financial advice for business owners - InsureYourCompany https://insureyourcompany.com Protection for your business, peace of mind for you. Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:08:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://insureyourcompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-IYC-icon-32x32.png financial advice for business owners - InsureYourCompany https://insureyourcompany.com 32 32 So You Already Have A Broker? Here’s What You Should Know About Business Insurance https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/so-you-already-have-a-broker-heres-what-you-should-know-about-business-insurance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=so-you-already-have-a-broker-heres-what-you-should-know-about-business-insurance https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/so-you-already-have-a-broker-heres-what-you-should-know-about-business-insurance/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:38:27 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=61262 Make no mistake; insurance might be the only thing that can keep your business afloat when a disaster strikes. Yet, 40% of businesses never reopen after such incidents. At the same time, many business owners often cry foul when insurers deny their claims. They assume insurance companies only want their money and therefore act unfairly. But in […]

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]]> https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/so-you-already-have-a-broker-heres-what-you-should-know-about-business-insurance/feed/ 0 8 Important Tax Tips for Businesses https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/8-important-tax-tips-for-businesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=8-important-tax-tips-for-businesses https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/8-important-tax-tips-for-businesses/#respond Fri, 20 Dec 2019 15:14:19 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=61199 If you’re a business owner, you know the importance of counting every penny so that your business can make a good profit. Paying as little taxes as possible can significantly help in making the best profit possible. Now that tax season is upon us, most business owners are scrambling to get their tax returns ready. […]

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]]> https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/8-important-tax-tips-for-businesses/feed/ 0 7 Critical Financial Tips for the Self-Employed https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/7-critical-financial-tips-self-employed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-critical-financial-tips-self-employed https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/7-critical-financial-tips-self-employed/#respond Tue, 12 Jun 2018 18:22:15 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=4588 Being self-employed allows you a number of important freedoms. Chief among them are the ability to set your own schedule and the freedom to focus on your passions without answering to anyone else. Unfortunately, it also means that you’re 100% responsible for your own finances—and that means that you are the only one who will […]

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]]> https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/7-critical-financial-tips-self-employed/feed/ 0 Why Should a Company Outsource Their Payroll? (VIDEO) https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/company-outsource-payroll-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=company-outsource-payroll-video https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/company-outsource-payroll-video/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:16:55 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=4396 For many small business owners, there comes a time when handling payroll in-house becomes more of a hassle than one has time for. But is outsourcing the right solution? Understandably, many people have reservations about handing such an important business element off to a third party. But in reality, the sheer amount of time that […]

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]]> https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/company-outsource-payroll-video/feed/ 0 Alan’s Insurance Talk: IRS Form 941 (VIDEO) https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/alans-insurance-talk-irs-form-941-video/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alans-insurance-talk-irs-form-941-video https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/alans-insurance-talk-irs-form-941-video/#respond Thu, 19 Oct 2017 18:28:00 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=4230 As a business owner, it’s important for you to understand the different types of forms that need to be filed when tax time rolls around. Familiarizing yourself with the various forms and what they’re all for will not only help you be a better, wiser employer, but help avoid confusion and scary audits down the […]

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]]> https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/alans-insurance-talk-irs-form-941-video/feed/ 0 How Can Small Business Owners Save Toward Retirement? https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/how-can-small-business-owners-save-toward-retirement/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-can-small-business-owners-save-toward-retirement https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/how-can-small-business-owners-save-toward-retirement/#respond Thu, 28 Sep 2017 13:00:44 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=4211 As a small business owner, you don’t have the luxury of a company-sponsored retirement plan unless you create it for yourself. In some cases, it may not even be possible to predict your income from one month to the next. Regardless of your financial status, however, it’s important that you start saving for your retirement. […]

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]]> https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/how-can-small-business-owners-save-toward-retirement/feed/ 0 6 Questions to Ask Before Applying for a Small Business Loan https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/6-questions-to-ask-before-applying-for-a-small-business-loan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-questions-to-ask-before-applying-for-a-small-business-loan https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/6-questions-to-ask-before-applying-for-a-small-business-loan/#respond Tue, 26 Sep 2017 17:41:18 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=4208 So, you’re finally ready to start the small business you’ve always dreamed of, or perhaps you’re hoping to expand your existing business. Either way, in order to get going, you’re probably going to need to secure a small business loan. Here are some questions to ask yourself before applying for a loan. They will ensure that you’re […]

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]]> https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/6-questions-to-ask-before-applying-for-a-small-business-loan/feed/ 0 What to Do When You Lose Your Biggest Customer https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/what-to-do-when-you-lose-your-biggest-customer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-to-do-when-you-lose-your-biggest-customer https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/what-to-do-when-you-lose-your-biggest-customer/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2017 19:21:28 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=4126 It happens to the best of businesses. You suddenly lose that prime client or customer that you have been working with for the longest time—the one that accounts for a major portion of your revenue. In some cases, this customer may have accounted for most of your revenue, and now the loss seems devastating. However, there are […]

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]]> https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/what-to-do-when-you-lose-your-biggest-customer/feed/ 0 The Key to Effective Small Business Bookkeeping https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/the-key-to-effective-small-business-bookkeeping/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-key-to-effective-small-business-bookkeeping https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/the-key-to-effective-small-business-bookkeeping/#respond Tue, 11 Jul 2017 19:44:25 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=4100 New small business owners have a lot of things they need to take care of. If you’re providing a certain product, you need to make sure that production is going on smoothly and that the product is meeting the standards you’ve set for yourself. Plus, you need to get into marketing and drive up the […]

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]]> https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/the-key-to-effective-small-business-bookkeeping/feed/ 0 10 Tips for Growing Your Small Business Revenue in 2017 https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/10-tips-for-growing-your-small-business-revenue-in-2017/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-tips-for-growing-your-small-business-revenue-in-2017 https://insureyourcompany.com/blog/10-tips-for-growing-your-small-business-revenue-in-2017/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:38:03 +0000 https://www.insureyourcompany.com/?p=3740 Revenue growth is the number one goal for most small businesses. Unfortunately, small business owners often struggle to come up with a strategic plan to facilitate growth. Between the challenge of wearing multiple hats and uncertainty about the best ways to attract new prospects, a small business can easily stagnate. A comprehensive plan to prevent […]

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