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| | Affordable 401(k) for Small Business By Matt Bouw, CPA, September 2006 Most employers can recite the primary advantages to offering a 401(k) plan: attract and retain a qualified workforce. According to a 2005 retirement study by Zogby International, more than half employees without access to a retirement plan at work would leave their current employer for a similar job at the same company that does offer a plan. Read more Financial Statement Analysis: What you Ought to Know By Matt Bouw, CPA, December 2006As the end of the year approaches, so does the time at which small business owners hope to glean some meaning from their companies' year-end financial statements. It can be difficult for the untrained eye to extract an underlying message from the perplexing pages of numbers found on the company's financial statements. Read more Take Control of WC and SUI Expenses By Robert J. Gabridge Jr., May 2007 Two of the most frustrating expenses in business can be workers' compensation (WC) and state unemployment insurance (SUI). Many business owners feel subject to, rather than control of, these expense items because they seek cost-saving strategies only after the costs have become excessive. Read more Total Compensation: beyond "take-home" By Robert J. Gabridge Jr., September 2007How many of your employees would know how much you have paid on their behalf in the last 12 months for health insurance coverage? Or retirement benefits? Or tuition reimbursement? But they all know what their wages are, and most will consider that amount to be their total compensation. Read more |
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