Business Basics — Essential Record Keeping

In recent articles, we’ve highlighted some important factors to consider when starting your new business.  In this article, we will discuss why it is important to keep good records and some options for keeping your files in order. First, what’s the big deal about...

Buying an Existing Business

One of the quickest ways to become a successful business owner is to buy an existing successful business.  Some might look at it as cheating, but smart business owners look at it as a savvy investment.  In this article we will take a look at the basic aspects of...

Business Bankruptcies on a Downward Trend

In a bit of good economic news, business bankruptcies fell 22 percent in the first three quarters of 2012 from the number of business bankruptcies filed in the same period in 2011.  What that means for most of us is that, despite the big business bankruptcies in the...