Are you doing any tax planning? Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to offer specific tips on year-end tax planning, including prepaying certain expenses, and pushing some income into next year.

Can you use an LLC to protect business assets from personal creditors? Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to talk about reversing the corporate veil by using a multi-member LLC to protect business assets from personal creditors.

Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to discuss new online income tax reporting and the onerous requirements of the 1099 provision of the health care bill.

There are several new legal entity options small businesses can chose from in some states. Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to talk about alternative incorporation options, the use of serial LLCs, and new non-profit options, such as a Low-Profit LLC and a Public Benefit Corporation. Check for availability in your state.

Some states are enforcing income tax on out of state online sales. Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to report that some states are expanding the nexus rule on online sales, in a move to require income tax reporting of online sales that meet certain requirements.

When acquiring a small business, should you buy stock or assets? Attorney, Cliff Ennico, joins Jim Blasingame to identify examples of when you should buy just the assets of a company and when you should buy the stock. He also talks about when to incorporate and when to use a limited liability company (LLC).

Beware of the emerging franchise. That's the advice of attorney, Cliff Ennico, as he talks with Jim Blasingame about low-cost franchise opportunities offered by new or untested franchises with very few other franchisees.

When acquiring a small business, should you buy stock or assets? Attorney, Cliff Ennico, joins Jim Blasingame to identify examples of when you should buy just the assets of a company and when you should buy the stock. He also talks about when to incorporate and when to use a limited liability company (LLC).

Beware of the emerging franchise. That's the advice of attorney, Cliff Ennico, as he talks with Jim Blasingame about low-cost franchise opportunities offered by new or untested franchises with very few other franchisees.

Survival requires a commitment to marketing. Cliff Ennico and Jim Blasingame talk about the difficult but essential management commitment to a marketing strategy when the economy is not good.