

Cheers to You!
The end of the year is stressful for entrepreneurs and business owners. We scramble to make the final goals, to collect on outstanding invoices, acknowledge our employees, customers/clients and vendors, monitor the cash flow, get final expense reports in and maybe attend a holiday party or two. In all that number-crunching and final-pushing, take some time to bask in your accomplishments and achievements. What were your wins? What did you do right? What made you feel like a m


Find A Few Minutes To Center Yourself Amid The Busyness
It’s a hectic time of year. Thanksgiving. Black Friday. Shop Local Saturday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. Work is crazy for people who serve present-buyers. It is crazy for professionals who have a hard deadline on 12/31. Everyone is dealing with year-end accounting, employee reviews and bonuses, projections, tax planning. And oh, yeah, all the spiritual observances you are trying to make meaningful amid all the busyness. Diwali, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Solstice…. The


It’s Not Too Late
According to the NC Secretary of State, in 2019, Tarheels created 100,300 new entities. In 2020, it was 126,600. They forecast 184,000 in 2021! Forming an entity provides limited liability to the business owners, and often provides tax savings as well. It is not too late to form your entity for this year, if you are willing to pay an expediting fee.