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Des Moines Iowa Accountant Featured in Entrepreneur Magazine
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Posted in Business Law, Events
How did I miss this at the end of last year? Des Moines accountant Joe Kristan was featured in an Entrepreneur Magazine article on trimming your taxes at the end of the year.
Joe’s blog provides helpful information on a variety of tax subjects. Check out his collection of 2007 tax season filing tips.
To Infinity and Beyond
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Tomorrow I am the luncheon speaker for the Des Moines Sertoma Club. The topic is my Iowa business law practice and how this blog fits into that practice. When I started Rush on Business one year ago I never could have imagined all the great things that would happen to me in just one…
Consider Grants to Fund Training of Iowa Workers
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Problem: You need to train your existing employees on new manufacturing techniques but you don’t have the necessary funds to complete it.
Solution: Consider a grant under the Iowa Jobs Training Program (260F) through the Des Moines Area Community College Business Resources. A client recently obtained this grant to train his employees. He…
Sullivan & Ward, P.C. Seeks Experienced Lawyer to Join Firm
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Sullivan & Ward, P.C. seeks a lawyer with 15+ years experience and an established practice to join our business law firm. Sullivan & Ward is an AV-rated law firm located in West Des Moines, Iowa with 14 lawyers. The firm’s practice includes representation of many rural electric cooperatives and generating cooperatives throughout the state of…
Des Moines, Iowa – Fields of Business Opportunities
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I had a fun meeting this morning with Mike Colwell, the Executive Director of Business Innovation Zone (BIZ). BIZ is a new regional business accelerator program through the Greater Des Moines Partnership.
What is BIZ and what will it do for Central Iowa businesses?
To find out stay tuned for a Rush on…
Iowa Likely to Amend Electronic Discovery Rules
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The Iowa Supreme Court Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure have proposed amendments to the Civil Rules of Procedure. The proposed amendments primarily address the discovery of electronically stored information and mirror, in large part, the new federal rules concerning electronic discovery which became effective December 1, 2006.
The advisory committee will…
Simpson College Grads Build Business Without Debt
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I enjoyed reading this morning in the Des Moines Register about two fellow Simpson College grads that have managed to build a successful Web site design business without incurring business debt. Andy Priestley and Matt Mann started DWebware shortly after the dot-com bust and have grown their business steadily since that time.
You may also…
Gone for Lunch: Be Back Soon
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In small retail businesses you might occasionally see a sign on the door of a business at lunch time:
Gone for Lunch – Be Back Soon
You are unlikely to get upset when you see the sign and most people will return to the shop at a later time. But in a jury trial things…
Lessons from Anna Nicole’s Will
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How many blog posts about the former Playboy playmate actually provide valuable lessons on legal issues? Well, Matt Gardner of Sullivan & Ward, P.C., whose blog provides information on Iowa estate planning and probate, tells us why Anna Nicole Smith’s Will is not how you should plan your estate. Matt believes there are some…