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Holiday Party Liabilities: What Businesses Should Know about Hosting Holiday Office Parties
The holiday season approaches and businesses throughout the U.S. are making their preparations. Many businesses will soon be hosting office holiday parties to bring holiday cheer to their employees and customers. While most office parties tend to be merry, they can...
With Google+ Shutting Down, Small Businesses Should Audit Their Social Media Presence
Google recently announced that it would shut down the consumer version of Google+ (G+), their social media network in August 2019. The shutdown announcement was tied to a potential data leak risk that affected up to 500,000 accounts. However, it’s been apparent for...
Small Business Owners: How to Avoid Being a Victim of Identity Theft
Identity thieves seem to be working overtime these days at the expense of both consumers and businesses. In 2017, there were 16.7 million victims of identity fraud amounting to $16.8 billion stolen from the wallets of consumers. AV-TEST, an independent research...
Does Your Website Promote Your Unique Selling Proposition?
When potential customers visit your website, can they quickly understand what you do best? Google would be interested to know that as well. After all, it’s their business model to help online searchers find the best answers to their queries. If your website has the...
How Achieving Work-Life Balance is Virtually Possible
Most small business owners work at least 16 hours more per week than the national average according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Now consider that 11 percent of U.S. employees work 50+ hours and that 33 percent work on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays (according...
Want To Improve Your Website Google Ranking? You Might Want to E.A.T. (Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) It.
On August 1, 2018, many websites took a tumble in their Google rankings. On that date, the most popular search engine in the world announced a “broad core algorithm update.” Who benefited from this update? According to Google, “pages that were previously...
Internet Tax Ruling Could Level Playing Field Between Brick & Mortar and Online Stores
States now have the ability to apply sales tax to online purchases even if the online retailer doesn’t have a physical presence in the state. The U.S. Supreme Court case of South Dakota v. Wayfair changes a previous court decision which established a physical retail...
Your Business Website: Is It ADA Compliant or a Potential Lawsuit Dilemma?
In 2017, the grocery store chain, Winn-Dixie, lost a lawsuit alleging that their website violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Specifically, the grocer’s website was found not accessible to a blind plaintiff according to Title III of the ADA mandates....
With New Tax Laws Taking Effect, Here’s How to Check Your 2018 Federal Withholding Calculations
Have your employees looked at their withholding allowances on the W-4 lately? For that matter, when was the last time you checked your withholding allowances? If you or they typically itemize deductions and haven’t checked withholding amounts, now is the time to do...