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When it comes to finances, there is no doubt that entrepreneurs have their work cut out for them. Not only do they need to manage
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If the end of the year and tax season brings you to dread every year, it’s time to get that under control. There is no reason to be stressed, worried, or dreading tax time each year. It’s not good for your mental health, or physical health, either, t...
Life has its ups and downs. Now more than ever, after being quarantined and forced to adapt to a dramatically different lifestyle, businesswomen and moms will need to find they’re own sense of calm. Some periods will be more hectic and crazy than oth...
One of the biggest causes of stress in our lives is clutter. Seeing piles of clothes, unopened junk mail, loads of laundry, a messy desk, and other disarray really causes most people to feel anxious and overwhelmed, sometimes even depressed. It...
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By Linda Brown, Spire Business Inc Many people feel they are not good with numbers, so it’s no surprise that they tend to ignore their bookkeeping. In the past, accounting had a lot to do with compiling numbers; that is not true today. Entrepre...
The cause of more business failures than any other single issue is money (or rather, the lack thereof). And honestly, it’s no wonder, we aren’t born knowing how to manage money – most of us aren’t taught how to handle it either. It becomes a ca...
