by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans
As a Maine-based small business owner, you know that even the most successful companies can get caught in a rut now and then: a vicious cycle of status-quo marketing and current-customer dependence. If this sounds familiar, it might be time to take action to help...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans
When it comes to businesses, there is a great deal of confusion over the legal meaning and significance of fictitious and corporate names. A company is a lot more likely to face a legal trademark challenge now simply because more businesses are operating nationally...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans
With so much technology available to us today, more and more people are able to set up home-based businesses. Many times, owners of these businesses don’t realize how vulnerable they are to significant money losses if something such as fire, theft or natural disaster...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Court Rulings
Escheatment could be costing your corporation substantial interest, fines or penalties. The word means turning over to your state any abandoned, lost or unclaimed property, both tangible and intangible. This property is often transferred to the government because a...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Business Plans, Financial Planning
Many Mainers are considering going into business for themselves. One of the things that must be decided is whether or not a franchise would be the right choice for these new business owners. Basically, a franchise gives the business owner the licensed right to use a...
by Royer Advisors | Dec 11, 2024 | Accounting Standards, Business Plans
It can be a complex process to create an effective retirement program that meets the needs of both you, as a small business owner, and your employees. There are business strategies involved, like how to motivate employees to stay at the business, but there are also...