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ONeill & Bergado’s 7 Keys to Lowering Shipping Costs
Seen on Twitter this past weekend:Seems pretty typical with the way the IRS has operated over the past few years. If you’ve had any trouble with them processing anything of yours … well, that’s one explanation (and there are plenty more where that came...
Hiring a Consultant for Your San Francisco Bay Area Business
Remembering and honoring Martin Luther King this week has me thinking once again about being a voice. It’s hard not to get inspired listening to the iconic words of the famous I Have a Dream speech (if you’ve never listened to the entire speech, it’s worth...
Accepting Crypto Payments in Your San Francisco Bay Area Business
First of all, congratulations on making it through 2022. Pat on the back for sticking with it through the very real ups and the challenging lows. Many of our San Francisco Bay Area clients went through the wringer … others had their best year yet.From a personal...
Mastering Your San Francisco Bay Area Business Phone Answering
How is your year starting out? We’re into week 2 of 2023 … would love to hear back from you on what are the challenges you’re facing in your San Francisco Bay Area business finances right now. Relatedly, what are your customer service goals for this year?One...
Federal Spending Impact on San Francisco Bay Area Businesses
I don’t know about you, but after the holidays (and I hope yours were filled with good things and happy times with loved ones), I’m always a bit tapped out on the spending. But in true governmental fashion, Uncle Sam is piling it on. Seems like Congress missed...
Succession Planning Strategy For San Francisco Bay Area Business Owners
The 2022 clock is almost at midnight.An end to a still somewhat crazy year — “the crazy” seems like our new normal, post-2020, am I right? There were a lot of challenges this year and they were … exhausting. Keeping up with the changes and adjusting to the economic...
Patti ONeill and Gale Bergado’s 8 “Right Now” Business Tax Moves
Ready for some yuletide cheer? Inflation might have hit its peak this year. So say the “experts.” That particular category of people hasn’t exactly covered itself with glory of late … so, we’ll see how that actually plays out for businesses in the coming...
Employee Gifts: Some Ideas for San Francisco Bay Area Business Owners
Time is counting down until the year is up and your tax impact opportunity window closes.And even if this is the busiest (and perhaps most profitable) part of the year for your San Francisco Bay Area business, opening up a little space in your calendar to talk about...
The New Congress and Your San Francisco Bay Area Business
This time of year means big things for San Francisco Bay Area businesses like yours… and big-red-bow-on-top opportunities thanks to the post-Thanksgiving, pre-Christmas buying euphoria. Early indicators are that this has been a tepid start to the consumer holiday...
San Francisco Bay Area Businesses choosing to live out of a place of gratitude
This week is an opportunity.To comfort ourselves away from the noise of our clamoring-for-attention society with good food and (mostly?) good company ... for sure.But also, to pause. There's not many opportunities for that as a San Francisco Bay Area business owner...
Changes to Your San Francisco Bay Area Business’s Social Security Payroll Taxes
Have you recovered from the electoral drama yet?Allow me to quickly remind you: No matter how you’re feeling about these results, what matters MOST is how you operate that which is under YOUR control.And I say that as somebody whose entire work is driven by decisions...
Our (Early) End of Year Checklist for San Francisco Bay Area Businesses
When I think about the holiday season, I think "calm before the storm." That's because in my profession, once mid-December hits, we're scrambling to handle EOY matters. And then when the new year strikes, we're holding our breath for a few weeks ... and then tax...