For many, the gig economy is more than just a trendy buzzword phrase. Rather, it’s a way of life that’s bringing additional income and independence to those who have struggled to find work in the past. According to CNN, it’s estimated that gig workers comprise 34 percent of the workforce and that figure is expected to grow to 43 percent by 2020. Is it f...

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The idea that businesses can be agents for positive change was the spark behind the founding of the Ohio nonprofit, B Lab Inc., and its B Corp certificate program a decade ago. Since then, over 1,700 companies have gone through the process including both large and small corporations. What is a B-Corp? The B stands for benefit and the B Corp certificate is ...

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Courtesy of Tax Foundation Key Findings The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would reform both individual income and corporate income taxes and would move the United States to a territorial system of business taxation. According to the Tax Foundation’s Taxes and Growth Model, the plan would significantly lower marginal tax rates and the cost of capital, which wo...

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Its early December 2017 as I write this with the New Year 2018 just a few weeks away.  So regardless of the year you just had, its good for us to prepare for 2018.    So from a business perspective here are some simple things you need to do:   Financial Preparation.  The year-end means you have to get everything ready for tax season and th...

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From its very inception, the European Union has depended on the alliance between France and Germany. The bloc’s predecessor, the European Economic Community, formed with the principal goal of binding the two countries together so closely that another war on the Continent would be impossible. And from the 1950s on, a tacit agreement underlay their ...

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