Some huge news is happening for Columbia, MD area business owners, that I’m sure you’ve heard rumors about, so I wanted to reach out to you quickly with some first-blush details. I also wanted to offer this: If you have business associates or friends who need help ensuring that they receive ALL of the benefits available to them from this … Read More
COVID-19 Updates For Columbia, MD area Business Owners
How are you holding up? If you haven’t yet done so, please do shoot me a quick note to let me know how your Columbia, MD area business is managing. Depending on the situation, I have lots of ways to help … some of which I’ll give you details about today. I will continue to be posting here more updates … Read More
The Coronavirus Impact On Business Around Columbia, MD area
I want to check in with you, because these are obviously unprecedented times for ALL of us. How are things going for your business right now? Shoot me back an email through the email button at the top of the page and let me know. (I should say from the outset that I’m sending this strategy note to all of … Read More
Tax and Financial Advice For Columbia, MD area Business Owners Impacted By COVID-19
No, this is NOT just another “here’s what we’re doing about COVID-19” message. The time for that was last week. Every brand and their brother sent out those messages, and they lost their usefulness — right now, it’s a marketplace expectation that we’re all taking serious steps. Regardless of what you feel about this situation, or the governmental response to … Read More
How to Stop Wasting Time in your Columbia, MD area Business
With all of the talk of quarantines, panic, and medical opinions flying faster than sports takes, there are so many unique, emotional temptations for us to give into these days. First, there’s the fear. Clearly, I’m a tax accountant — not a doctor — so my advice here doesn’t mean much. Except that I AM a financial person … and … Read More
Rajiv’s thoughts on Employee Incentives for Small Business Owners
We work with lots of Columbia, MD area area businesses here, and as a result, I get a little crash course in my clients’ business practices. It’s a fantastic crash course for me and my team. And since I’m in the financial trenches with so many of them, I see lots of ways that team members are compensated. And it’s … Read More
Estate Planning For Columbia, MD area Business Owners
We’re rolling through busy season, and have begun to connect with many of our great Columbia, MD area clients. Already wrapped a few very elegant tax returns (if I do say so myself). One of my favorite things about this time of year is connecting with all of you, and getting updates, offering hope, and putting plans into place. And … Read More
My Columbia, MD area Small Business Health Quiz (Part 2)
Last week, I began asking you a series of questions, and I’d like you to thoughtfully consider the questions I’m asking, and send me back an email through the email button at the top of the page with YOUR answers. You don’t have to email back, of course … but please do consider these six issues as you work through … Read More
My Columbia, MD area Small Business Health Quiz (Part 1)
Things are getting busier around Ye Olde Accountacy Shoppe (i.e. Shalini Gupta & Associates, PA) as more and more Columbia, MD area business owners are touching base to get on our calendar for the next few weeks. Will you join them? If so, great. You know how to find us. Let us know if we can help in any way. … Read More
Five Tips To Build A Healthy Company Culture by Rajiv Mahajan
Like many Columbia, MD area business owners, you probably set some goals for 2020. So … hmmm … how are you doing on those? Based on data collected by Statistic Brain, 27.4 percent of people typically abandon their resolutions within a week. Within two weeks of January 1st, 31.6 percent of people will have ditched their goals. But maybe it … Read More