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Why and How Small Businesses Should Be Doing SEO at SmallBusinessWebcast.com
March 7, 2012 from 3:30pm to 4:30pm
A walkthrough of real small businesses, the challenges they face and how SEO can fit into their marketing activity to help build their brand and drive new customers.Matthew Davidson has over 10 years of online advertising experience having been on the original Microsoft adCenter team upon its launch. During Matthew’s years at Microsoft he has managed hundreds of large paid search accounts on Bing.com for numerous advertisers including: Prudential, Cabelas, Barnes & Noble, Frontier Airlines…See More
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Quickbooks Overview - Essentials Every User Should Know at SmallBusinessWebcast.com
February 28, 2012 from 9am to 10am
In this Webcast, Seattle CPA Jessica Chisholm will fill you in on a few QuickBooks user essentials. The object will be to improve your ability to navigate QuickBooks in a more efficient manner and increase your understanding of the software. This course will show you how to properly record deposits, make journal entries, and give you other tips so you can be sure you are getting the maximum benefit that QuickBooks can provide for you. This…See More
Alecia Cox, Russell Pethel and Francine Moo-Young are attending Jessica Chisholm's event
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Tax Savings With Real Estate Ownership Explained at SmallBusinessWebcast.com
March 27, 2012 from 9am to 10am
In this Webcast, Seattle CPA, Jessica Chisholm, will explore tax savings through real estate ownership. Jessica will address the tax savings from home ownership, rental property ownership, and vacation home rental. She will go over what is deductible for your home and rental properties, repairs vs. improvements, and depreciation. She will also touch on real estate professionals and home “flipping”. If you own or anticipate owning real…See More
Bernie Thuening is attending Jessica Chisholm's event
Starting a New Business - To-Do List at SmallBusinessWebcast.com
March 20, 2012 from 9am to 10am
In this webcast, CPA Jessica Chisholm, will discuss a to-do list that should be followed when starting a new business. Jessica will discuss different business structures, how to obtain an Employer Identification Number, whether your business idea will be consider a business vs. a hobby by the IRS, different ways to keep your records and more. If you are planning or considering starting your own business then this webcast will help…See More
Bev Horn is attending Jessica Chisholm's event
Quickbooks Overview - Essentials Every User Should Know at SmallBusinessWebcast.com
February 28, 2012 from 9am to 10am
In this Webcast, Seattle CPA Jessica Chisholm will fill you in on a few QuickBooks user essentials. The object will be to improve your ability to navigate QuickBooks in a more efficient manner and increase your understanding of the software. This course will show you how to properly record deposits, make journal entries, and give you other tips so you can be sure you are getting the maximum benefit that QuickBooks can provide for you. This…See More
Bev Horn is attending Jessica Chisholm's event
LLCs & S Corps Explained - Using Them To Reduce Taxes at SmallBusinessWebcast.com
February 15, 2012 from 10am to 11am
In this Webcast, CPA John Huddleston will explain LLCs and S Corporations, C Corporations and how they can help reduce your tax obligations, as well as other factors to consider to determine the best structure for your small business. The webcast uses specific examples of tax reduction and breaks down a much misunderstood topic into plain language you can understand. …See More
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Why and How Small Businesses Should Be Doing SEO
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Starting a New Business - To-Do List
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The business advisors/instructors of the Small Business Institute of Seattle & Bellevue provide continuing education in all fields vital to assist small businesses to succeed. Fields of study include Tax, Accounting, Law, Marketing, Computer Networks, Search Engine Optimization, Business Insurance, Office Software, and much more. Through sponsorship, we are able to provide quality continuing education FOR FREE.
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Free Search Engine Optimization versus Pay Per Click Internet Marketing
It’s always been surprising to me as an experienced online marketer just how much time and money is spent on paid marketing channels such as pay per click ads but how little time and money is spent gaining free marketing through increasing the organic rankings on the major search engines.
With this in mind, I decided to do some research to determine how much traffic is driven from paid search advertising versus organic search rankings. It may surprise you to learn that 90% of…
ContinuePosted by Matthew Davidson on October 26, 2011 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Video: Prenuptial Agreements and Estate Planning
Posted by Dwight Edward Tompkins on September 10, 2011 at 8:43am
The New Lifetime Gifting Rules For The Next Two Years Can Really Help Family Businesses
The new tax law signed by the President in December gives the owners of Family Businesses probably the biggest tax break to come along in many years.
That break is the lifetime gift tax exemption, now $5 million, for next two years (2011 & 2012); or $10 million for a married…
ContinuePosted by Dwight Edward Tompkins on April 9, 2011 at 10:00am
Social Media for SMBs
The days are way back where everyone was going through a brochure in order to learn about any product/service that has been offered by a Company. Today, digital media such as websites, blogs, microsites and social network applications are indispensable tools of communication.
The digital platforms known as social media are a useful communication tool for people of the information age. Those companies who are smart enough to invest in the…
ContinuePosted by Omur Oztas on March 22, 2011 at 7:41am
The benefits of using a CPA instead of H & R Block at tax time
When considering how to do your taxes, you have some choices. One is, you can prepare your return yourself, or, you can select a storefront tax preparer that has only had brief training (for a few weeks) to instruct them on how to process different kinds of tax returns. It is…
ContinuePosted by Kristin Baker on January 14, 2011 at 11:03am — 1 Comment
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Webcast - Quickbooks Overview - Essentials Every User Should Know
This was a very basic overview of Quickbooks and while Jessica was very pleasant and helpful I was hoping for something more in-depth about how to use the software. This would be good if you were thinking about purchasing Quickbooks and not already…Continue
Started by Bonnie Harmston in Webcasts & Website Issues Feb 3.
For 1/31 Quickbooks webinar
My questions:1) When is Simple Start sufficient and when does a user need to move to a more robust product?2) I had difficulty trying to email an invoice to a client in Simple Start - would like to see how to do it.3) Seems like invoices aren't very…Continue
Started by Nancy Wolff Leary in Webcasts & Website Issues Jan 27.
QB website question
I inadvertently paid an invoice twice. I am unable to remove the dollars so my gross sales is off. Is there a way to fix this?Continue
Started by Ruby Bennett in Webcasts & Website Issues Jan 30.
Retirement fund for an S Corp owner 8 Replies
HiMy wife and I are the only 2 shareholders of our S Corp which we set up for her business.I would like to set up a retirement fund that is pre=approved by the IRS. Do you guys have any recommendations on that? We still haven't paid her any salary…Continue
Started by charyo in Tax & Accounting. Last reply by Rich Sanidad Dec 3, 2011.
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