Category: Business

Many small businesses and in particular new businesses are not prepared for their tax obligation. And at the end of the year, they can’t pay taxes. Businesses are supposed to pay estimated quarterly taxes in April, June, Sept, and January, but many small businesses do not or underreport or underestimate their taxes to a significant degree. If a business can’t pay taxes, it’s very important to: File the tax return anyway Avoid enforced collection with the IRS Establish an extension or payment plan Consider settlements or deferred payments Things to Take Care; When You Can’t Pay Taxes File All…

Businesses often create tutorial videos both as marketing material as well as customer support. While the way tutorials are structured can be different, at the end of the day a ‘good’ tutorial video is one that is able to help viewers solve their problem or learn what they want to know. That can be a bit tricky to pull off, and not all the tutorials that you create may be as effective as you hope. If you want to improve them, there are few tips how to make videos that could help: Keep the video as concise as possible…

It’s not unusual to find unpaid employees in the workplace: interns engaged in work shadowing, work experience or youth or adult training programmes, and many charities rely heavily on the work of unpaid volunteers. Despite the fact that these individuals are unpaid and perhaps temporary workers, your business or charity still has a duty of care toward them. Were they to suffer injury or fall ill due to being in your workplace then they would be entitled to compensation, just as any paid employee would be. Charities without the correct cover in place could find themselves having to…

Business is often conducted on seas that are far from calm. Sometimes storms engulf your business, and as such it’s important to be aboard the sturdiest-possible vessel to avoid ruin. While this is an easy requirement to suggest, it’s a far more difficult one to plan for, laying the foundations for secure and solid business in the long-term. That’s why this guide looks at the ten main pillars of building a business, suggesting ways in which your own company can bolster its protective measures and its operations to become solid as a rock in the face of threats…