Friday 5 for January 17th, 2020

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Trademarks and DBAs: What’s the Difference?

By Deborah Sweeney

Businesses may register for trademarks and DBAs to protect their marks. However, each form of protection has a different function for your company’s intellectual property. Let’s… Read article

New Year, New Customer Service Ideas (Part 1)

By Shep Hyken

We’re still in the early stages of the new year, so there’s still time to come up with a plan for improving your business in 2020. I’d encourage you to focus on stepping up your customer service… Watch video

Effective Sexual Harassment Prevention Training

By ADP

Not only do many employers require their employees to complete sexual harassment prevention training, now this kind of training has been mandated by several states for all employees… Read article

Don’t Fall in Love with Your Ideas

By Fran Tarkenton

It is natural for us to get excited about our own ideas and projects. But as a small business owner, it’s important to keep objective about what you are doing, so that you will be willing… Read article

Correcting Prior Year Tax Mistakes

By Rick Gossett

An amended return can be a red flag for audit, but it doesn’t have to be. Because of its nature, a 1040X will get a closer look from the IRS than an original return. This is particularly true… Read article

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