Whether you’re a sole proprietor, LLC, or corporation, April is tax month. Although you can file for an extension, the U.S. government isn’t changing the deadline this year. You’ll need to have everything ready to go for your business by April 15. If you operate on a different fiscal year, the IRS needs you to …
Why Cybersecurity Is Crucial for Zoom Business Meetings
As businesses underwent their digital transformations to survive in 2020, one of the emerging tools that became quite popular was Zoom. Although Zoom was already available, its meeting software with multiple windows made it much easier to collaborate, communicate, and manage business functions. Entrepreneurs are still using this technology for everything from teaching martial arts …
Why Revenue Operations Is the Fastest Growing Job in the SaaS Industry
Most companies find themselves dealing with departmental silos. These team-based or individualized preferences to stay in a bubble wreak havoc with communication and productivity. If that disconnect affects revenue, it can be impossible to scale a business appropriately. That’s why revenue operations is the fastest-growing job within the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry. It …
Best Stocks for 2021: Investments to Consider
If you have some extra money in your pocket after everything that happened in 2020, consider yourself lucky. Almost 10 million people in the United States face an increased risk of eviction and foreclosure because their jobs and opportunities evaporated due to the coronavirus pandemic. When you have money available to invest, you can achieve …
Are Business Owners Eligible for Unemployment?
After Congress passed the CARES Act in 2020 to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, eligible people received a $600 bonus to their unemployment benefits. If you qualified to apply for this resource, the federal government supplied another $600 on top of whatever you received locally. The benefits from the CARES Act applied to all 50 …
Benefits of Investing in Renewable Energy
The COVID-19 pandemic tragedy seems like it might eventually come to an end as vaccines get announced. Some families are still trying to recover from the economic downturns in 2020 that were the worst circumstances for some since the Great Depression. With global energy use falling by at least 6% because of fewer transportation needs, …
Will More Stimulus Money Be Passed in 2021?
Joe Biden says he’d like to see more stimulus funds reach Americans. Mitch McConnell repetitively mentions that he’s open to the idea of a $500 billion plan, while Nancy Pelosi is thinking of having something close to $2 trillion. What will happen to the potential for stimulus funding in 2021? The uncertainty we have regarding …
What Are the Long-Term Implications of the Stimulus Checks?
When most Americans received their $1,200 stimulus checks, the money went to alcohol, legal marijuana, and credit card payments. Those that had more liberties with their money spent the cash on health and wellness products. Brands like BrainMD, Numedica, and Terry Naturally got a significant boost. A few families tucked their money into savings for …
High-Interest Earning Investments for Risk-Takers
If you don’t mind having some risk in your life, stocks are always one of the best options for your money. By purchasing equity in a company, you can take advantage of its growth. When dividends come your way, that means your portfolio continues growing because you can keep reinvesting those earnings. The S&P 500 …
Investment Opportunities to Watch in 2021
After 2020 turned the investing year on its head, 2021 promises a potential glimpse at normalcy. You’ll still see some companies performing up to or beyond their expectations, such as Amazon and Apple. Some businesses will continue looking for ways to build equity, with names like Ford, Six Flags, and General Motors making that list. …