Advice

Did you know that a quarter of employees dread performance reviews more than anything else in their work lives? Make sure your team doesn’t fall into that 25 percent! In a recent webinar, Paycor HR business partners Becky Falvey and Lauren Ammon offered six tips for managing your team’s performance, with a focus on making...

  Facebook. Twitter. Instagram. Pinterest. Snapchat. The look and name may change over time but social media is here to stay. For businesses or organizations, establishing a presence in social media is vital to future growth. Many organizations shy away from establishing company social media channels due to fear of receiving negative comments. The problem...

John Spence, Gainesville’s well-known business adviser, consultant and speaker, spoke at an April 25 fundraiser for the United Way of North Central Florida on the results of a research study he performed with more than 8,000 employees at top companies worldwide like Apple, Microsoft and Merrill Lynch. Spence donated the day to the event and...

Most businesses and organizations will face a crisis at some point, whether it’s an on-the-job accident, a CEO scandal or an unflattering viral video about your organization. By preparing for a crisis, your organization will withstand the challenge and may come out stronger in the end. Many organizations take too much time to respond to...

The ongoing tight credit environment continues to impede growth among small businesses. And with the threat of possible inflation and rising prices, available credit will be more and more difficult to secure. A Small Business Credit Survey conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York revealed that 49% of small businesses blame tight credit...

Though days still have 24 hours, and years are guaranteed to have no fewer than 12 months, it sometimes seem as if the world is turning faster and faster. Patterns, trends, and technologies that felt rock-solid last year can spike in a different direction at a moment’s notice. With the right approach to planning, small...

  Beth Davies and Pam Burns, partners of ProActive Tax & Accounting, are hosting a free tax seminar on Small Business Tax Deductions on June 18 in keeping with the theme of their newly published book, “Why Didn’t My CPA Tell Me THAT? Small Business Write Offs Conventional Tax Advisors Miss.” The seminar will cover...

About the only constant small business owners can count on these days is change. The interdependent nature of today’s marketplace means that the ripple effect of events around the world or on Wall Street could very well reach your small business in Anytown, U.S.A. That’s why ongoing strategic planning is essential to the long-term viability...

During tax time, CPAs are generally asked to speak or write on tax tips because taxes are on people’s minds. The difficulty is that last year is history and for the most part there is very little available to impact last year. To help everyone become ProActive for 2014, here are five tips to help...

  After a spectacular year in U.S. stocks markets one might wonder what happens next in 2014, especially as the Federal Reserve continues propping up U.S. Treasury bonds with monetary stimulus. Unfortunately, we don’t have a crystal ball to see the future of our money. Nonetheless, several observations can be made about where we are...