Monthly Archives: August 2009

Sage Declaration No. 4 ::: Work ON your business

Oh yes… we know all about you, the small business owner.  You answer the phone.  You work with the client.  You answer the email.  You clean the office.  Your organize the files.  You write the blog.  You design the gorgeous wedding-thingy-ma-jiggers.  And you do it well.  You do it efficiently.  (You might be doing it...

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Insider to Insider: Rebecca Ellison, Owner of Rebecca Ellison Photography

I met Rebecca last year when she graciously volunteered to help out at Get Hitched Give Hope.  She stepped right up and pitched in!  I love that.  Rebecca studied commercial photography but has built her career doing weddings, events and portraiture.  She loves photography because she loves being witness to people at the time of...

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Home Office Tax Savings

According to an article in the September Fortune Small Business Magazine nearly half of American firms are home-based businesses.  And, only 46% of these businesses take advantage of the home office tax credit (taken from the National Federation of Independent Business Survey).   The NFIB survey found that the credit calculation was complicated to many small...

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Small Businesses ROCK!

Oooo… if you don’t yet know the following about me, you’ll soon witness it.  I am a super nerdy numbers and data chick.  And, I love all sorts of cool little statistics and factoids.  I couldn’t resist sharing these tidbits with you about Small Business in the United States.  Basically… we, small business owners, rock!...

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Should You Incorporate?

People always want to know if they should incorporate their business.  It depends on what you are doing and how you are doing it.  Generally, in the wedding industry, most businesses do not require incorporation.  There are some good alternatives to structure your business once you have established yourself and are making money. There are...

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