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As a business owner you are faced with a million things you need to do on a daily basis. Trust me, I feel your pain because I’m in the same boat. One of the crucial things you want to put to bed as quickly as possible is your commercial insurance. ...

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Here is the most important thing you need to know (besides insurance, of course!) about sole proprietors and income tax… Sole proprietors are taxed as individuals!
Take a moment to imagine a funnel…
Got it?
Okay, now imagine all the sales pouring in at the top of the funnel. Now, as all these ...

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A short term insurance policy is a short term insurance policy right? Not exactly. In this blog post we dig a little deeper and work out what the biggest difference is between a personal and commercial lines short term insurance policy.

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If you’re just starting out in business for yourself – and don’t know which way to turn when it comes to deciding on how to structure your business – then why not consider a sole proprietorship.
But, like everything else, you need to know that there are two sides to the ...

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Here’s an interesting twist to the “carrot and the stick” principle when it comes to business insurance…It’s called “preferred compensation” and when it comes to insurance solutions, it might make a lot of sense in your business!
So what’s the purpose of preferred compensation then?
To keep valuable staff in your company…that’s ...

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In terms of the Close Corporations Act, members of the close corporation have a duty only to the Corporation. If a member breaches this fiduciary duty then they are held personally liable for any losses to the CC.
But what about their duty towards each other?
Since the Act doesn’t provide for ...

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Adrian Gore, the CEO of Discovery Holdings, is a perfect example of what a key person is.
For our international readers, think of Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Steve Jobs!
While Discovery, or Microsoft for that matter, won’t close their doors should either leader pass away, surely it would impact ...

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Every now and again we run into a business owner who wants to know whether he or she should transfer ownership of their close corporation to their family trust.
So while I’ve on the subject of close corporations I thought you might find this interesting!

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In my previous post regarding close corporations we dealt with the myth of being safe from creditors.
Now it wasn’t my intention to frighten you away from close corporations…no, indeed, there are definite advantages to operating in a CC!
Here are just a few of them:

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Running any business is really hard! I know this first hand because I have my own insurance business and my wife recently started an online baby shop. Stressful? You bet ya!
In my opinion, small business owners have the toughest job in the world. Trying to juggle everything without too many ...

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