There are many steps small businesses can take to minimize their income taxes, including making estimated tax payments, claiming deductions, and deducting mileage expenses. If you’re looking for ways to reduce your tax liability, follow our tax saving tips for small business owners below. 1. Keep Organized The most important step to minimizing your small…
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Top 30 Crazy Business Ideas for Entrepreneurs
Are you looking to start a business, but aren’t sure what to do or if your “out there” idea will work? Take heart! Weird business ideas can lead to successful companies. Unconventional businesses usually cater to a niche market need, which means less competition. Plus, they can be a lot of fun! Here are 30…
Top 20 QuickBooks Online Tips (Including Keyboard Shortcuts)
We prepared some of the best QuickBooks Online tips and tricks that can save you time by reducing repetitive tasks and minimizing scrolling for the data you need. Discover how to work more effectively by using keyboard shortcuts, automating some of your work, displaying data in different ways, and making your files more accessible. Most…
9 Tips to Get PR for Real Estate (+ Examples)
To grow a successful business in real estate, your leads must be able to find you and believe they can trust you. For these reasons, real estate public relations (PR) is an important element of marketing and growing your business. Gaining press coverage as a real estate agent can significantly increase your presence online and…
27 Most Profitable Small Farm Ideas
Technology and imagination have created more opportunities for farmers to develop a profitable business. Small farms (earning less than $50,000 annually or occupying less than 180 acres) in particular can profit from less traditional farming like beekeeping, microgreens, or even hops, as well as alternative income sources like agritourism. According to the USDA, in 2023…
How to Create a TikTok Marketing Strategy (+ Examples)
The meteoric rise of TikTok has been hard to miss, and marketing on TikTok offers a plethora of benefits. Users are highly engaged and authentic, it’s a versatile medium that can support different types of marketing campaigns, and it’s popular (TikTok is the most downloaded social media app right now). Keep reading to learn how…
Top Tips for Catering & Event Marketing
Catering and special event businesses have unique marketing needs that blend digital marketing tools with traditional paper promotional materials and word-of-mouth campaigns. After more than a decade working in the food service and event industry, I’ve learned a lot about how to market catering and event businesses. Here are my top tips for marketing a…
9 SMS Marketing Best Practices (+ Do’s & Don’ts)
SMS (text message) marketing can be used for everything from growing brand awareness to getting sales. It’s also low-cost and effective, with far less competition than alternatives like social or email marketing. In other words, it’s a great addition to your marketing strategy—but success hinges on following SMS marketing best practices, including knowing what to…