A few days ago Brian Honnold had an excellent post about the fear of lawsuits by America’s small businesses over on IowaBiz.com. The most alarming statistic? Small businesses bear 69% of the total cost of the tort system to all U.S. businesses. That’s $98 billion a year in costs. Further, six in ten
Iowa CEO Jim Goodman to Speak at Upcoming Business Conference
We are excited to have entrepreneur and local radio star Jim Goodman speak at the upcoming Secrets of Successful Professionals Revealed seminar. Are you routinely looking at ways to help your clients get what they want? Perhaps even outside your professional discipline? If not, you are likely missing golden opportunities to grow your business.
Jim
LLC or Corporation Doesn’t Protect You from Unpaid Payroll Taxes
Joe Kristan, Central Iowa’s premier blogging accountant, reminds us in a recent post that LLC and corporation owners are responsible for unpaid payroll taxes. The most important take from the post:
The moral? Never, ever fail to remit your payroll taxes; if you do, don’t expect an LLC, or any other entity for that
Shirley Poertner to Discuss Crucial Conversations
Have you ever been in a meeting where everyone avoided the "elephant in the room"? In our business and daily lives we all avoid certain conversations. At work we send emails when we should talk to someone in person. Or, we often ignore issues altogether which only makes matters worse. Mastering Crucial Conversations and confrontations
Lawyers Aren’t the Only Ones Invited
Brett Trout and I want to stress one thing about our upcoming seminar Secrets of Professionals Revealed. It’s a business conference! Yes, we are lawyers and lawyers are invited but so is every other professional on the planet.
Here’s our theory behind this conference: We attend continuing legal education seminars frequently. Unfortunately those get
Tre Critelli: Secrets of Successful Professionals Speaker Profile
At the upcoming Secrets of Successful Professionals Revealed seminar you’ll get your chance to hear from Tre Critelli. Tre and his father, Nicholas Critelli, have the only law firm within the United States that features a pair of English barristers and U.S. trial lawyers.
The use of technology in Critelli’s office is innovative and
Incorporating Your Iowa Business? Don’t Forget Buy-Sell Agreement
The lawyers at Stark & Stark continue to produce helpful information on their law blog for clients and lawyers alike. The latest article worth reading is from Stuart Mickleberg the Buy-Sell Agreements in Closely Held Business. Stuart says a good Buy-Sell Agreement should accomplish at least four important objectives:
- Providing mechanism for the orderly
Victoria Herring: Iowa Business Conference Speaker Profile
Bigger isn’t always better. Victoria Herring is a successful sole practitioner who practices in the areas of civil rights and discrimination law in Des Moines. She is a believer in cutting-edge technology including the latest Apple technology, Web-based communication and online research. She will lend her expertise in how professionals can start their businesses on
Women Need to Consider Asset Protection Too
Penny J. Ummstattd-Cope of the Joplin, MO Business Blog points out that today’s women need to be just as concerned about protecting their assets as men. Penny says:
Women should start thinking about protecting their assets before they get married or even enter into a living arrangement with a man. Why? More and more women
How Not to Fire Employees
On the Apprentice Donald Trump always says with such gusto, "You’re fired!" The board room discussion usually focuses on what went wrong and the faults of the candidate.
But is it more important to organizational success to know how to fire or how not to fire? If a problem arises with an employee do you