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Bar none, the most important asset in your Greater New York City business is your client and customer list. This is even true if you are in a "capital-intensive" business with significant material assets. In fact, I'd be very interested to hear someone make a strong...

War drums beating in Iran.Impeachment (?) proceedings. Democratic primaries.Weird economic signals.There is literally SO MUCH that can rob you of your greatest asset as we move forward into 2020.And in case it wasn't obvious, I'm talking about your focus.As a local...

By the time you actually get to reading this, there is a very good chance that you're reading a voice from the last decade. 🙂 I make it a practice to prepare my posts to Greater New York City clients and friends a few days in advance, and RIGHT NOW, it is still...

The end of the year is nigh.Which, of course, also carries with it a bunch of tax matters.And, well ... it's no secret that for many people who get in hot water with the IRS, a very common reason is payroll taxes.For many, they aren't filing properly, "assuming" that...

In this holiday season full of conflict and impeachment, I'm ever more encouraged to see outside of my own situation, and practice empathy for those around me.And as the years go along, I'm increasingly aware of how this holiday season is a time of joy for many, as...

The plot to one of the most iconic Christmas movies of all time, Christmas Vacation, centers on one holiday hope: the year-end bonus.Clark Griswold, as "the last true family man", decides he will use his promised year-end bonus to install a pool in his family's...

Let me start out by once again reminding you that we are nearing year-end (as if you really needed my reminder).And Greater New York City business owners are extremely well-positioned to make a dent through proper tax planning more than any other population.We're...

We only have one more month (less!) to make any moves that might affect a whole host of things on your tax bill.I have some examples of what I mean here today, but suffice it all to say: If your business revenues, expenses, structures or results changed in a...

Activity is relatively slow around here this week, and it always puts me in a meditative mood. Thanksgiving is nice because it's not quite yet the "calm before the storm" which the December holidays represent (right before tax season, as they are). This is a week when...

Right in the middle of the bloody depths of civil war, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of Thanksgiving which should take place every year.His entire Thanksgiving proclamation (written by his Secretary of State, William...

We're turning the corner into the holidays, and it's a massive selling opportunity for your Greater New York City business ... if you use it.But I'm not referring merely to holiday promotions. Those are almost to be expected at this point.What I have for you today is...

You can either train your Greater New York City employees and risk that they leave ... or choose not to train them and risk that they stay.Think about that for a moment.Are you empowering your employees for growth? Does your leadership team (which might be just you)...