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March is women’s history month and the entrepreneurial success of women as small business owners has continued to shape the landscape of nearly every industry.  Women from all backgrounds and lifestyles have taken to ownership and there are many different reasons why.  There are more small businesses owned by women than ever before.  According to Inc. magazine, there are three important facts about this trend:

Staffing is a constant struggle for most small businesses. Time is spent training employees just to have them move on shortly thereafter. Being understaffed is common, and not having cash flow to hire enough staff to function optimally is even more common.  This put the onus on retaining quality employees.  Longevity has a significant impact on the bottom line and keeping your best employees happy should be a priority.  Furthermore, creating a company culture that promotes creativity and engagement will largely depend on employee satisfaction.  Here we’ve compiled several resources to help retain and motivate your top employees.  Click on the headings to learn more about each topic.

Once you’ve developed your small business into a profitable venture there are many things that need to be done to maintain that success and continue to grow.  Here we’ve compiled a group of resources to help your business flourish into the future.  Click on the headings for more information on each topic.

Many small business owners look for ways to improve their business but in reality the key to success is self improvement.  The better you are as an owner, the greater heights your business will reach.  This is a compilation of resources that outline key traits of a successful small business owner. Click on the header for more information.

For most small businesses the beginning of the year means preparing your taxes from the previous year.  Each year brings about changes to laws and policies and being aware of all of them can potentially save or cost you thousands of dollars.  Tax time can be extremely stressful so it’s important that you’re prepared and organized to make the process as easy as possible.  One important change to note is that of the deadlines for filing.  C corporations have had their deadline moved back to April 15^th and S corporations have been moved forward to March 15^th.  In this article we’ve outlined some best practices and key tax break extensions to help you take advantage of deductions and avoid any complications.