PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM (PPP) 2.0

The economic fallout from COVID-19 has continued to wreak havoc with hundreds of thousands of small businesses shuttering their businesses. After months of Congressional wrangling, the recently passed 2021 Consolidated…

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PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN FORGIVENESS: MY 24 WEEK COVERED PERIOD HAS ENDED OR ALMOST ENDED. WHAT’S NEXT?

The CARES Act’s PPP program put $525 billion into the hands of small businesses to retain and pay employees and to assist in paying rent and utility expenses during the…

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WORKING FROM HOME IS TABLE STAKES!

Working from home is no longer reserved for the select few!  It’s here to stay across the global enterprise and is the new normal for the entire workforce and customer base.  CEO’s and CIO’s…

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COVID-19 START-UP AND SMALL BUSINESS UPDATE: MY PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED, WHAT’S NEXT?

The CARES Act allocated $350 billion towards the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The government is working to approve an additional $250 billion for this program as the initial funding is…

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COVID-19 DISASTER LOANS: HELP WITH PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM AND ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN GRANTS

The Coronavirus COVID-19 has spurred the US Government to act with unprecedented speed with the signing of the CARES Act and a $2 trillion stimulus package to provide relief for…

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COVID-19 STARTUP UPDATE: IMMEDIATE ACTIONS TO TAKE

The Coronavirus COVID-19 has the potential to become the most disruptive economic event in more than 100 years. The medical impacts are tragic and the anxiety of unknown outcomes prior…

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DEALING WITH THE BAY AREA WAGE FRENZY

Recent reports on tracking compensation – published by PayScale and Glassdoor* – show swelling salaries for professionals in technology roles. As companies now increase the use of computing power for…

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CYBERSECURITY IN A CHANGING WORLD

The Wall Street Journal Pro Report of December 19, 2017 was devoted to the issue of Cybersecurity. The chilling reality is that national governments, state and local governments, businesses and…

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QUICKBOOKS CLINIC SERIES NO. 4: POPULAR ADD-ONS

In this post I address some of the most popular add-ons to the QuickBooks accounting system. Costs that spiral out of control represent one of the most serious threats to…

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HIRING BY FORMULA, A DISASTER IN THE MAKING: THE TOP FIVE VALUES DELIVERED BY THE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITER

Computers and the internet have given us unparalleled productivity improvements. Anybody remember having to write obscure code for job requirements placed in newspapers? I do and I’m thankful for that…

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