Did you hear the news from last week’s inflation report?Consumer prices increased more than 5% between May 2020 and May 2021.Given the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target, that’s a pretty steep increase.Have you taken a look at your own cost of doing business...

My goal today is to simplify your options.There is so much noise, and so many conflicting voices about all of this, that I wanted to give you an authoritative, basic rundown of what's being made available to you and other Orange County small business owners by the...

I'm going to take a moment to address those of you who might NOT be using our services thus far. There's a word or two for current Orange County clients here as well, but allow me to explain.You see, sometimes, you just know you need to make a change, but the timing...

These days are moving VERY quickly, and we are working VERY hard to get communication out to our Orange County clients and friends.You probably already heard that the CARES Act (the mammoth 880+ page disaster relief bill) was signed over the weekend, and help IS...

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

Now that we're into June, it really does feel like summer is here. The air conditioning kicks in, the days are hotter ... and, if you're like me, "focus" becomes something I have to set myself towards. It doesn't just "happen" -- especially when the days are hot. It...

Lots of things have been changing recently -- from Academy Award ratings (they're down), to mortgage rates (which have been rising), to the effective tax rates for most businesses and families in 2018 (which, you may have heard, have changed!). But we here at Sawyer...

Last week, we had a little "mid-year pep talk."After a good locker room session, it's good to enter Q3 and Q4 with a solid gameplan. And a solid gameplan, of course, means good plays.As it relates to your Orange County business, we're talking about the actual...

Just in time for the weekend, the IRS issued Friday-evening guidance about the overly-hyped (at first) payroll tax "holiday".There was initial hope that this might be a great shot-in-the-arm for Orange County businesses and employees, but given how the thing is...

Prepare, prepare, prepare. As a recession is bearing down on us all, figuring out how to prepare for economic downturns is something you should be concerned with in your Orange County business. I know I am.Now, while you and I can’t prepare for every eventuality, we...