by Micah Fraim, CPA | Aug 20, 2019 | Business Finance, Finance, Personal Finance
“They used to tell me I was building a dream With peace and glory ahead Why should I be standing in line Just waiting for bread? Once I built a railroad, I made it run Made it race against time Once I built a railroad, now it’s done Brother, can you spare a...
by Micah Fraim, CPA | Jul 9, 2019 | Business, General Business, Marketing
A few years ago, I did a string of articles talking about the importance of charging appropriately. They talked about how customer loyalty can sometimes be fleeting, how low prices can diminish perceived value and the volume of customers you get, and how low prices...
by Micah Fraim, CPA | Jun 7, 2019 | Business, Business Taxes, Cash Flow, Taxes
Bookkeeping is the bane of most business owners’ existence. But ignoring our books or putting them on the back burner can be one of the costliest mistakes we ever make. A few years back, SCORE conducted a poll asking entrepreneurs what was the worst part of...
by Micah Fraim, CPA | May 15, 2019 | Business, General Business, Marketing
One of my favorite things in music is when one artist samples another artist’s work. (“Sampling” means taking a portion of an existing song and using that as an element of a new song.) Musicians in all genres do this, but you seem to see it the most in R&B and...
by Micah Fraim, CPA | Apr 11, 2019 | Cash Flow, General Business, Taxes
“I can do that myself. I don’t need to hire someone else to do it.” How often have you heard the above statement? Someone is capable of doing a task themselves, so they don’t want the “unnecessary” expense of hiring someone else to do it for them. And in some...
by Micah Fraim, CPA | Mar 8, 2019 | Taxes
“I don’t care about money. I’m focused on other people” “My business is about helping others, not profit” “My company has a mission to do good. I’m not worried about the bottom line” There’s nothing wrong with being altruistic. Helping others is one of the single most...
