How to Stop Junk Mail!

June 3, 2010

There’s seemingly no end to the amount of junk mail that the average person receives each year. When you own your own business, you can nearly double the amount of junk mail that you’re receiving. Not only is junk mail annoying, but it’s a huge waste of paper and resources. It takes 17 trees to [...]

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Business Plan Basics: What You Need to Know to Get Started

June 1, 2010

No matter what the size or age of your business, you need a business plan to stay organized. A business plan is a collection of documents that detail the current state of your business and your plans for future growth. Most often businesses will develop a business plan in order to get financing, but even [...]

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Shared Office Space: Test a New Market Before You Invest

May 25, 2010

Is your business planning on expanding? Do you have a growing need to develop your presence in another region? Are you concerned about the risks and costs of setting up a second (or third or fourth) office? Alleviate your fears and keep costs down by using a shared office space first.

Our San Mateo - Atrium [...]

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IBM to Reduce its Workforce by 299,000 in 7 Years? - Great News for On-Demand Office Providers

May 6, 2010

Personnel Today and Computer Weekly reported that Tim Ringo, head of IBM Human Capital Management, said that IBM could reduce its workforce by 299,000 down to 100,000 by 2017.
IBM would then rehire the workers, on an as-needed basis, as contractors for specific projects and use “crowdsourcing” as a vehicle to decrease cost and increase corporate [...]

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Impact of Rent Tax On Commercial Real Estate Values

May 3, 2010

Local budget shortfalls are driving city governments to take desperate steps with significant implications on commercial real estate values.
Despair can sometimes take unexpected forms. On one hand, conservative cities in Texas are raising taxes, while  San Francisco is rumored to be slashing its welfare budget. The end of the world as we know it? Fortunately [...]

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Expert Tax Tips - Part III: Are You Suffering From The “Post-Tax Blues”?

April 26, 2010

Every business has a different cycle based on industry, size, and other factors, but when it comes to paying taxes, there are a lot of common requirements and issues that small to medium-size businesses face each year.   We recently finished a very busy tax season, and afterwards, many business owners suffered  from something I call [...]

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Do You Have A Coach In Your Corner?

April 21, 2010

A sports coach pushes an athlete to achieve optimum performance, provides support when exhausted, and teaches the athlete to execute plays that the competition does not anticipate.  A sporting coach will have you run more laps than you feel like. A sporting coach will tell it like it is. And, a sporting coach will listen.
But [...]

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Expert Tax Tips: Part II - What Is This “Use Tax” All About?

April 8, 2010

Many of my clients have inquired recently about the Use Tax letters they have been receiving from the California State Board of Equalization.  They want to know what is and how should they respond.

What is the California Use Tax?
In recent years, more and more purchases of all kinds by businesses and individuals are happening out [...]

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Shared Offices & Total Occupancy Cost

April 1, 2010

Judging your options based on a simple equation of price divided by square feet when looking for office space is an easy trap to fall into.  Any business owner knows the cost of the square footage for their office space is only one line item in their office space overhead.  Before you jump to a [...]

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San Jose Manager Shares Perspective

March 31, 2010

Pam Fosbenner started out as a tenant, but took over running the center when the manager at the time retired. According to Pam, “I really like the environment and all that an office business centers provides for it’s clients.” I recently had an opportunity to interview Pam, now area manager of two of our [...]

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