How To Approach Bigger Business Players In Harris County or Your Niche

Local Harris County business owner to local Harris County business owner(though you might actually be out of the area — but this still applies), I want to remind you of something that you probably already know:With the election just one month away, the world is...

5 Business Mistakes That Can Be Fatal by Edward Gardner

All the political people are arguing over taxes, and my inner geek smiles.(By the way, if YOU want to argue about the tax issues, here’s a good explainer article to start with before you make big declarations about the tax issues involved.)Because I’m not...

Identifying Your Target Prospect by Edward Gardner

With the business deadline (9/15) behind us, we’re in tax planning season.Though the IRS (and Congress) haven’t yet definitively made a statement about it (that we know of), here at Edward M. Gardner PC CPA we are operating according to the fact that the...

Struggling Harris County Businesses Be Careful With Price Reductions

Here we are, with Q3 of 2020 in the rearview mirror, THANK GOODNESS.Only one more quarter left in this 2020 donkey — but it’s going to be an eventful one.I get asked a bunch by Harris County clients and friends what I think the markets will do, and the...

About That PPP Forgiveness Application for Harris County Businesses

I have a few quick-hit things to cover today.The first of which relates to some timing issues. Labor Day is behind us (though many of my Harris County business owner friends and clients don’t really take time off for that).(You can’t really take a vacation...

Use These Financial Reports For Business Decisions By Edward Gardner

Just in time for the weekend, the IRS issued Friday-evening guidance about the overly-hyped (at first) payroll tax “holiday”.There was initial hope that this might be a great shot-in-the-arm for Harris County businesses and employees, but given how the...

How Your Harris County Company Can Do More With Less Time

If you didn’t get a chance to do this before, would you shoot me back a quick note through the email button at the top of the page? I’d like to hear from you…How are things going for your Harris County business right now?I’d like to get just a...

How Harris County Businesses Get More Done With Less Time

Would you shoot me a note?How are things going for your Harris County business right now?Doesn’t have to be long … just a little status update, is all. There might be some things we can do to help, if needed (or traps we can help you avoid if things are...

How Harris County Businesses Can Market More Effectively In This New Normal

I have some ideas for Harris County small business owners to chew on today about how to connect more clearly and deeply with your clients and prospects, but before I get there, some news:There is still no word about automatic PPP forgiveness for smaller loans (under...

PPP Forgiveness Reminders For Harris County Businesses

Doing business in the summer of 2020 sure ain’t easy.I have Harris County clients all over the spectrum — some whose businesses are on their last legs because of social restrictions and lockdowns, some who are hanging steady, and some who have found ways...