Rockville Business Owners Need to Know About Commercial Real Estate Mortgages
Does the thought of paying rent to your Rockville commercial landlord for eternity make you cringe? Do you get a little bit of FOMO when you hear stories about other people building empires with real estate? The decision to purchase your own space from which to operate your Rockville business is a major one. MAJOR. […]
Expense Reimbursement vs Company Credit Cards: What Rockville Business Owners Need to Decide
If you’ll forgive me, I’m going to get pretty geeky today. You probably didn’t realize that there are actual pros and cons to expense reimbursement for employees, etc. or using a company cc. Oh my Rockville readers, I’m going to take you down a little rabbit hole today, yes I am. But first, a quick […]
4 Next Steps for Business Tax Return Review
This week marks the end of another tumultuous tax filing season. I can’t remember anything like it. With the last minute legislative changes, software update delays, and IRS service issues — this very well might have been the most disrupted and difficult tax season in decades. But despite an exhausting tax season, we’re never done, […]
5 Tax Planning Tips to Give Your Rockville Business a New Look This Summer
Before we talk about some tax planning tips to give your business a new look this summer, I first want to say that I hope your Memorial Day weekend was special. Even though this Rockville business owner had some work to do, a quiet office is my friend. In thinking about the spirit of this […]
Tia Cantrell’s Three Business Tax Penalties To Avoid When Possible
With May 17th behind us (though for those in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahama — this was just another day. June 15th is coming at us fast!), we’re turning towards the planning and optimization part of our calendar. But before we leave taxes in the rearview, let’s address an unfortunate reality: as a business owner, you have […]
How To Digitize Your Business by Tia Cantrell
It seems as if the world is getting drenched in tech. It’s literally falling from the sky (we’re looking at you, rocket boosters). Because there is so much technology around us, it can be easy to become numb to it. We can quickly start to view it as just a “thing” that’s always there, rather […]
Tia Cantrell’s Tips for Building a Business Emergency Fund
Pretty sure I’ve said this before. I’ll likely say it again, too. If there’s one thing the past year has taught business owners, it’s that the “unexpected” can occur at any time. Managing your Rockville business during good times is hard enough; rough times make it all the more difficult. To get you through the next rough time […]
Tia Cantrell’s Tips for How to Raise Your Prices Properly
Did you hear the news from last week’s inflation report? Consumer prices increased more than 5% between May 2020 and May 2021. Given the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target, that’s a pretty steep increase. Have you taken a look at your own cost of doing business lately? Your cost of labor, materials, supplies? Chances are, […]
Tia Cantrell’s Tips for Creating a Business Disaster Plan
The past year and a half has been stressful for everybody in Rockville. And I would argue it’s been doubly so for Rockville business owners. The thing is though, these things happen. Quite regularly. Maybe not global pandemics, but disasters in general. So, as the person in your corner who might be one of the […]