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$28,000 Tax Credit per Martial Arts Employee Still Possible?! covidrelief employees ertc government programs human resources martial arts school small business Apr 26, 2022

$28,000 Tax Credit per Employee Still Possible?!

Last year I rang the alarm bells  about Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) telling every martial arts school owner that I knew they could get u to $5,000 per employee in 2020 and $28,000 per employee for 2021.

Small business owners...

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More Government Stimulus Money for Small Business Possible? covid19 covidrelief government programs martial arts school small business stimulus Feb 22, 2022

Not exactly more stimulus money but a reinstatement of some tax credits that were taken away form small businesses in the most ridiculous rug pull ever conceived by the US Government.  The Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) that allowed up to $33,000 in refundable tax credits per employee...

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IRS Taxing Venmo, Paypal, Cash App Payments coaches contractors instructors small business tax Jan 25, 2022

Beginning in 2022, Third Party Payment Processors (TPPP) will be required to report any payments for goods and services in excess of $600 to the IRS.  Thanks to a hidden provision passed in the American Rescue Act Plan, the previous threshold of $20,000 is going to be drastically reduced to...

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Access Capital with the Southern Opportunity and Resilience Fund - SOAR Fund business loan government programs small business Aug 24, 2021

Looking for more money for your martial art school?  Need small business financing?

There is another option to provide small businesses in the southeast United States with a loan up to $100,000.  I recently received a call from agent about this opportunity.  For a moment, I thought...

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Reflections on Creating a Brand brand building marketing martial arts school small business Aug 20, 2021

Some thoughts on branding while wandering in Puerto Rico.  

I’m a coffee drinker…no a coffee fiend.  In 2019, I gave up caffeine (and a bunch of other vices) as an experiment.  It was an attempt to cleanse the body and mind of what I felt at that time to be bad...

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