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The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is the most comprehensive tax reform within the last 30 years. While the primary focus of the changes has been geared towards individuals and large corporations, the opportunities and added complexities for small-business owners are significant and should be explored. Whether your company is incorporated or held

Constructing a smart retirement income plan isn’t easy. Throughout the working years, one has many factors to consider, such as salary, expenses (monthly and unforeseen), debt, and college for the kids — just to name a few. All these factors can affect a person’s ability to, first, devise a consistent plan for her retirement goals,

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The Facebook data breach opened a Pandora’s box of concerns for social-media consumers. The company estimated that data firm Cambridge Analytica may have had information on about 87 million Facebook users without their knowledge.  In testimony before the U.S. Senate, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to do more to protect the privacy of users’ data. But

As the college Class of 2018 ventures out into the working world, many of the graduates will choose to work for themselves, or at least entertain the thought.  A variety of factors — less security in the traditional job market, more innovation (especially through social media), a desire for more fulfilling work and independence — has

While a healthy paycheck contributes to employee satisfaction, money won’t keep the best employees if other more important  aspects of their employment are not met.  If the workplace environment doesn’t fit with the conditions where the brain can thrive, employers probably won’t hold on to their best workers for long. Money satisfies, but it has very little

Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, social media, HR, career, and personal tips. SBA @SBAgovGovernment contracts are a tremendous financial opportunity for small businesses. Evaluate your #smallbiz to see if it has what it takes to win a government contract — http://ow.ly/VkMv30ko5zo  IVMF @IVMFSyracuseU@mfmeath says the

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Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, marketing, social media, HR, career, and personal tips. SBA @SBAgov80% percent of all U.S. small businesses have no employees. Here are 5 strategies you can use to make your business work: http://ow.ly/2ux930k6mIn NFIB @NFIBOur new poll, conducted by @MorningConsult, shows that