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6 Smart Investment Decisions To Make As An Entrepreneur

Strategy Driven

In the case of concrete structures, you could have a periodic assessment done on your building by experts like K&E Flatwork so that any damage beyond normal wear and tear is remedied as soon as possible to prevent asset value from depreciating. Keep your sidewalks and parking lot in mint condition as well.

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But My Business Is Different… | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

mikemyatt: A leaders Intellect should not be a depreci. All business (for profit or not) provide goods, services, or intellectual property/capital to a market (or markets) for some form of consideration. Our Freedom. mikemyatt: The rigidity of a closed mind is the first s. mikemyatt: More thx @BradAustin1 @LeadershipWatch @GBSL.

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A Couple Reasons to Smile About

Women on Business

Allows businesses to take a 100% depreciation write-off for investments in certain new business equipment in 2010 and 2011. The bill reduced by 2% the amount of Social Security tax an individual employee would be required to pay. In 2011, workers will pay 4.2% tax on their income (up to $106,000 or so) as opposed to the normal tax of 6.2%.

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A New Way to Rate Retailers on Providing Good Jobs

Harvard Business Review

Some include depreciation of inventory; some don’t. Inventory turnover is calculated as cost of goods sold (COGS) divided by average inventory level. But even within the same SIC code, there is inconsistency in how companies report COGS. Some include promotional expenses; some don’t.

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Inequality Isn’t Just Due to Market Forces — It’s Caused by Decisions the Boss Makes, Too

Harvard Business Review

As my colleague Peter Cappelli recently argued , automation technologies are profitable, in part, because they are considered an asset on a firm’s balance sheet that can be depreciated. Could we treat workforce training and other investments in employee skill and well-being similarly?