About Anita Campbell
Authored 11 articles.
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Don’t Expect To Sell Your Business To Fund That Golden Retirement
Features, January 09, 2015
Business owners who are expecting to sell their companies to fund their golden retirement years may be in for a surprise. They simply may not be able to sell their businesses when they want to, or get the amount they want from the sales.
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A Quick Guide to What You Should Be Doing NOW for the Affordable Care Act
Features, May 16, 2014
Between the time President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010 and today, there have been a number of adjustments and changes to its implementation. One thing hasn’t changed, however. As of 2014, Americans, including solopreneurs and employees of small businesses, are required to carry health insurance as individuals. If you don’t, you may face a penalty come tax time. However, subsidies may be available to make coverage affordable.
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Yet Another Delay for Obamacare, Until January 2016
Features, February 12, 2014
We’re at the point where we’ll soon need a spreadsheet to keep track of all the changes to Obamacare. On Monday the Obama Administration once again delayed a provision of the Affordable Care Act.
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Small Businesses Once Again Create More Jobs Than Big Businesses
Features, February 07, 2014
Small businesses created almost double the new jobs in January 2014, compared with large businesses. And when you add growth among medium-sized businesses to the employment growth in small businesses, the numbers swamp the job growth of large corporations.
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Small Business Optimism: Status Quo or Cautious Optimism?
Features, January 27, 2014
Small business owners tend to be optimistic by nature. You have to be, if you want to overcome the obstacles of running a business. Still, the economy has been pretty rough since 2008. Are there signs of improvement? If I had to sum it up based on two small business optimism surveys, I’d say it’s “status quo” or perhaps “cautious optimism.”
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Postage Rates Going Up: How Will it Effect Your Business?
Features, January 14, 2014
The U.S. Postal Service will be charging higher postage rates effective later this month, starting January 26th. We take a look some of the increases likely to affect small businesses, and ways your business can do to save money on postage this year.
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Government Shutdown Causes Small Business Loan Approval Rates to Fall in October
Features, November 20, 2013
The U.S. government shutdown in October had a significant negative impact on small business lending, according to the Biz2Credit Small Business Lending Index. Meanwhile, alternative lenders seized the opportunity and picked up the slack in small business lending.
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Mobile Payments are Exploding: What You Need to Know
Features, November 04, 2013
Accepting payments via mobile device is becoming more and more mainstream. Right now, we are in the midst of a growth spurt that will see mobile payments in the U.S. hit $90 billion by 2017, according to a Forrester Research report released earlier this year. That’s up from $12.8 billion spent in 2012, the report states. It’s also easier than ever to join the party, and retailers have an almost overwhelming number of options.
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Majority of U.S. Entrepreneurs Start Their Businesses at Home
Features, October 21, 2013
If you operate your business from home, you’re not alone. A recent survey of U.S. businesses indicates the majority of entrepreneurs do the same. And that’s not just in the startup phase either.
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70% of Small Business B2B Websites Lack A Call to Action
Features, September 20, 2013
Does your home page on your website have a call to action? In other words, does your website home page attempt to get the visitor to do something — besides simply read and leave?
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7 Ways Savvy Businesses Use Mobile
Features, July 22, 2013
It’s exciting to see small businesses jumping on the mobile revolution. I think it’s more noticeable with small businesses, because we’ve been conditioned to expect “old style” low tech ways of conducting business from smaller vendors. But today that’s simply no longer true.