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 The magic of numbers, or the mathematics of numbers, can completely change your company. Small businesses, also referred to as "start-ups," typically contract with an outside party known as a "Accounting Outsourcing Partner" to handle their accounting. Your entire accounting, including bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, and even daily receipting, is handled by this partner. This is a very economical way for small start-ups to establish a strong financial foundation for their enterprise. So, here are the fundamental 9 characteristics you should look for in an accounting outsourcing partner: Read more:  Daniel H. Cole 1.Resource:  It is crucial that your outsourcing partner has effective resources, including knowledgeable staff members with contacts in the accounting industry. This guarantees that the partner company can handle any complex issues that may arise. 2.Ability:  In order to provide you with the best accounting services, the firm must be capable of us...

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the process of raising the visibility of your website or blog in search engine results. Your main objective with SEO is to increase the number of inbound visits to your website or blog. This includes links from social media sites, links from other sites, internal links from your own site, and email sign-ups. Your links are the building blocks for your website’s success. Read More:  Daniel H. Cole One of the most important keys to SEO is content. As your website is a vehicle for creating your content, your content is also the vehicle for SEO. Your content must be: • user-generated content that tells your business’s unique story • original, high quality content that gets you to the top of the SERPs • highly relevant to your target audience. Think about what your audience is looking for, and copy that. • inbound marketing content that gets traffic to your website, creates awareness, and keeps your customers engaged. • well-crafted content that shows...

Inventors are often asked, “How do you figure out what’s important to your customers and your product or service?” I don’t always have an answer. There is no magic formula for a truly great invention, but I can share a couple of things that I have learned along the way. Read More:  Daniel H. Cole No one wants a hack. This includes a tweak, shortcut or change that you hope will somehow give you a competitive advantage. My philosophy on inventions is that no inventor should ever consider putting an invention in a box in a closet and forgetting about it until he’s back in the lab. Inventors don’t discover their ideas overnight. For some people, they jump out of bed and think, “I’ve got it! I’ve got the next big thing!” Other people can’t sleep and wake up every day with the idea. If I wake up and the first thing that pops into my head is “I’ve got an idea!” I know I’ve found something. Finding the idea that fits your target market and product is critical. For example, when a board of ...

The market is highly seasonal. While it is possible to buy stocks at or near the lows of the cycle in terms of technicals, sentiment, and valuations, it is very difficult to make money during any kind of "decent" market cycle. During market declines, market participation tends to come crashing down. For instance, at the market bottom in March 2009, there were 27 consecutive trading sessions where the S&P 500 fell by 1%. In those 27 trading days, the index fell by an average of 1.82%. I'm not even counting all of those days when the index was flat or up for those same 27 days. Those 27 days accounted for 49% of the total S&P 500 decline. Thus, it's not unreasonable to suggest that a strategy of buying stocks at the lows of the market and holding them for six months or a year will likely lead to significantly better returns than simply holding a cash position or dollar cost averaging the entire portfolio at the lows of the market. Read More:  Daniel H. Cole Now ...