Tell It to Uncle Sam: 5 IRS Reports You Have to Make

It seems that the government wants to know everything you do – and you’re required to self-report it. If you don’t, you may be liable for penalties (and they usually aren’t even tax deductible). So don’t overlook these reports below.   1. Workplace Injuries...

People Lie More When Texting

Sending a text message leads people to lie more often than in other forms of communication, according to new research. David Xu, assistant professor in the W. Frank Barton School of Business at Wichita State University, is the lead author of a new research paper that...

20 Local Marketing Ideas That Work

Engaged People: 1. Giving out free, informative pamphlets This can be a pro-active way to engage new customers. Try to resist making them too sales-focused and get people onside by including genuinely useful content, such as recipes or top tips related to your product...

How Waiters Read Your Table

What looks like a convivial scene is a waiter’s nightmare: people at a table, chatting away, menus closed with drinks in their hands. Yet when Alex Martin, a 26-year-old waiter at Blue Smoke restaurant in New York, tried to take their order “they...

5 Small Business Tax Breaks You Might Overlook

If you are like most small businesses in the United States you wear a lot of hats when it comes to your company operations.  As a small business owner, you also have the least room for error. Most small businesses and especially new businesses don’t have the...