Open for Business: Surety Bond vs. Liability Insurance?

Starting out in a new business is exhilarating, but it comes with the dual responsibilities of complying with the law and protecting yourself professionally. While juggling compliance and protection, one of the most common points of confusion for new professionals...

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How Can Employee Dishonesty Bonds Protect a Small Business?

If this is your first time hearing the phrase “Employee Dishonesty Bond,” you’re in great company! Many business professionals are unaware of the exceptional benefits of this type of insurance. Employee Dishonesty Bonds safeguard companies and their patrons against severe...

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Why Should You Bond Your Cleaning Business?

When cultivating a new business, your reputation is but a mere seed sown in luscious soil. One way to help nourish your company’s social standing is by taking steps to ensure customer protection and satisfaction. Though bonds like janitorial and...

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Surety Bonds & Starting a Business

So you wake up with a great idea, create a business plan, get backers, and are about to finally start your own business. There’s one thing you may need that you probably don’t know about: a surety bond. Surety bonds...

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Appeal Bonds in Civil Cases: How to Halt Judgment While You Appeal

Losing at trial is a bad day. Losing at trial and then watching the other side freeze your bank accounts while you appeal is worse. In most courts, filing a notice of appeal does not by itself stop the winning...

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Hidden Gaps: What Busy Plan Sponsors Tend to Miss

Most fiduciary problems at small and mid-size businesses don't start with bad intentions. Business owners sponsor retirement plans for good reasons: to help employees build their futures, to compete for talent, and to save for their own retirement too. Trouble...

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All About ERISA Bonds: What Every Plan Sponsor Should Know

If your business offers a 401(k) or another retirement plan, you have taken on a legal responsibility along with the employee benefit: retirement plans are regulated by the high standards of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). One piece...

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Succession and Estate Planning Tips for The Family Business

For many people, a business isn't just an asset on a balance sheet—it’s a life’s work. Without a clear plan for the future, an abrupt transition puts finances at risk, and creates ambiguity that leads to familial stress, misunderstandings, and...

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HR Essentials for Small Businesses

When you’ve started your own business, an extra sweet milestone is seeing your business bloom so much that you find yourself hiring, and then hiring again. You’ve got staff! Though growth is an exciting chapter, it’s also a time to...

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Small Business? Balance Sheet! 

Unless you happen to actually be in the accounting business, the joys of using a balance sheet are probably not what sparked your entrepreneurial spirit. Nonetheless, no matter what type of business you are running, and hopefully growing, understanding your...

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