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Navigating Bank Failures in Your DC Metro Business Right Now

Memorial Day is next week. The unofficial start of summer.I like to remember that when things are unpredictable and even a bit hairy (like a shifty economy, bank failures, debt ceiling crisis), normal life still goes on. People will still prep their grills....

How the Bank Crisis Affects DC Metro Business Owners

Now, I know that I recently started talking about the new FinCEN reporting requirement and promised a part two… which I’ll absolutely get to in an upcoming blog.But this time I wanted to take the opportunity to speak about the banking “crisis” that has a lot of DC...

Cohen’s Best Practices for Terminating an Employee

We’ve all got a bit of FOMO about FOMC’s (Federal Open Market Committee’s) big meeting this week, waiting to see if yet another interest rate hike will be coming. Most indicators say likely.Since March 2022, there have been NINE such increases to interest rates...

Keeping Tax Records: DC Metro Small Biz Edition

If you’re doing the books, juggling the hiring, navigating supply problems, delivering work to clients, and thinking about big-picture items for the year … you might be a small business owner.If you’ve got a lot on your mind and more gets added daily? You might be a...

Leadership Development in Your DC Metro Business

Unless you’ve been living in a cave like this woman, you know that business ownership is a tough gig right now — it’s nearly an Olympic sport to keep things running and moving ahead. But, despite all that, being a business owner is also pretty great....

Prioritizing Employee Wellness in Your DC Metro Business

It’s a bit of a dog-eat-dog world for businesses these days. (Feel that sentiment in your bones?)Inflation is pervasive. Supply chain issues still have you jumping through hoops to get products. The hunt continues for good help… proving the adage. Covid-era debts now...

Making a Plan to Reskill and Upskill Your Staff

Well, here we are — just like that, we find ourselves already a quarter of the way through 2023. While people all across DC Metro are breaking out the deep cleaning sprays and scrub brushes to get a little springtime sparkle, you might want to be thinking about a...

What DC Metro Employers Should Know About Employee Satisfaction

It happened: Silicon Valley Bank sold. Well, at least part of it. The bank’s deposits, loans, and 17 branches — scheduled to reopen today — were snagged by First Citizens BancShares, a Raleigh-based bank. (About $90 billion of assets still remain with the Federal...

The Why & How of Business Referrals for DC Metro Owners

Firstly, before I jump into what business referrals could mean for your DC Metro business, I wanted you to see this.You may have already heard me talk about this … but the explosion of shady flim-flammers gaming the Employee Retention Credit and making...

How a Continuous Audit Helps Your DC Metro Business

My quick take on SVB: Don’t let it rob you of your focus for building the business under YOUR control.In other words, let noise be noise … and focus on what’s most important: your immediate world.But I will say that this crisis is a perfect example of why you should...

How You’re Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.

But the problem is that regular taxpayers, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!

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