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TAX RETURN DEADLINES

It’s that time of year again and tax returns for individuals and self-employed persons are coming up soon. Make sure to get your return in on time to avoid penalties and interest on any amount owing.

INDIVIDUALS – on or before April 30, 2010
SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS - on or before June 15, 2010

EMPLOYED OR SELF-EMPLOYED?

Construction contractors are often confused when it comes to dealing with people who provide labour and sub-contract work. Because of the nature of the business, the confusion lies in whether the service provider is employed or self-employed.

A contractor may have individuals providing services that consider themselves to be self-employed or who don't want to be treated as employees, even if they are! Alternatively, a contractor may consider those providing labour as sub-contractors (or self-employed) when they are and should be treated as employees.

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USING EMOTION IN SELLING

We came across an interesting article by InfusionSoft about how tapping into the emotions of your target market can make your sales efforts more effective.

By manipulating the pleasure and pain triggers in your prospect, you will catch their attention, and encourage them to act - either to rid themselves of the pain, or to retain feelings of pleasure.

Here are some tips for injecting pain and pleasure into your marketing messages:

Tell stories
Make your prospect imagine
Be confident in your product
Use the right words

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MORE INFORMATION ABOUT HST

With the implementation date of the HST looming, be sure to check out the following list of web resources to learn more about the new Harmonized Sales Tax and how it will affect you and your business.

BC GOVERNMENT

Consumer Taxes Section

Harmonized Sales Tax, Creating Jobs, Lowering Prices

CANADA REVENUE AGENCY

Goods & Services Tax / Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST)

GST/HST for First Nations

GST/HST Notices

GST/HST Rates

GST/HST Rebates

Validate a GST/HST or Business Number (BN)

WHY EVEN THE SMARTEST ENTREPRENEURS UNDERPERFORM

An interesting article on the FMWalsh blog talks about how even the most driven entrepreneur can still suffer from less than ideal rates of productivity.

Find out what you can do to maximize your performance and get the job done efficiently and effectively.

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QUICK BUSINESS TIPS: MARKET RESEARCH

Market research is a necessary "evil" for any entrepreneur looking to start a new venture. After all, if there's no market for a product or service, there's no money to be made. Liz Gaige of Market Navigators gives an introduction to what market research is and how to get started.

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