Is the person you just hired a 1099 contractor or an employee? Making a false assumption could be costly. In California, there is a fine line separating these two categories of workers and significant penalties for misclassification. Here are some of the consequences you might have to face for mislabeling… [Read more]
Hiring Your First Independent Contractor: What You Should Know
As a small business owner, you have a dependable team of employees to handle the bulk of your work, but occasionally you need to reach out to a third party for assistance with special projects or insights. These third parties, known as independent contractors, are fantastic for solving short-term issues… [Read more]
How Taxes Affect Small Businesses
The top 10 percent of earners pay approximately 75 percent of the entire income tax in the state. Most of these earners are small-business owners.There are approximately 30 million small businesses operating in the United States. According to the U.S. Small Business Association, small businesses of all types pay an… [Read more]
How Can Entrepreneurs Find Trustworthy People?
Trust is an internal barometer that each of us has calibrated over time — yet we sometimes end up disappointed and frustrated with people we thought we could trust. With human behavior as unpredictable as it is, how much trust can you place in trust itself? It all depends on… [Read more]
7 Things Small Business Owners Should Reconsider Handling Themselves
If you’re a small business owner, you probably consider yourself a jack-of-all-trades. That’s not necessarily a bad thing — it’s a trait that likely got your company off the ground in its earliest phases. Without a full complement of employees, there was only one person to perform the difficult tasks… [Read more]
Small-Business Hiring: Who Should Be Your First Employee?
You’ve decided it’s time you hire some extra help for your business. Congratulations! That’s a big step and a sign of growth. Being a small-business owner means knowing how to do everything yourself. The hours are grueling, and the stakes are high, and yet there is perhaps no more fulfilling… [Read more]
