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Moving Your St. Louis Business Toward Positive Cash Flow
Did you know the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has a YouTube page? Guess everyone’s got one these days, huh?I bring this up because, on Tuesday, April 30th, they are hosting a little information-giving session on their channel about Beneficial...
CFPB Small Business Loan Requirements & Your St. Louis Biz
The 2024 federal tax season has reached its end… well, unless you joined the other 19 million taxpayers and filed for an extension. That’s something we anticipate every year here at Guardian Business Advisors. And we’ll be working away the next few...
Five Reasons to Take Scenario Planning Seriously in Your St. Louis Small Business
Happy Earth Day. The day we celebrate this little blue marble we all enjoy living on. I found this fascinating as I was reading about it this morning — there are so many elements that make up the scenario of a thriving Planet Earth. Less threats because...
A New Retirement Plan for St. Louis Small Business Owners
Well, the U.S. government has decided it can go on spending money – 1.2 trillion dollars to be exact. That means the departments of State, Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security are funded, through next September anyway. So the shutdown...
3 Debt Elimination Steps for Your St. Louis Small Business
Lots going on this week. Namely…The tax filing deadline is Monday, April 15th. For any of our Clayton business clients who haven’t yet reached out to us, we can still take you on by filing an extension on your behalf and then managing the filing after. But, remember,...
Manage Remote Workers Through I-9 Requirements: A How-To for St. Louis Businesses
Double-checking is a motto we live by here at Guardian Business Advisors. It’s just good sense when you’re dealing with complicated tax code and people’s returns. No one situation is quite the same with our clients. And you can be sure we’re giving your tax...
Why Retain St. Louis Business Advisors Year-Round
Well, since we’re in full deja vu mode right now with the presidential election bid and this year’s Super Bowl outcome… let’s talk about the Employee Retention Credit… again.Because this week is the deadline for withdrawing ineligible claims — March 22. That’s...
Zero-Based Budgeting in Your St. Louis Small Business
No business management technique is sacred anymore. And rightly so.In my world, there’s been a trend in recent years with businesses moving away from traditional, fixed budgets towards more flexible approaches. I think that could be said for most tasks within business...
Making Your St. Louis Business and Tech Work Together
When I see relevant stats that my St. Louis business owner friends should know about, I’m going to share them with you. (You already know I’m a numbers person, after all.)But first, a quick note about the business filing deadline.Namely, that it’s a week and a half...
