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        The first weeks of onboarding can set the stage for a new hire to either fall in love with the job and the company or wish he or she had rejected the offer. Onboarding is the ...

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         As a columnist, expert and blogger on legal and tax issues affecting small businesses and entrepreneurial companies, you can bet your bottom dollar I get a ton of emails, phone calls and text messages asking me ...

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         Q: Our entire company has been working remote since March 15, 2020. We have resorted mostly to texting because it is much faster and more efficient than sending an email and waiting for an answer. It ...

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         “If one writes in a secret Facebook group something not very complimentary about another Facebook member, and that person finds out and prints a screenshot of the posting, does one need to be concerned about legal ...

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Q: Today I finally enjoyed one of the benefits of working independently of a formal employer. I got fed up with a client who was petty and belligerent and fired her.   I started my own tutoring business and experienced ...

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Few things in life are more unsettling than getting a letter from the IRS — especially if you don’t think you did anything wrong.  The recent Inflation Reduction Act allocated nearly $80 billion to the Internal Revenue Service to close ...

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        Q: Our close circle of friends is made up of professionals in various areas. When we started on our individual paths after college, we decided that if we could use one another’s services, we would never ...

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        Maybe it’s the change of seasons (I’ve always been a big early fall fan), maybe it’s because I am now pushing 70, but I’ve been spending more time than usual reflecting upon my past.         Whenever you reflect ...

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         Q: Everyone moves at least one time in life, but did you know that according to the U.S. Census Bureau, people move 11.7 times in their life on average? I just moved, and my move was ...

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        “I run a small contracting business. I have been hired as a subcontractor on a large construction project — a 40-story downtown office building.         I am told there are more than 70 different contractors who will ...

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