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I've got a couple of cheery topics for you today -- death and taxes. Try to stay with me for a minute, though, because there's some really important news out that could help you hang onto your business and keep it in the family. You may know that the federal inheritance tax has been a political football for years -- it goes up, it goes down, the rules change with each administration and lately, with each and every year.
It happens that this year and next, the inheritance terms are pretty favorable. The top tax rate is 35 percent (it was 45 percent last year). Also, the business value exempt from tax is $5 million, up from $3.5 million.
After 2012, at the moment, the rules go back to much less favorable, pre-Bush-era rates: Only $1 million in exemption and the top tax rate is a whopping 55 percent. At least that's how it stands at the moment.
How does this news help you if you don't plan to leave this life in the next 23 months?
You can shrink the size of your estate while you're still around. Now's the time to consider giving away hunks of your business, while you're still alive.
That can reduce the value of your estate in the future. And that ups the odds that your family business will be able to stay in the family, not sold off to pay a big tax bill.
You can give interests in the business -- tax-free -- to family members of up to $13,000 in value annually, or $26,000 if you're a married couple and both agree to the transfer. You can retain majority interest in your business while reducing the value of your estate.
There's also a special provision that shrinks the value of the equity you gift to family members, based on the idea that their minority ownership doesn't give them much control of the business and isn't very marketable as an asset. So you may be able to give away a bigger chunk than you think, all tax-free.
Whatever you decide, work with a knowledgeable tax planner. With the endless uncertainty on what the estate-tax rates will be in the future, you'll need to plan carefully and possibly update your plans as rules change.
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Many small-business owners have been unable to hire new workers over the past couple years. It's a problem that has contributed to our still-high unemployment rate. No real answer has emerged on how to get small businesses in a position to hire again. One program that's working is from the ever-entrepreneurial Kauffman Foundation. New York City tried out its FastTrac NewVenture initiative recently -- and the results may offer a ray of hope.
Here's how the program works:
FastTrac offers several programs tailored to help entrepreneurs at all points in their journey. "FirstStep" is for people thinking about starting a business, "NewVenture" aims to assist new businesses that have launched, "TechVenture" is geared toward tech businesses and "GrowthVenture" aims to help existing businesses to thrive.
The courses are 30 hours of instruction and cost $1,200 -- but in many cases municipalities or local organizations may sponsor all or part of the cost.
FastTrac has been around for 17 years, but since the downturn has seen an explosion in interest and has added more locations where the courses are taught. There are more than 200 universities and community organizations that offer FastTrac.
There's proof that it works, too: In a major initiative, the city of New York has seen 1,000 entrepreneurs go through FastTrac program at SUNY's Levin Institute since 2008. The results: The Institute estimates 300 jobs were created.
Among the New York alumni, 33 percent launched a business within six months of completing NewVenture, and nearly 90 percent of the businesses are still operating. For those who went through the GrowthVenture program, more than half grew their business within six months, and over 90 percent continued to operate.
Results were similarly positive in Michigan last year, where more than 800 people took the NewVenture course through local Small Business & Technology Development Centers. Participants helped start 560 businesses. More than 240 jobs were created and another 143 retailed.
The SBTDC also helped raise more than $3 million in capital for the participants. So the course can also help connect entrepreneurs to funding.
This is all great news, since small-business job creation is a proven engine of economic growth. The Kauffman's research data from 1980-2004 showed that firms less than five years old account for all net job growth in the U.S.
Besides being offered at local universities and through other providers, entrepreneurs can take the programs online through Kaplan University.
What will you do to make your business grow in 2011? Leave a comment and let us know your strategy.
Members of Congress are expected to introduce privacy bills this week that would require the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to initiate a Do Not Track registry for online advertisers. Such legislation could ultimately have an effect on entrepreneurs and businesses of all sizes that rely on certain types of online marketing -- especially retargeting (also known as behavioral remarketing) -- to generate leads and close more sales online. Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) says her bill would enable consumers to "just say no" to advertisers who are in the habit of tracking their online activities, building consumer profiles and delivering ads that are tailored specifically to consumers who -- in many cases -- are completely unaware they are being electronically stalked.
Speier's office worked on the legislation with a number of privacy advocates including Consumer Watchdog, the Consumer Federation of American, Consumers Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation, among others. And the proposed law has garnered the support of the FTC, which says Do Not Track legislation could go a long way toward protecting consumers whose every visit on the Internet is possibly being shadowed by network advertisers.
Furthermore, the agency suggests that such a Do Not Track system be established that simplifies a consumer's ability to throw potential advertisers off their online track. Right now, a consumer can't opt out of many of the multitude of third-party tracking services and ad networks out there. And those advertisers that do let consumers off the hook require that they set -- not delete -- a cookie to opt out. The problem with this solution is if consumers clear out all of their browser's cookies, the opt-out cookies that they worked so hard to establish also get wiped out.
But with Do Not Track technology, the consumer is offered a single, constant setting to opt out of all web tracking. It adds a header indicating that the consumer doesn't want to be tracked by advertisers. In this way, it avoids the complex challenges that come with compiling, updating and sharing a registry of tracking services or web users. Consumers can beg off such personalized advertising from ad networks one time and that opt-out becomes permanent. Much like the Do Not Call registry, this FTC recommendation gives consumers a clear-cut, easy-to-understand method of getting off of the data-tracking highway.
This pressure by legislators and regulators has prompted both Google and Mozilla to create new software for their browsers (Chrome and Firefox) in an effort at self-regulation. Both companies are looking over their shoulders, knowing full well that privacy protection is one of those rare items that garner support from both sides of the aisle.
For instance, Mozilla recently announced plans to incorporate a Do Not Track feature into Firefox 4.1, its next browser release, while Google has announced a new privacy program that enables consumers to not only opt out of such tracking, but to personalize ads they might be interested in seeing, if any.
Stay tuned to Entrepreneur and Daily Dose for updates on Do Not Track-related developments that could impact the way your startup or business markets online.
Navigating the ups and downs of the economy and the credit markets over the last few years has been a lot like riding one long roller coaster for many small-business owners. But confidence looks to be on the rise, according to the National Federation of Independent Business. The group announced today that its Index of Small Business Optimism cycled up 1.5 points last month, reaching 94.1 -- the highest it's been since the beginning of the economic recession. Industries such as manufacturing and exporting, which aren't necessarily labor intensive, are "leading the recovery," NFIB chief economist Bill Dunkelberg said in a statement. But while small-business optimism might be climbing out from the depths, the results were blunted by a general skepticism about the future and a continued hesitancy to spend and hire.
Indeed, the report says job creation continued to decline in January, with the average employment change per firm dropping to -0.15 employees over the last three months. In terms of capital spending, the NFIB says small business remain in "maintenance mode" and are generally still unwilling to risk making new investments and/or don't see a need for them. Earnings expectations improved 6 points to -28 percent, but the majority of respondents indicated that earnings are in fact deteriorating quarter-on-quarter.
The NFIB says that while owners reported higher nominal sales over the last three months (up 5 points for a net -11 percent), sales trends overall "do not appear supportive of a widespread recovery in the small business sector."
The NFIB's Index of Small Business Optimism was based on responses from more than 2,100 randomly sampled small businesses in the organization's membership, which were surveyed during the month of January.
What about your small business? Are earnings up, flat or on the decline? What's your take on the market's recovery?
By now you may have heard about Small Business Saturday, an American Express social-media marketing campaign that launched last week. OK, Amex calls it a "movement."
The company is offering $100 in Facebook advertising free to the first 10,000 small businesses when they sign on to the campaign. Any small business with $10 million or less in annual revenue can participate. Amex card holders can get a $25 statement credit when they use Amex to shop at participating companies on the Saturday following "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving and the traditional holiday-shopping season kickoff. It's off to a roaring start, amassing more than 271,000 fans.
Who wouldn't want to support the little guy?
It's not just a marketing campaign, it's a cause.
Mobilizing customers around a social purpose was a hot topic at the recent New York Entrepreneurship Week conference.
"Make the cause the engine of your brand," keynoter Jeremy Heinmans, chief executive of Purpose, a cause-marketing company, told an audience at the meeting.
Companies that are doing cause marketing well include: Recycle Bank -- a program that rewards people for recycling and other environmentally friendly actionsVestas Wind Systems -- a wind-turbine company whose slogan is: "It means the world to us."1BOG -- a company offering group discounts for solar panels whose name is an acronym for "One Block Off the Grid" Patagonia -- an outdoor clothing-and-gear company and an early pioneer of environmentally friendly policiesTom's Shoes -- a shoe company that gives a pair of shoes to someone in Africa for each shoe purchaseMany folks are eager to affiliate themselves with these causes. Becoming fans of these companies on Facebook helps them build their "display identity" online, according to Heinmans.
Your company doesn't serve a larger purpose? Adopt one, says Heinmans. Dove soap, the brand from the conglomerate Unilever, is one example of successfully adopting a cause with its "campaign for real beauty."
Another is Amex, whose Small Business Saturday builds on its OPEN Forum community and advice site for its small-business customers.
Recognizing the strategy, and finding a way to make it work for you, might be the campaign's biggest benefit to your company. And it may help you win over a few extra loyal customers Nov. 27.
Related: Three Tips for Cause Marketing
Whoever believes politics is big business must have seen this coming. The high levels of accountability from running a corporation and high expectations of seeking a seat in government have many parallels. Amid this confluence of business and political streams, Chief Executive magazine dubbed 2010 “a high-water mark for the CEO as candidate.”
More than 40 business magnates – the presidents and founders of banks, restaurants and tech giants – are running for seats on Capitol Hill or for governor’s offices in 25 states. And looking ahead Donald Trump says he is “absolutely thinking about” a 2012 presidential bid.
Political observers see a clear link between national economic frustrations and the flock of chief executives seeking office. As captains of industry flaunt their fiscal prowess, would-be voters are watching closely.
"They are looking for financial acumen, and they associate that with CEOs," said Susan MacManus, professor of political science at the University of South Florida. "They can talk with credibility when they talk about real financial issues."
But former Oklahoma congressman Mickey Edwards argues that market success doesn’t automatically qualify a CEO to run the country or even the county.
"In a corporate setting you are trying to make a profit … (but) government is about providing services," said Edwards, who served Oklahoma's 5th congressional district as a Republican from 1977 to 1993. "You have an obligation to make sure those programs work – and they're not going to make money.
"It's a totally different kind of decision-making process."
With this as a backdrop, here are 10 of America's high-profile business leaders who have added politics to their resume.
Meg Whitman
The private fortunes amassed by business superstars often fuel their political campaigns, including torrents of TV ads.
Whitman, eBay's ex-CEO and now the GOP nominee for governor in California, has invested $140 million of her own funds to try and beat Democrat Jerry Brown. The billionaire also has accepted more than $10 million in political donations from individuals, businesses and other groups, according to the Los Angeles Times.
"Former CEOs like Meg Whitman all have (such) personal wealth, they wouldn't have to have a penny of donation," said MacManus, the politics professor. "The problem is: at what point do you reach diminishing returns? At some point, people say, 'You're buying an election.'
"That's because voters think of the good they could be doing with that money. (Many voters) don't think politics is good. They ask: 'Why wouldn't you want to be philanthropic instead?'"
Carly Fiorina
Fiorina gained fame – and controversy – as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard before and after the tech bubble burst. In 2005, the company's board of directors forced her to resign. That power play followed her decision to merge with competitor Compaq – a move that stoked fiery disagreement within the highest ranks of HP.
In 2008, she became an advisor to presidential candidate John McCain. While in that role, she told MSNBC: "A major corporation is not the same as being the president or vice president of the United States. It is a fallacy to suggest that the country is like a company."
Today, running as a Republican for one of California's U.S. Senate seats, Fiorina's campaign website describes her as "perhaps best known as the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard Company."
A contradiction?
"No," says, ex-congressman Edwards. That's just politics.
"You get a group of campaign consultants around the table and they say, 'OK, what are the things in your background we should highlight because we think we can gain advantage from them?' And they say, 'No matter what you said (in 2008), this is your strongest thing.' You've got to have something that you offer as a reason you should be elected," Edwards added. "It can't just be because you want the job."
Mitt Romney
Considered a possible front-runner for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, the ex-Massachusetts governor – and 2008 White House candidate – owns a Harvard MBA degree.
About 10 years before being enticed by politics, Romney co-founded Bain Capital, today one of the world's top private investment firms. According to the company's website, Bain Capital manages about $64 billion in assets.
In 1994, Romney took on Ted Kennedy, who was defending his long-held U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts. Edwards, the ex-Oklahoma congressman who later became a Harvard lecturer, vividly recalls the turning point in that race.
"One of things Romney did in that campaign is he kept touting his business experience. And this was his qualification," Edwards said. "So what did Ted Kennedy do? He ran TV spots featuring people who had been laid off by Romney's company. They had been laid off because that was the financially profitable thing to do. And Kennedy just killed him with that.
"Later, when I taught course on elections, I would point to the Romney campaign and say that you don't bring up an issue unless you know where it's going to lead," Edwards added. "When Romney runs, he still talks about his business experience."
Steve Forbes
The editor-in-chief of Forbes magazine has business laced into his DNA. He is the son of Malcolm Forbes, the late publisher of the same business magazine.
The younger Forbes ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 and in 2000. Despite his deep financial knowledge, Forbes failed to connect with voters on the very issue he embodied – the economy.
"He had credibility because he had the magazine – a brand of fairness and respect," MacManus said. "But I think he was a bit wonkish for the time and probably a bit more sophisticated (than politicians today) in his discussions with average people.
"Part of the difference today," she added, "is the CEOs are in the limelight – on a lot of (TV) talk programs, and they have PR people who coach them. There's so much difference, now, in preparing them for being a politician."
Michael Bloomberg
Here is living proof of the professor's theory. New York City's mayor has made more than 50 appearances on entertainment-oriented TV shows, including "The Late Show with David Letterman," "30 Rock," and "A Muppets Christmas."
A billionaire and the founder of Bloomberg LP, a financial news and information services company, Bloomberg clearly is at home on camera. (Bloomberg Businessweek is a content partner with msnbc.com.)
"Michael Bloomberg is as successful as he is largely for two reasons," said Cedric Muhammad, an economist and a Washington, D.C.-based political consultant. "First, he is seen as an inspirational entrepreneurial success story more than a representative of corporate power. And there is a big difference in one being an entrepreneur and one being a corporatist.
"Secondly, he conveys to voters that the managerial, administrative, negotiating and decision-making skills he used to build a billion-dollar business are relevant to the problems faced by an inefficient city government with a multi-billion dollar budget."
Craig Miller
The former CEO of the Ruth's Chris Steak House chain is the Republican candidate for Florida's 24th congressional district. Located along the Atlantic Coast, the district includes Brevard County and is home to the Kennedy Space Center.
With its economic challenges, Florida is a case study for the business chief-as-candidate. In addition to Miller, the 2010 Florida governor's race pits Democrat Alex Sink, former president of Florida operations for Bank of America, against Republican Rick Scott, who grew Columbia/HCA into the largest health-care provider in the country.
"Florida's economy went from top of the world to nothing in like two seconds," MacManus said. "We rank among the top five states in foreclosures and unemployment, and 2009 was the first year we had net migration out of the state.
"Any candidate here who gets up and talks about anything other than finance and how to create jobs is not going to get anyone's attention."
Rick Snyder
The former president of Gateway Computers and current CEO of Ardesta, a venture capital firm in Ann Arbor, is the Republican candidate for governor in Michigan.
Like Florida, Michigan has been financially sandblasted by the recession and by the collapse of the housing market.
Voters in economically challenged states tend to give people with proven business chops a longer listen when considering their options, MacManus said.
"They bring a better connection sometimes with the citizens – when economics is a front-burner issue – than does a regular politician," MacManus said. "When finances get tight, and people have to tighten their belts, they really lash out at government spending. The imagery (many financially struggling voters have with career politicians) is: 'You've wasted all this money and you haven't done things well or we wouldn’t be in this mess.'"
Jon Corzine
The former governor of New Jersey is one of the rare Democrats on the list of famous CEO-politicians.
Before his term as governor, Corzine also served in the U.S. Senate. But at age 47, he was a Wall Street whiz, becoming the CEO of Goldman Sachs.
"Being raised in New Jersey, I can tell you that Corzine's rise is partly a by-product of the triangulation strategy embodied President Clinton and political consultant Dick Morris that allowed the Democrats to redefine themselves as economically relevant, by embracing certain aspects of Republican Party policy in the 1990s," Muhammad said.
But in a larger sense, why are CEO-candidates more likely to run as Republicans than Democrats?
"If you take out party and you think in terms of philosophy, most of the people who become Republicans, they believe in the market system, in free enterprise. People who become liberals, they tend to ... believe the free market is unjust and that you need more 'distributionist' policies," Edwards said. "It tends to make (a liberal) less inclined to go into business or to champion profit."
Ross Perot
The founder of Electronic Data Systems, Perot may be remembered by many voters as the ultimate tycoon-turned-politician. Perot ran for president in 1992 and 1996 as a third-party candidate.
"Better than any other business politician in American history, (Perot) sold voters on the idea that he had superior problem-solving skills than traditional politicians of either party," Muhammad said. "The governing style he portrayed merged the American progressivism of President Woodrow Wilson with the brand of American conservatism represented by President Reagan.
"He fused his business success story and Texan confidence into a formula that gave the electorate the impression he could manage the nation's affairs more efficiently and face its fiscal difficulties more bravely than a Republican or Democrat."
And then there were the pie charts.
At seemingly each campaign appearance, Perot accompanied his everyman delivery – and supported his talking points – by wielding and referencing cardboard economic graphs and fiscal tables.
"He combined his ability to break down (economic trends) to the average person with a visual – before visuals were really commonplace on television," MacManus said. "You know, what he did with those charts was fabulous."
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A business credit report is similar to a school kid's “grades”, although the grades refer to a small, medium or large business entity's dependability to handle its debt's, as well as the ability to qualify for loan from creditors. Here are 5 helpful tips for interpreting and evaluating your business credit report.
Payment History
When evaluating your payment history, check out if your payment history is correct and accurate. Paying within the terms set by your suppliers and creditors may be a very nice ay for creating a positive business credit profile. Also look out for any payment trends that may raise red flags among creditors, such as shifting from paying full each month, to only making minimum payments. If you have been making on-time payments to suppliers and creditors, this should be fully reflected in your profile.
Company Profile
When evaluating your company profile, verify the details for accuracy, such as business name and length of doing business, address, telephone number and industry type. As most of the data here is self-reported, the business owner must always make sure that the data filled in is accurate and updated.
Credit Rating
Determine if your credit rating is poor, average or strong. Because credit reporting firms and agencies often use different scoring methods, some of the ratings may not be the same. If your business credit report does not provide you the same scoring system, go to the reporting company's Web site, and find out how to interpret your numbers.
Collection Proceedings
In evaluating your business credit report's collection proceedings, find out whether you have a history of letting your bills lapse, or whether some of your accounts have been sent to collection. Remember that some of your late payments could come as a result of other financial issues, or a dispute with your supplier.
Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Filings
Your company's UCC, or Uniform Commercial Code filing will give you important insights about any leases or liens you have in place. When evaluating this section, find out if you see any clues about how your company uses credit, and find out whether your company' has a number of assets put up as collateral on existing loans, or if your business has a large number of relationships with other business, to determine whether your business may be overextended.
Your business credit report is generally based on the timeline of your payments, and unlike a personal credit report, a business credit report may have a number of active accounts, which can offer a positive effect, as long as your other accounts are in good standing. Your business credit score will also have some information that's self-reported, which is generally not allowed in personal credit reports.
However, your business credit report deserves as much attention as your personal credit report, by finding out how your company's risk level is being rated by the major credit bureaus, you'll have increased confidence when applying for a business loan of financing.
For those planning to start their own business, credit score monitoring is an important and “must-do” step, which helps protect a businesses' ability to borrow from lenders, at competitive interest rates. In getting a deeeper understanding of the value of credit score monitoring, a business owner must first analyze how their business credit profile is built, and learn what the score really means, as well as find out exactly who looks at it. Here are some facts about credit score monitoring and starting a new business.
What's A Business Credit Score?
Every business entity that borrows will generally have a business credit profile, from which the business credit score is taken from. While a number of firms track business profiles, the main business profile tracker is the Paydex system, which works like the FICO score for personal credit score.
Why Monitoring The Credit Report Is Important For Small Business Owners
One of the most important aspects that aspiring business owners needs to do, is monitor their credit report. By making sure that their credit report is in stable condition, aspiring business owners can increase their chances of receiving business loans which offer flexible interest rates. Every person is entitled to a free credit report each year, and a good place to start checking on your credit rating is by going to the three major credit bureaus like Experian, Equifax and TransUnion.
How To Monitor Your Business Credit Score
When monitoring your business credit score from systems like Paydex, you need to bear in mind that the Paydex score ranks how early, or how late, you fulfill your debt payments. For example if you get a 70 on the Paydex system, this indicates that your business is 15 days late when making loan payments, and will certainly be considered a poor score. However, if your business scores an 80, this will indicate that your business pays its debts on time, or pays them in advance.
How Lenders View Your Business Credit Score
Most business creditors today expect their clients, or just about any other business entity, to have a Paydex account, as well as a business credit score. Most lenders take a close look at a company's business credit score, before considering to lend them any amount of money. Credit experts suggest that you start building on your Paydex score from 3 to 6 months in advance, before you begin applying for a loan.
By monitoring your business credit score, you'll be quickly notified whenever your score needs to be improved. The easiest way for improving your business credit score includes paying your obligations and loans ahead of schedule. Once you get a score of 80, this will indicate that your business is paying its loans on time. By making sure that you pay your loans and obligations early, your business credit score should easily move up in the most reasonable period of time.
Each and every business entity today, whether small, medium or large, needs some credit to start, or maintain and expand their businesses. In order for your business to build a steady business credit profile, you need to employ a number of steps to ensure that your enterprise has a fresh connection with various established lenders and creditors. Here are 5 top tips for building your business credit profile.
Establish Your Business As A Separate Unit
For starters, build your business credit profile as a separate entity from your personal credit profile. Your busienss ha sto be structured in a way that it resembles a corporaiton or a limited liability company, or LLC.
Devise A Well-Crafted Vusiness Plan
When building your business, also prepare a coherent, well-crafteed business plan, which includes all the essential financial details, including the required sections and sub-sections. Write down and dtermine what your long-term an dhsort-term plans are, as well as get allt he necessary licenses, permits and papers for legally operating your business. Remember that your initial objective is to establish a viable business entity, where are the appropriate details are in place.
Determine The Exact Requirements Of Creditors And Credit Bureaus
Next, find out and anlyze the exact requirements of most lenders and credit bureaus. Once you find out the exact requirements, accomlish each one of them, and personally assess your credit standing. Also ensure that your buisness has at least five lines of credit with vendors who normally report to business credit rating companies and agencies.
Report Your Transactions To The Major Credit Bureaus
Once you determine the requirements of credit bureaus, the next step should be to report your transactions and financial undertakings to the major creidt burueaus today. Provide copies of your reports to agencies like Experian, Equifax, Dun And Bradstreet, Business Credit USA and others.
Avail Of Small Business Loans
To enhance your credit score, try availing of small business loan programs, which help to provide instant working capital for your business. Once you get a small business loan, learn to manage your debt. Always make it a point to make timely, as well as monthly, paytments to your lenders, so that your business credit profile remains active and maintains its high score. In addition, remember to keep your total debt ratio nothing more than 30%, since this will help lessen your businesses' overall debt exposure, and will ensure that you remain favorable in the eyes of prospective lenders.
Another way for building a solid business credit profile is through estbalishing a payment history. You can safely do this by regularly making purchases using your credit card, so that you can build-up a good payment track record. The longer, and more timely your payment history becomes,the stronger will your business credit profile get. By getting listed, as well as by regularly reporting to the major credit bureaus, your private enterprise will likely be on its way towards enhancing, and maximizing its business credit score.
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