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		<title>Tips to increase the value of your business</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most business owners come to a time in their life when they think about selling. Some have very specific plans, such as when they reach a certain age, or when their business reaches a certain level of profitability. Others think about selling, but really have not formulated anything specific. Whatever category you fall into, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternatives to 401K retirement plans</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Steve A Porter, CPA, CMA If you have looked at retirement plans for you and your employees, it’s a sure bet that you are familiar with 401K plans. Chances are you already have one. Since they were introduced in the 80’s, there has been a literal explosion of these type plans. Although they are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>S-Corp owners: is your compensation reasonable?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Steve A. Porter, CPA, CMA In a previous article, I discussed reasonable compensation and how it applied to owners of C-Corporations. With those type organizations, the issue is usually an owner compensation that is unreasonably high. In that situation, it could be construed that the compensation was actually a dividend, which would not deductable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>15 Ways a Small Business Can Save Money</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: Molly Cunningham, owner of the site ‘Business Administration Degree’ sent me a concise, ‘cut to the chase’ list of ways to cut cost and save money. I wanted to share if because these days, who doesn’t want to cut cost? 1. Switch your software. Open-source software costs much less than commercial products while [...]]]></description>
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