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Get Ready for the Beneficiary Ownership Information Reporting Rule

The federal government recognizes that “illicit actors frequently use corporate structures such as shell and front companies to obfuscate their identities and launder their ill-gotten gains through the U.S. financial system.” ...Starting in 2024, the government will require registration of many entities so it can maintain a national registry of beneficial owners.  Read More

Recession-Proofing Your Business: All About Cash

The Good and the Bad of Using AI to Create Content

Today, anyone (including me) can figure out how to use ChatGPT (Open AI) to create content. It can produce blogs, marketing materials, video scripts, and more. This generative AI tool is free and can be helpful. But there are some serious issues to note. Read More

Helping Employees with Their Student Loans

It’s that time of the year when thoughts turn to back-to-school activities. For many, repaying student loan debt may be among these activities. The Federal Reserve says student loan debt is $1.77 trillion. A plan for the federal government to forgive some of this debt was struck down in June by the U.S. Supreme Court. A new student loan relief proposal is on the table but has not been put into effect. Read More

10 Work Arrangement Options for Office Employees

The labor shortage that resulted from the pandemic persists today. This means that employers must devise work arrangements to attract and retain valued employees. During the pandemic, working from home became the norm for many employees. Is that still a desirable arrangement? Read More

Are Your Employees Bored?

The new challenge for employers is to be sure their staff does not suffer from being “bored out.” Workers who aren’t engaged are more likely to leave a job than those who feel challenged and connected. It was reported that 20% of people who changed jobs said boredom was their main reason for doing so. Read More

25 Years Since the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998

It’s impossible these days to listen to or read the media or view social media posts without finding out something about the IRS. In 1998, Congress enacted the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act. It passed unanimously in the Senate and made significant changes in IRS rules as well as tax rules for taxpayers. Looking back, let’s see how the changes worked out and where we stand now. Read More

Proposed Changes in Overtime Rules and What to Do About Them

If certain employees work more than 40 hours in a workweek, they must be paid time and a half. This requirement can’t be avoided in most cases by giving workers comp time. The thresholds for determining whether certain employees are subject to this overtime rule was last changed in 2019. Now, the DOL has proposed an increase in the thresholds. Read More

How to Develop a Brand Strategy

by Zach Johnson-Medland

Building a brand strategy for a business helps create cohesion for the marketing strategy, outreach efforts, and overall perception and experience of the business. A brand often consists of a mission statement and values that are communicated through visual, verbal, and other elements to create a unique customer experience of a business. The customer’s experience helps foster a sense of community through the shared values of the audience and the business. Read More

Boost Your Business by Using Generative AI

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is a technology that can be used to analyze data, create content, and handle various business tasks more efficiently than you and your employees could do. AI makes positive and negative headlines almost every day, from the rapid growth of ways AI can be used in business (a positive) to dire predictions that it can upend civilization (a negative). According to the SBE Council’s survey earlier this year, 65% of small business owners believe AI is useful for businesses. 

The Good and the Bad of Using AI to Create Content

Today, anyone can figure out how to use ChatGPT (Open AI) to create content. It can produce blogs, marketing materials, video scripts, and more. This generative AI tool is free and can be helpful. But there are some serious issues to note. 

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