It’s hiring season, so recruiters are hunting for new talent. For years Pacific Crest Group has relied on the best hiring practices of John Younger, who, after 23 years of recruiting success, founded the cloud services recruiting company Accolo. John guarantees that recruiters can improve their rate of great hires from 50% to 80% with his […]
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The purpose of using small business accounting software is to prepare your books for your CPA, or to just make your accounting all-around easier. Maybe you’ve been doing your books for years and are already an expert with QuickBooks software, but below you’ll find several tips that we regularly apply to help our clients close
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What to ask Tax professionals before hiring them Finding the right tax professional or CPA can be a blessing. I’m sure you’ve heard other business owners talk about how great their CPA is, and how they found “this” many deductions. But have you ever heard of businesses choosing the wrong CPA? Imagine going to work
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Since tax returns are on many business owners mind and the filing dates are quickly approaching we decided to discuss tax deductions that may apply to your business. If you are a small business owners and qualify to take advantage of these deductions listed below you could exceed $513,000 for the 2013 tax year using
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Are your near-term strategic and operating goals aligned with your current financing capacity? Some companies are fortunate enough to be self-funding through their internal cash flow. While for some, self-funding is ideal, there are others who for various reasons, find that this is not the case. What happens if your receivables aren’t turning into cash
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We wrapped up the year in our previous article by providing you with a number of tips and ideas about closing out the company year and some helpful processes for beginning the New Year. One of the processes we discussed was to schedule a strategy session for the New Year in which opportunities for growth
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Are your near-term strategic and operating goals aligned with your current financing capacity? Some companies are fortunate enough to be self-funding through their internal cash flow. While for some, self-funding is ideal, there are others who for various reasons, find that this is not the case. What happens if your receivables aren’t turning into cash
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Another year behind us and…and the details are important… Here we are again at the end of another year. The prospects of new opportunities in the coming year are pending and as we look back over the current year on what we accomplished in our businesses, it’s time to review our year-end processes so we
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If you are in business, chances are that you have at least one employee. In today’s litigious society, it’s often desirable to have a clear outline of expectations of employees and company offerings. One way to establish these expectations is through the creation of an employee handbook detailing the employment laws, policies, conduct of business
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While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has created many new rules and regulations that affect most Americans and American businesses, not everyone is aware that California has its own healthcare regulations that supersede the rules imposed by the ACA. Changes to eligibility waiting periods beginning 2014 Under the ACA, federally, employers are only allowed to
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Small Biz? Large Biz? Red Biz? Blue Biz? In our previous article, we offered several important questions that you could be asked in trying to navigate the complicated waters of Health Care Reform (HCR) and help to clarify its effect on your company. In an attempt to keep things simple, we have broken things down
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A few important questions you should be asking… If you’re worried or feeling overwhelmed about all the coming changes due to the Health Care Reform (HCR), don’t be. As complicated as it seems, there is help to navigate the waters. Officially called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HCR is bringing sweeping changes to
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