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By creating blog posts specific to your accounting firm’s local area, you can attract more potential clients from Google searches. Here’s an excerpt from our guide on improving your business’s performance in local search: Local search, and what it means to you If you run a small business, chances are you’re primarily a local business—you might do some sales on your Web site, but a lot of your sales come from word-of-mouth or walk-ins to your physical store. Local businesses face special challenges … Continued

Countless people make the mistake of believing they don’t need an estate plan. After all, only the extremely wealthy have an “estate”… right? You might be surprised to learn that you have an estate—at least you do if you have: investments, a house, a car, or a savings account. Don’t have any of those? How about personal possessions? If you have clothes on your back, you have an estate. We all want to know that our wealth—whether that’s an investment … Continued

Every owner of a closely-held family business wants to know the business will continue—even thrive—once they’re gone. A well run, well managed family business can provide for you and your loved ones long after you’ve stepped down from its operation. It can even support your family after you’re gone. Most owners I talk to expect that their business will continue long into the future. The reality, though, is less encouraging. According to the Family Business Institute, only 30% of family … Continued