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Information and tips from experienced San Diego lawyer Gary Quackenbush.

5 Podcasts for Entrepreneurs

Posted on Sep 9, 2014 in San Diego Lawyer | Comments Off on 5 Podcasts for Entrepreneurs

Podcasts for Entrepreneurs Podcasts are one of the most underutilized, often free resources available to entrepreneurs and small business owners. What’s a podcast? podcast (pod-kast, -kahst) noun 1. a digital audio or video file or recording, usually part of a themed series, that can be downloaded from a website to a media player or computer  The Apple iTunes store has a ton of podcasts available on a variety of topics. Gary even has a podcast of his radio show GQ On The Law Radio. Check out his podcast for FREE info on everything from Obamacare, to Estate Planning, and Tax Advise to...

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The Measuring Stick: Determining the Strength of Your Workplace

Posted on Aug 30, 2014 in Entrepreneur, San Diego Lawyer, Setting up a Small Business, Small Business, Small Business Tips and Tricks Series, Success, Tips for Entrepreneurs | Comments Off on The Measuring Stick: Determining the Strength of Your Workplace

  Image source: tothministries.org via Google search Revenue, profit, sales volume – that’s easy enough for us to measure. But what about employee morale? Company culture? A manager’s effectiveness? Overall strength of a workplace? Now that’s tough. But, the Gallup Organization believes it’s possible, and so do I. Over the course of 25 years Gallup studied these and other questions by interviewing over a million employees and gathering their answers to hundreds of similar questions. In the end, Gallup ran an in depth and extremely complex statistical analysis that...

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IRS- Fresh Start Initiative

Posted on Aug 26, 2014 in Offer In Compromise, San Diego Lawyer, Taxes | Comments Off on IRS- Fresh Start Initiative

IRS Fresh Start Initiative Gives Taxpayers Hope The IRS Fresh Start initiative is a program designed to help more tax payers successfully pay off their tax liability. The initiative allows more flexible terms to Offer In Compromise (OIC) and enables some of the most financially distressed taxpayers to clear their tax liability and to do it more quickly. In many cases this allows people to resolve their tax liability in as little as 2 years instead of the 4-5 years that its taken in the past. This Fresh Start initiative  in different in that it uses a different standard of analysis to...

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Child Tax Credit: The Cost of Raising a Child

Posted on Aug 19, 2014 in San Diego Lawyer, Taxes | Comments Off on Child Tax Credit: The Cost of Raising a Child

Child Tax Credit USA Today recently reported that a middle-income family with a child born in 2013 can expect to spend $245,340 to raise their child to age 18. Jaws of penny-pinching parents across the nation are dropping at the enormous figure. We here at GQ Law have a bit of good news for you! Follow along as we shine a little money saving light on the topic of child-rearing, showing you what sweet tax breaks come along with your new bundle of joy. Child Tax Exemption Tax payers receive an exemption of $3,900 on their yearly tax return for any child under 18 including any baby born by...

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Protecting Your Online Reputation for Entrepreneurs

Posted on Aug 12, 2014 in San Diego Lawyer, Small Business, Small Business Tips and Tricks Series | Comments Off on Protecting Your Online Reputation for Entrepreneurs

Protecting Your Online Reputation   As an entrepreneur or new business owner, protecting your online reputation is essential. Whether or not you run your business online, in our tech savvy and internet dependent world, your online reputation is key to success as a business owner. “Before the Internet connected the entire world, your business reputation was something that you built, not managed. Fallout from the customer complaints you couldn’t fix was of limited scope. Today, the Internet acts like a lens that magnifies every blemish, perceived insult and mistake—and then...

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5 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know

Posted on May 24, 2014 in San Diego Lawyer, Small Business Tips and Tricks Series, Tips for Entrepreneurs | Comments Off on 5 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know

5 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know Paul B. Brown, Forbes entrepreneurship columnist, gives 23 wonderful insights from 30+ years of experience. I’ll give you my 5 favorites. See the full article here. 1. The best way to predict the future is to create it. If you’re wondering if today, this month, this year, is going to be successful, you’re the one that makes it happen! 2. The most important decision you can make is where to spend your time. A common question asked of successful people is, “How do you balance your time?” A common answer is, “You...

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