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Independent Contractors vs. Employees

I received a lot of feedback after our recent newsletter article on the rules for distinguishing between independent contractors and employees. In this podcast I'll expand on this topic and talk about the basic differences between the two, why both employers and workers tend to bend the rules in favor of contractors and the risks of being too agressive.

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Benchmarking for Small Business

Benchmarking is the process of comparing your business to other best in class businesses. It is not uncommon to read of Fortune 500 companies studying each other to discover best practices. For instance, a hospital chain may study an airline and car rental agency to develop a better registration and admitting experience for patients. Since the hospital will never compete with the airline or the  rental agency there's a good chance they will all share information openly that can help one another. Small business owners can take advantage of a similar process if they scale it down and get to know the best in class companies in their own community. In this podcast we will give you some ideas for getting started.

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Understanding, Building and Using Comparative Financial Statements

Businesses are accustomed to using financial statements and some even use comparisons to last year to gauge improvements in sales or other big line items. But in-depth planning and strategic decision making require a much bigger picture. In this pod-cast I talk about comparative financial statements, what they are, how to create them and some of their uses.

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