Numerous tax experts agree that addressing your tax liability effectively requires planning throughout the year. Those business owners who reap the most benefits consider their taxes year-round, rather than waiting to focus on tax payments just a few weeks before the filing date. A typical small business qualifies for roughly a dozen tax deductions. For […]
Filed under: Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, Tax Tips by Small Business Resource Center Friday, February 7th, 2020
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Our last post helped you choose which entity is most suitable for your business. So what if you are an S-Corp? Are you confused about salary rules? Is This Your Situation: Confused About Salary Rules in an S-Corp You’re in business to make money to feed your family, send the kids to college or drive […]
Filed under: Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida by Small Business Resource Center Friday, December 6th, 2019
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A’tilob is a company formed by Rhonda Stansberry that serves as a vehicle for her original writing. Her first book is already in stores and on Amazon. She is currently working on several other projects including a screenplay. Tell us about the book you have written. The story portrays the unvarnished truth of the life […]
Filed under: Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida by Small Business Resource Center Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
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I lived in the Netherlands for 11 years and the Dutch have a saying “Meten is Weten” which means “Measuring is Knowing”. In business, I translate this to “Know Thy Numbers”! I have been working with entrepreneurs and small businesses at the Florida SBDC at UNF for over five years and I am still surprised […]
Filed under: Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, May 16th, 2019
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As part of National Small Business Week (May 5th-11th, 2019) help us celebrate the SBA’s 2019 District and State of Florida Small Business Week Award Winners. Did you know our Northeast Florida Region received seven out of the eight awards including the State of Florida Small Business Person of the Year? Join us when our […]
Filed under: Jacksonville, SBA, Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, April 11th, 2019
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Does your business have a customer or market niche? If so, you can conduct target marketing and focus your efforts directly on potential customers. If not, your business is functioning in a generic or commodity market where it is hard to distinguish your product or service from that of your competitors. Many businesses have products […]
Filed under: Small Business, Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, UNF SBDC, UNF Small Business Blog by Small Business Resource Center Wednesday, May 9th, 2018
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I was testing a random search function on Google and landed on an article about the land of Ceredig. While reading about historic agricultural activities in the spring, it occurred to me that analogies could be made with small business practices… It’s always best to start a story at the beginning. For this one, that […]
Filed under: Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, April 12th, 2018
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A mishap with my car got me thinking about wheels and tires last night. The “Wheels of Industry” is a phrase first used and written down, according to oxforddictionaries.com, in the mid 1700’s by William Wilke, a Church of Scotland minister who used it in one of his sermons. It occurred to me that wheels […]
Filed under: Small Business, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, UNF Small Business Blog by Small Business Resource Center Monday, April 2nd, 2018
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If you have been following the news from England, you have been aware of the fiasco that Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) had to deal with there. Beginning on February 14th, 2018, and continuing for more than a week, KFC was unable to get chicken to their 900-plus stores in the UK and over 800 of […]
Filed under: Small Business, Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida, UNF Small Business Blog by Small Business Resource Center Monday, March 5th, 2018
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If you want to find out how to grow your business, one of the best ways is to study the people who literally do that on a 24/7 basis, 365 days a year – farmers! Their best practices will revel many tips that can be applied to any business. Here are some of the key […]
Filed under: Small Business Blog, Small Business Development Center at the University of North Florida by Small Business Resource Center Thursday, February 15th, 2018
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