Good luck pinning the tail on your ‘corporate tax donkey’

Did you know that for corporate income taxes, the deadline to pay is months before the deadline to file? This may not affect the medium and large businesses with their teams of accountants, but for the 98 per cent of small businesses with one to 99 employees, we’re playing “guess those taxes” annually. For personal income taxes, our filing and …

Personal touch just makes good business sense

Is now the time to be cutting back on customer service? I have become very frustrated as of late with big businesses cutting our ability to contact them, forcing us to buy in ways we don’t want to, or into decisions with less information than desirable. In the middle of COVID-19 protocols, this seems more than illogical and I’m wondering …

No respect for people who profit from wrecking what others build

I have loved money for as long as I can remember but, sometimes, I really dislike capitalism. What’s happening in the stock market is a good reminder of why I’ll never be a billionaire, because I won’t do whatever it takes for money. There is an adorable (yes, I’m calling myself adorable) photo of me at a wedding with a …

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Find the time to do all the things you want to – and have to – do

Editorial & Opinion, Wednesday, April 16, 2008 Last week, my husband e-mailed me information on a CQI time management/life balance course that I was scheduled to co-teach. He joked and wrote, “YOU’RE going to teach people about life balance?” I know what he’s getting at – I am a very busy person. Here is a snapshot of my world: I …

Business bootcamp is an invaluable tool for entrepreneurs

Editorial & Opinion, Wednesday, April 2, 2008 There is a saying we’ve all heard “when opportunity knocks, answer.” This past week I was disappointed to see how few business people recognized the opportunity called Entrepreneurial Excellence: Business Bootcamp. My informal count was that less than 50 entrepreneurs were in attendance to improve their businesses knowledge. In contrast, more than 90 …

Warning: reading this column may have you nodding in agreement

Wouldn’t it be nice if people came with disclaimers? Disposable coffee cups often warn “contents may be hot.” My hairdryer also has a laundry-list of disclaimers, including “do not use while sleeping.” Thanks. I’m truly not sure how I lived this long without knowing such important information (yes, read that with a very sarcastic tone). Coors has beer cans that …