From selling crafts online to driving for a rideshare app, it seems like everyone has a side hustle these days. To find out what’s behind the trend, our new survey of 1,000 Americans dug into the motivations of the modern gig worker.
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How to Create a Chart of Accounts That’s “IRS Ready”
October 1, 2025Tax season. Just hearing the words can send shivers down a business owner’s spine. But what if you could change that? What if instead of scrambling for receipts and trying to make sense of a year’s worth of transactions, you could simply generate the reports you need with a few clicks?
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Study Reveals the Best and Toughest States to Start a Business
September 17, 2025Small business owners are the backbone of America’s economy. In 2025, they’re facing an unpredictable landscape shaped by inflation, shifting workforce dynamics, new technologies, and differences in state policies that can make or break a venture.
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How to Build a Business Emergency Fund
August 18, 2025Are you prepared to handle unexpected financial setbacks in your business? From recessions to equipment breakdowns, financial challenges hit when least expected. To safeguard your business without taking out high-interest loans or new lines of credit, you need a business emergency fund. But if you’re unsure about how to build an emergency fund, you’re not […]
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How to Start an LLC in Ohio: Step-by-step Guide to LLC Ownership in the Buckeye State
July 28, 2025More than one million limited liability companies (LLCs) have been formed in Ohio. You might be interested in the liability protection and pass-through taxation an LLC brings. Starting a business may sound daunting, but our guide on how to start an LLC in Ohio can help.
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Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit—Do You Qualify?
July 7, 2025Ready to invest in innovation within your business? If so, you could be eligible for a powerful incentive: the federal research and development (R&D) tax credit. The R&D tax credit is available to businesses that create or improve products, processes, software, or technologies.
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How to Start—and Get Funding—for Your Microbusiness
June 30, 2025Have you heard of a microbusiness? Even if you haven’t heard the term, you probably could list at least five microbusinesses off the top of your head. A microbusiness is a small business with fewer than 10 employees—think your local coffee shop, boutique, or food truck.
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How to Create a Profit and Loss Statement
June 16, 2025A profit and loss statement is one of the most important tools you have in your business to determine profitability. Do you know how to create a profit and loss statement?
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Net Income vs. Gross Income: Know Your Business Profits
June 9, 2025Understanding how your business earns, and keeps, money is fundamental to financial success. You can look at gross income and net income to gauge business profitability. But what is the difference between net income vs. gross income? And why does it matter for your business?
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The Average Cost of Living by State, and Why Ignoring it Could Sink Your Business
May 13, 2025You hear about it all the time in the news, Cost of living rising! Maybe you think about it on a daily basis, Do I earn enough to cover my standard of living in my state?
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