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Is The Employee Retention Tax Credit Right For Your Frederick Business?

by Jennifer Allen | September 29, 2021 | Blog | 0 Comments

There is a LOT of smoke emanating from Congress right now. As usual, with Congress, there are always rumors and mutterings -- what matters is what is actually signed into law.And we'll keep you up to date on what you might need to know.But speaking of Congressional...

Four Key Steps For Effective Customer Care By Jennifer Allen

by Jennifer Allen | March 13, 2019 | Blog | 0 Comments

As "customer service" goes, I can guarantee that you (and YOUR customers too, btw) have multiple stories of Frederick businesses or organizations that have massively bungled the encounter.For instance, anyone who calls the IRS directly -- instead of having someone...

Business Bank Account Basics for Frederick Business Owners

by Jennifer Allen | March 19, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

Have you been able to keep your mind clear? Have you kept your time-limited output and attention focused on your Frederick business? I hate to repeat myself, but this is so critical during these globally anxious days. Your business, your team – your FAMILY – is...

Frederick Businesses choosing to live out of a place of gratitude

by Jennifer Allen | December 2, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

This week is an opportunity.To comfort ourselves away from the noise of our clamoring-for-attention society with good food and (mostly?) good company ... for sure.But also, to pause. There's not many opportunities for that as a Frederick business owner (without...

Allen’s Guide To Getting Tasks Done

by Jennifer Allen | December 25, 2020 | Blog | 0 Comments

Maybe I'm writing this today because we're very much feeling the end-of-year crunch here at Team J Allen & Associates.Really, we only have a few business days left before 2020 is in the rearview. Yes, my heart wants that to happen YESTERDAY, but my business brain...

Optimizing Productive Time for You and Your Frederick Team

by Jennifer Allen | October 8, 2019 | Blog | 0 Comments

How many times have you started work early -- and the next thing you knew it was 4PM ... and your instant reaction was: I haven't made any progress today on my most important stuff ?If you're like the rest of us: quite a few times -- and maybe "most of the...

The BEST Marketing Strategy for Your Frederick, MD area Business

by Jennifer Allen | July 5, 2017 | Blog | 0 Comments

When I chat with my Frederick, MD area business-owner clients and friends, I find that many of them are adopting a "herd mentality" when it comes to marketing their business. I'd like to see that change for you, and for all my business-owner friends. Granted, I know...

J Allen & Associates’s 7 Keys to Lowering Shipping Costs

by Jennifer Allen | January 25, 2023 | Blog | 0 Comments

Seen on Twitter this past weekend:Seems pretty typical with the way the IRS has operated over the past few years. If you’ve had any trouble with them processing anything of yours … well, that’s one explanation (and there are plenty more where that came...

Jennifer Allen’s Price War Strategies: Three Reasons To Raise Your Prices

by Jennifer Allen | September 26, 2018 | Blog | 0 Comments

I take a look around the small business world sometimes, and I get a little sad.It's heartbreaking to watch small businesses in Frederick go out of business or not bring home enough bacon simply because they get trapped into thinking about their pricing in the wrong...

J Allen & Associates’s Fighting Inflation Series: Taking Out a Business Loan

by Jennifer Allen | July 8, 2022 | Blog | 0 Comments

Today I want to start a series on how small businesses like yours can fight inflation. Because I know that’s one of the top concerns for businesses across the country right now. But I’d also like to know…How’s your business faring? I’m genuinely interested in how...

How You’re Missing Legal Tax Deductions

Here’s a certain truth: the State and Federal Government would love to have more of your hard-earned money in their accounts. Sure, even though it’s painful, none of us begrudge paying our legal and fair share of taxes.

But the problem is that regular taxpayers, like you, are missing out on legal and safe deductions, to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars in unclaimed refunds every year!

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