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Building Successful Outcomes in a Hybrid Work Model
Building Successful Outcomes in a Hybrid Work Model Source: My Benefit Advisor One method by which employees today are looking to improve their overall health and well-being is through the establishment of a better balance between their home and work life. Although the shift to a more flexible work environment has been gaining momentum for…
Read MoreYour Guide to Keeping Tax Documents
Your Guide to Keeping Tax Documents Source: US Chamber of Commerce Tax record retention periods vary from three years for certain income tax returns to indefinitely. If the Internal Revenue Service audits your business or you need to adjust a return, it’s vital to have complete, accurate documents. Failure to keep records could increase your…
Read MoreManufacturing Planning for What’s Next
Manufacturing Planning for What’s Next by McKonly & Asbury on April 10, 2023 There is room for much debate among economists about whether we are in, or on the brink of, another recession. Last month, Reuters reported that US manufacturing may already be in a recession based on the Institute for Supply Management’s monthly report. New orders dropped…
Read MoreNonprofits: Improve Your Year-End Reporting
Nonprofits: Improve Your Year-End Reporting by Erin Pabon-Busansky on August 29, 2022 Source : McKonley & Asbury, CPA’s & Business Advisors We are over halfway through 2022! Many people are looking around and asking, “Where did the year go?” As summer comes to a close, many nonprofit organizations are preparing to start their year-end closing process. Even though it…
Read MoreWebinar: Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association to Host PA Minimum Wage Act Updates
Webinar: Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association to Host PA Minimum Wage Act Updates On Wednesday, September 7, 2022 from 11:00am to noon, the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association will host experts from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry for a webinar on the updated Minimum Wage Act regulations that went into effect on August…
Read MoreChamber Leadership Program Expands to Provide Opportunities Throughout the Year
Chamber Leadership Program Expands to Provide Opportunities Throughout the Year As The Columbia Montour Chamber prepares to host its annual “Leadercast Women” event, we are pleased to announce an expansion of the programming to help employees develop leadership skills throughout the year. This expansion is made possible through the sponsorship of Geisinger and the involvement…
Read MoreMillionaire Grocery Clerks, Tax-Free Companies Among the Many Possibilities Through Employee Ownership
From Pennsylvania Center for Employee Ownership (PCEO) Millionaire grocery clerks, real retirement savings, tax free companies. Crazy? No…it’s called employee ownership. What if your employer (or you, as a small business owner) could sell you a percentage of their/your company? What if you paid NOTHING for the shares, but now had real retirement funds? And…
Read MoreMain Street Act Supports Employee Ownership
From PA Center for Employee Ownership (PaCEO) Note: The Columbia Montour Chamber, in partnership with the Greater Susquehanna Valley Chamber, the Bucknell SBDC, and PA CareerLink Columbia/Montour Counties, will present a free breakfast seminar on Tuesday, April 30, from 8-9 a.m. about the benefits of and converting to employee ownership. In August of last year,…
Read MoreDeadline Alert for Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance in Pennsylvania for Flooding
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) encourages businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters to apply for a disaster loan for physical damage before the Feb. 11 deadline. Anyone in the declared counties in Pennsylvania with damages caused by flooding on Aug. 10-15, 2018 should apply for the SBA disaster loan assistance.…
Read MoreBusiness Program is a Great Opportunity for Local Students
From Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week Note: The Chamber is hosting a free informational breakfast for those businesses, students and parents that may be interested in learning more about this program on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at 7:30 a.m. at the Greenly Center, 50 East Main St., Bloomsburg (learn more). There is an award-winning summer economics education…
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