by Nina L. Kaufman, Esq. on June 19, 2013

Help! My Business Partner’s Driving Me Crazy!

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I’€™m excited to let you know about a FREE teleseminar that my company, Wise Counsel Press, is jointly offering on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. EST (12:00 p.m. CST; 11:00 a.m. MST; 10:00 a.m. PST). And you’re invited! Choosing and working with business partners is a major area of frustration and befuddlement.So I [...]

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by Nina L. Kaufman, Esq. on June 18, 2013

Employee? Consultant? Or Independent Contractor?

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You’ve reached a point where you’re ready to tear your hair out. You’re pulled in 17 different directions and, try as you might, you haven’t found a way to manufacture the 28-hour day. Much as it’s daunting, you’re staring down an inescapable fact: In order to grow your business, you . . . need . [...]

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A common suggestion for effective networking is “Get involved.” So we join organizations and nonprofit groups with the hope that, as we serve in a leadership capacity, we are also piquing the interest of others who might want to use our services–or be willing to refer us to others who do. When the opportunity does [...]

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by Nina L. Kaufman, Esq. on June 16, 2013

Why Small Businesses Fail

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Does this sound like you: “I’ll just work harder and sell more stuff/get more clients. That’ll turn my financials around.” Well, as Jay Goltz says in his FSB article, “Why Small Businesses Fail,” working harder won’t fix a broken businesses model.  You’ll either face burnout, or worse, a bevy of legal headaches resulting from your [...]

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by Nina L. Kaufman, Esq. on June 15, 2013

It’s Time for a Buyout. How Ya Gonna Pay for it?

So you’ve identified the exit events that can trigger a buyout. Yippee-ki-yay. Is that the end of the exercise? Of course not. (You knew it wouldn’t be, didn’t you?). Identifying when a buyout situation might arise is one thing. Having the funds for the payout is quite another. Chris Mercer sagely points outa number of [...]

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by Nina L. Kaufman, Esq. on June 14, 2013

Learn to Delegate

If you look up the definition of “control freak” in the dictionary, you’ll probably find my picture.  It’s not in my nature to delegate—and the same often holds true for business owners in general.  Many are fiercely independent … but there comes a point when that ferocity prevents success – if it keeps you from [...]

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by Nina L. Kaufman, Esq. on June 13, 2013

Are You Zoned to Work at Home?

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Don’t run afoul of local ordinances that could shut your business’s doors. If you’ve given thought to setting up a home office, you’re not alone. An estimated 39 million people in the U.S. work part-time or full-time from home. But working from home is not as simple as A-B-C. In fact, many home business owners [...]

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Here’s the lowdown on taxes when it comes to home-based businesses. If you earn money on it, no matter how little, plan on paying taxes. Doesn’t matter that it’s for a little “walking around” pocket change, for the baby’s diaper fund or to help Grandma get her heart medications. Q.: I was thinking about doing [...]

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by Nina L. Kaufman, Esq. on June 11, 2013

Should You Ever Deviate from your Customer Service Systems?

On a recent trip to Santa Monica, my husband and I stopped into 24 Hour Fitness Express. Armed with a free three-day pass and dressed to sweat, I was ready to climb the Stairmaster and pretend to work off the previous night’s dark chocolate lava cake dessert. Only there was a problem—I hadn’t carefully read [...]

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by Nina L. Kaufman, Esq. on June 10, 2013

Basic Biz Secrets for Women Entrepreneurs

Not that women entrepreneurs are so different from men entrepreneurs, but there’s often a different sensibility toward how you handle matters when you become a business owner.  I had interviewed Alicia Marie Fruin on the subject of whether yours “is a business worth having” and in this podcast, Alicia Marie Fruin of Peoplebiz turns the [...]

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