College Program for Former Foster Youth Changes Lives

This is a story of triumph. Dominique Cleveland, now 19, escaped from an abusive mother, entered California’s foster care system, and still – against almost impossible odds – managed to become a successful college student. How difficult are the odds that Dominique faced? While 70 percent of foster youth express a desire to attend college, [...]

Allocating Self-Employment Taxes Between Business Owner and Spouse

Last week I was visited by a 60 year old woman whose husband had died last year. For 30 years he had a successful, profitable business run as a Sole Proprietorship. And every year he dutifully paid his Self-Employment taxes, putting money into his social security account – HIS social security account. Now his widow [...]

Creating YOUR Healthy Life Style!!

If you’ve tried diet plans that count calories, then you should be aware of some calorie counting facts. To burn 1 lb. of body fat, you need to create a 3500 calorie deficit. For example, eating 500 calories less each day for seven days means that you would eat 3500 calories less each week, and [...]

Why I LOVE Google… and you should too!

By Lisa Frost of Amazeinc Internet Solutions. Recently I had the privilege of attending an exclusive event hosted by Google. The Engage Agency program was designed to help marketing agencies like us deliver better results for small businesses. Spending the entire day reviewing the veritable plethora of FREE tools and resources offered by Google, reminded [...]

How to Maximize your Chamber Membership

By Lisa Frost Amazeinc Internet Solutions Did you know that businesses that belong to their local Chamber have more credibility with their customers than businesses that are not members? Here are just a few of the reasons why: 1. Simply belonging to an established organization like the Chamber helps convey that your business is connected [...]

Creating a Heathly Lifestyle!

If you’ve tried diet plans that count calories, then you should be aware of some calorie counting facts. To burn 1 lb. of body fat, you need to create a 3500 calorie deficit. For example, eating 500 calories less each day for seven days means that you would eat 3500 calories less each week, and [...]

MiraCosta College’s Annual Report Highlights College Achievements; Community and Business Support

Community colleges are responsible for providing a superior higher education to approximately 2.6 million Californians each year and close to 11 million students nationwide. Students enroll at community colleges to earn associate degrees; complete the first two years of a university degree; or train for careers in a variety of high-wage, technical fields. Many students [...]

Smartphones: So Much More than Angry Birds

By Chris Duggan, Regional Vice President of Cbeyond’s San Diego Office Many forward-thinking small businesses are increasing sales, improving their market presence and gaining an advantage over their competitors by utilizing technology. Today, high-end mobile devices do much more than just play music, run games and surf the internet. Due to their capabilities and ubiquity, [...]

Tax Audits of Business Vehicle Deductions

I just finished attending an IRS tax audit with a client.  The auditor’s biggest interest was in the client’s business auto expense deduction.    So, here are some thoughts about that: 1.  For business use of vehicles, you may deduct actual expenses or the standard mileage deduction.  In either case, the IRS wants to see [...]

Profit by Investing in Employees with Disabilities in Our Community

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and Goodwill Industries would like to call your attention to a large, and very diverse population of entry level and highly skilled workers, across all industries, who are capable of overcoming daily challenges and are ready to play a vital role in creating solutions for your business. With [...]

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