Mark Gwilliam

Hiring IT Professionals: Full-Time or Temp?

The sudden boom of the IT industry created a demand for IT professionals that many were eager to fill. Nowadays, thousands of new university graduates from IT-related courses are competing for any given position in just about every state in the U.S. With such a massive available workforce, it has become an increasingly available […]

Content Management: Are You Using the Right Software for Your Business?

More and more companies have been jumping on the trend of a customer-oriented business. Websites like Friendster, MySpace and YouTube are all testaments to the power and the allure of user-generated content. In order to succeed in such a content-intensive enterprise, you’ll need to integrate content management software into your business’ operations. You probably […]

5 Must Do Tips before You Change Accounting Software

When it comes to technology, change is an ongoing process. You can never stay with just one type of computer/software or you’ll just get gobbled up by your more technologically updated competition. Therefore, should the time come for you to change accounting software, you should treat it more as an investment and not just as […]

31/10/2007
Mark
Accounting and Tax, Business Advisory Services
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Should you or should you not buy your equipment? Often at times, we are faced with the decision of whether to simply purchase the office equipment we need or lease it for the time being. Depending on your needs, there are upsides and downsides to both leasing and purchasing. Before deciding one way or […]

Let’s put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand.

Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. The fifth would pay $1. The sixth would pay $3. […]

25/10/2007
Mark
Business Advisory Services, Business Consulting, General
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Employers have come to realise that one of the best things they can do for their business is to get feedback from their own people. While listening to customers’ suggestions and complaints is important, soliciting the input and ideas of employees can be priceless. What You Learn from Listening Your employees are your “contact […]

Firing employees: The right way and the wrong way

It’s very common nowadays for managers to resort to extreme measures such as firing employees just so the business or company can stay afloat. Then there is the other, more common reason for firing an employee. That is, when an employee has become a non-performing asset, a liability so to speak, he or she is […]

Storefront: Does you store persona say “come in” or “get lost”?

It goes without saying that an effective storefront calls out to potential customers and invites them to look at the merchandise. No matter how great your items are, if your storefront doesn’t attract passers-by, you will have a hard time encouraging walk-in customers who actually contribute a large part of your sales income. Have you […]

17/10/2007
Mark
Business Advisory Services, Business Consulting
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Starting on the path of business is hard and choosing the specific path is even harder. Nevertheless, no matter what path you choose, there will always be risks that you’ll have to take when starting a business. Going into business, though, doesn’t always have to be a leap of faith. Although there will always be […]

Top 5 warning signs that your business is declining

The hardest thing to admit for a business owner is the fact that their business is slowly dying. After all, what business owner would want to admit that their once future hope of building an empire is forever to remain in the realm of wishful thinking? Thus, the owner of a failing business continues to […]

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Hiring IT Professionals: Full-Time or Temp?

Content Management: Are You Using the Right Software for Your Business?

5 Must Do Tips before You Change Accounting Software

Equipment: Lease versus Purchase

Let’s put tax cuts in terms everyone can understand.

Employee Feedback: Listen and Learn

Firing employees: The right way and the wrong way

Storefront: Does you store persona say “come in” or “get lost”?

10 Reasons to Buy an Existing Business

Top 5 warning signs that your business is declining

Business Cashflow Problems: Why Profit Doesn’t Mean Cash

How to Value a Trades Business: Why Profit Isn’t Everything

Business Cash Flow Problems | Causes & Solutions

Improve Family Business Dynamics

Important Questions to Ask An Accountant

Take Control of Your Provisional Tax

Business Progress Assessments: Are You on Track?

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