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Call Us:  (347) 450-9091#IFA Obama Care Changes: What You Need to Know Now By Andrea Gellert February 20, 2015 Posted in:Blog, Advice The Affordable Care Act has given business owners plenty ofdeadlines and changes to track, on top of the daily work of managing their business. Here’s a quick look at the pertinent changes and deadlines you need to know right now. The Employer Mandate for 2015-16 The Employer Mandate, originally scheduled to begin in 2014, requires that all business with 50 or more full-time workers provide health insurance for their employees. However, the deadlines have been delayed until 2015 and 2016, depending on business size. Businesses with 100 or more full-time equivalent employees must offer coverage to at least 70% of their employees in 2015, and 95% in 2016. Businesses with 50 – 99 employeesshould report on workers and coverage in 2015, but have until 2016 to provide insurance for their employees. Failure to provide coverage by your deadline will

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By Ty Kiisel February 23, 2015 Posted in:Blog, Business Credit While everyone understands the value of maintaining a good personal credit score, for small business owners is just as important to make sure your business credit profile is the best it can be. Both scores impact a business owner’s ability to secure a small business loan; and a good business credit profile can help secure the best possible interest rates, the most favorable terms, and maybe even a larger loan or line of credit. Here are four things you can start doing today to improve your business credit profile: 1. Make sure the business credit bureaus have the right information:In addition to your actual credit history, all three of the major reporting bureaus (Experian,Equifax, and Dunn & Bradstreet), pull data from the public record. Something as simple as a mistake regarding your SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) code can negatively impact your profile. With that in mind, whenever you review your credi

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By Guest Post February 16, 2015 Posted in:Blog, Advice 1. Tell us about SCORE, and what the organization’s mission is. SCORE builds vibrant small business communities through mentoring and education. Our backbone is 11,000+ volunteers—successful executives and entrepreneurs across the USA—who give back through no-charge mentoring. We have amazing SCORE volunteer groups in Manhattan and in Cedar Rapids in Eastern Iowa, in South Dakota and in Southeastern Florida…and in just about every community in this great nation. These experienced mentors help entrepreneurs of all backgrounds, at all business stages and in all locales succeed. 2. How did you originally get involved in SCORE, and what is your role at the organization? I came to SCORE in 2013 and serve as President of the SCORE Foundation. In this role I lead all our fundraising and corporate partnership efforts. I’ve owned three small businesses in my life so far and been a fundraiser for seventeen years. SCORE unites two