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Where’s Your 15 Minutes of Fame?

Recruiters frequently search for candidates online before contacting them. To compete for jobs successfully in the 21st century, it’s vital to have your “15 minutes of fame” in the form of at least three relevant pages on Google. Many candidates have no or few online mentions, but it’s never too late to start building your […]

The Cost of a Girls Night Out

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National Taxpayer Advocate Releases Report to Congress; Identifies Priority Challenges and Issues for Upcoming Year

Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service – IR-2008-87, July 8, 2008 WASHINGTON — National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today delivered a report to Congress that identifies the priority issues the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate will address in the coming fiscal year. Among the key areas of focus will be improving IRS procedures to […]

Take a Gamble on Yourself

Be Willing To Bank on Your Skills I once coached a candidate who was being interviewed by a start-up, not-for-profit organization. She received an offer of $85K, but she was already earning $105K. Based on what she’d heard in the interviewing process, she knew it probably wouldn’t be possible to negotiate a higher salary off […]

Open Your Mind to the Possibilities

“Rabbi,” the man said, “Explain the Talmud to me.” “Very well,” he said. “First, I will ask you a question. If two men climb up a chimney and one comes out dirty, and one comes out clean, which one washes himself?” “The dirty one,” answers the man. “No. They look at each other and the […]

Ask TaxMama Issue 465 – The Art of Taxes

Dear Family, The early birds really do get the worm today. Since practically before daylight, I’ve been watching the birds in my back yard swooping down and around, being unusually active. Generally, it’s the squirrels using the trellis Rick built as a jungle gym. Looks like we have new guests – some variety of blue […]

SBA introduces new online courses for small business owners

Courtesy of the Internal Revenue Service [See the Resource Box below, for links] The Small Business Administration’s Small Business Training Network has introduced two new free online finance courses to help small business owners with the basic principles of finance and borrowing: Finance Primer: Guide to SBA’s Loan Guaranty Programs How to Prepare a Loan […]

Build visibility at professional development meetings

Show up to events early so you can meet the speaker. It’s easier to build rapport before the presentation when there are less people vying for the speaker’s attention. Follow-up with a quick email or card thanking the speaker for spending time with you prior to the presentation. Ask a question during the Q&A portion […]

Art of Thievery

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Ask TaxMama Issue 464 – We Began With Freedom

Dear Family, Oh we have such a treat for you. My long-time Internet buddy Jim Blasingame, the Small Business Advocate wrote a rousing essay for the 4th of July – We Began With Freedom. You’re really going to enjoy this! https://taxquips.com/index.php?id=892 Have you seen the new Wall-E movie? Wow, for me? It’s totally narcisstic. An […]

We Began With Freedom

By Jim Blasingame The first Plantagenet king of England, Henry II, is important to contemporary small business owners because he’s considered the founder of a legal system to which entrepreneurs owe their freedom to be. Ambitious and highly intelligent, Henry’s attempts to consolidate all of the 12th century British Isles under his rule created the […]