Steve Coven

If you’ve purchased, financed or leased equipment for your business recently, it pays to get familiar with a tax deduction you don’t want to overlook. It’s called the Section 179 Deduction and it allows a business owner to potentially deduct the full purchase price of the equipment. To qualify, you need to have purchased and […]

While we’re still in the first quarter of the year, now might be an ideal opportunity to sit down with an insurance agent to review your business insurance policies. For most small business owners, business insurance is an absolute necessity. Still, properly covering yourself doesn’t always start and end with the purchase of a policy. […]

For over 100 years, baseball was a game defined by what seemed like simple things: Wins and losses. Obviously the more talented team you had, the more you’d be in a position to win a lot more games on your quest to be a world champion. But in about the last decade, as teams gained […]

Question: Do you have a real process for getting a referral from current and former customers? If you’re like most people in the trade, you really don’t. But that’s a great opportunity to take a look at having more of a process for getting motivated customers to share a good word on your behalf to […]

Did you know that LinkedIn can help you discover the circle of potential clients and referral partners that work best for your business? By now, you’ve probably heard of LinkedIn’s Groups feature, which has been around for quite a while. However, with so many Groups out there to join – and you have the ability […]

We’re continuing to see a pattern that minor investments in the kitchen and bathroom areas of the home can pay off big-time for the home’s value. We know that can definitely ring true for improvements such as refinishing a kitchen countert op. Here are several other remodeling ideas in the immediate vicinity of your refinishing project […]

It’s true that people will remember you based on the work you do on the job from start to finish. But before you can get the job, first impressions matter and that includes visual elements that help you stand out from others the prospect may be considering. That’s what makes developing a good logo important. […]

  In a trend that reflects the changing contemporary tastes of homeowners, we’re seeing more people forego many of the “bells and whistles” associated with showers and tubs such as body sprays and shower jets. In addition, whirlpool tubs are losing some popularity too. Why? Functionality and practicality. Homeowners complain that whirlpools are too noisy […]

Workers in the trade may feel that using video to showcase their work means spending a fortune on some high-end and expensive production. Not so. With the improved quality of picture that smartphones now offer and even the many digital cameras with video capabilities have come down in price, a tradesman can perform some simple […]

Last month, we talked about some new avenues in lending opening up to potentially help with cash flow for your small business, so you can finance equipment, training and more. From Kabbage and Fundbox to PayPal and Square, these online lenders are getting more credibility as a legitimate alternative to traditional banks than they have […]