It’s W-9 and 1099 Season

By: Donna Ray Berkelhammer.

If your business needs to issue a 1099 Form to a contractor or vendor, it is time to get a W-9 Form on file for each entity.  The W-9 gathers the information needed to document 1099 eligibility, the taxpayer ID number, and a current mailing address. The 1099 form must be submitted to the taxpayer by [...]

 

MLK Day Musing: Does Your Business Give Back?

By: Donna Ray Berkelhammer.

Martin Luther King Day has become a day of service for many communities and individuals.  It made me think: what are businesses doing to give back? One strong Triangle trend is social entrepreneurship and its related focus on the triple bottom line.  

 

Global Cash Flow: Are You Ready to Borrow in 2012?

By: Donna Ray Berkelhammer.

Some lenders are starting to aggressively seek corporate borrowers.  Will you be attractive to a potential lender?

 

Who Owns a Twitter Account?

By: Donna Ray Berkelhammer.

Could this happen to your Twitter account after you amicably leave your job: “The costs and resources invested by ON A WING AND A PRAYER PRODUCT GROUP into growing its followers, fans and general brand awareness through social media are substantial and are considered property of  the Company.  We intend to aggressively protect our customer lists [...]

 

Your Customer Has NOT Complained to the Better Business Bureau

By: Donna Ray Berkelhammer.

We all are in the business of providing good customer service. We all want to address customer complaints head-on, make it right and diffuse the conflict and potential for bad-mouthing.  But, the recent emails from “alerts@bbb.org” is a scam that is stealing your personal information.

 

Your Employees Are Mad as Heck and They Are Walking. . .to the EEOC

By: Karen Elliott.

Heading to the office today, I heard a young man behind me say, “Well, I’d been there six- and-a-half years, so it was time to move on.”  A few steps later, I heard him add, “Well, it was time for me to get health insurance.” This random comment fell right in line with the just [...]