Advice from Business Mentors in Central New York

Making Self-Promotion Work For You

There’s nothing complicated about being successful in business. It’s simple and it goes like this: “It’s all about making a name for yourself.” That’s it, self-promotion or getting known. Whether it Read More
What will tax season hold?

Here we are, nearing year-end, and everyone’s favorite topic — income-tax planning. This year you should be hearing your CPA mention things like net investment income tax and the unknowns around the f Read More
Every Cloud Has a Dark Lining

“The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency.” — Eugene McCarthy We’ve all seen the news reports on the ability of “computer hackers” to access electronic information that Read More
CNY CEO: A chat with Dave Shiroff, owner of Metro Mattress

Editor’s Note: CNY CEO is a new feature appearing regularly (about every month) in The Central New York Business Journal, authored by guest writer Jeff Knauss who is president of his own digital-marke Read More
Diversity, Inclusion, Synergy

Because of my gender and race, throughout my working career and life, I have been part of the privileged class. Things have been easier for me because of how I look and what I am — a white male. And w Read More
The Health-Care Law Continues to Shift Costs to Employers

CEOs and CFOs across the country have been challenged with the need to offer a competitive employee-benefits plan that both meets requirements established under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and remai Read More
5 Strategies for Small-Business Owners to Lower Taxes before the End of the Year

Although you may not be thinking about tax-season preparation just yet, fall is the perfect opportunity to get ahead and organized. Small-business owners and entrepreneurs typically rush to pull toget Read More
Five Signs that your Business is Doomed

We have seen many companies go into bankruptcy over the years, and there are some common issues with most of them. These are issues that may not necessarily show up on the accounting balance sheet, bu Read More
The Impact of Media Coverage on your Reputation

As public-relations professionals, a lot of what we do involves managing an organization’s reputation. For the most part, the more media attention your organization receives, the more your stakeholder Read More