Avoid Price Increase Agony: How to Easily Raise Your Rates

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Avoid Price Increase Agony: How to Easily Raise Your Rates

Once upon a time, you decided on rates for your business. They made sense at that time. But now, you're not sure they're working for you anymore. Is it time to raise prices? What should you raise them to? How do you roll out these new rates? This article is for folks like you: business owners who are struggling with changing their rates. You don't know how to raise your rates and want to confidently decide upon and implement a new price. Read on as I clarify the process. You'll get instructions on each step so that you can confidently make an increase in your rates.

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Worried About Your Refund? The Self-Employed Guide to Federal Taxes

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Worried About Your Refund? The Self-Employed Guide to Federal Taxes

Did you just get blind-sided by self-employment taxes? Or maybe you're early in your entrepreneurial journey and you're afraid of all the taxes you'll have to pay when self-employed. Let's clarify what's going on with self-employed taxes. Then we can make a plan that anticipates your tax liability.

This blog article is for progressive self-employed business owners who want to institute business practices throughout the year that will make tax time less stressful. But who also want to (legally) minimize the amount of tax they have to pay. Read on to better understand how to build a successful business with minimal stress at tax time.

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Spend Money to Make Money: How to Defy Doom and Avoid Bankruptcy

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Spend Money to Make Money: How to Defy Doom and Avoid Bankruptcy

You want to start a business, but you're not sure what to buy now and what to hold off on. You want to make purchases with confidence to launch your business, but you also don't want to end up bankrupt. Starting a business comes with tight budgets and tough spending decisions. Read on as I provide guidance on differentiating between must-have and nice-to-have expenses. Learn when to invest in essential items and when to consider nice-to-haves like virtual assistants or upgraded tools, all while managing your funds effectively.

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Don't Delay Self-Employment Because of Retirement: How to Seize Saving Now!

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Don't Delay Self-Employment Because of Retirement: How to Seize Saving Now!

It's reasonable to feel intimidated by saving for retirement when you're self-employed. You want to know how to ensure a secure retirement. Here I'll demystify and simplify the process. This will help you to take the first steps toward the retirement you deserve!

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Do You Need a Vacation? Learn the Secret to Taking Time Off When Self-Employed

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Do You Need a Vacation? Learn the Secret to Taking Time Off When Self-Employed

Are you waiting for some future point of business stability before you go on vacation? Stop that! Learn how to plan for a self-employed vacation sooner rather than later. Whether your concerns are money, time or client experience, this article has you covered!

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How to Commit to a Networking Group: 3 Reliable Criteria

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How to Commit to a Networking Group: 3 Reliable Criteria

This is an article for self-employed small business owners who are struggling with indecision about joining a networking group and want to confidently make a decision. I help you by clarifying the factors you need to consider. This will help you to decide if you should or shouldn't join that networking group.

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How to Leverage Your Assets to Work Smarter, not Harder

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How to Leverage Your Assets to Work Smarter, not Harder

Our financial system is far from ethical. What's even worse is that most of us don't understand how it works. Knowledge is power and in this article, I demystify how your business is financially an "asset" and uncover how assets function in our weird financial world.

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How to Get Good at Money: Build the Skills You Need for Self-Employment

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How to Get Good at Money: Build the Skills You Need for Self-Employment

I don't know who's promoted the idea that business owners are universally good at money. We're not. And even then, those of who are good at it, it's not because of a god-given talent or anything. It's because we learned it. Being "good at money" is a complex set of skills that are rarely taught, but are totally learnable!

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How to Cure the "Never Enough" Feeling

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How to Cure the "Never Enough" Feeling

It’s easy to fall into the trap of feeling like there’s never enough, whether that sentence ends with stuff, money or time. Here’s an article that investigates this feeling and helps to reframe “never enough” into “enough” leading to more joy and a greater impact.

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