Small business owners may wonder if they need an EIN (Employer ID Number, also commonly known as a tax ID number) from the IRS. As a sole proprietor, why not just use your social security number?
The primary reason a small business will get an EIN is when they hire employees.
From the IRS website “Do [...]

The fifty-third issue of the Project Simplify newsletter The Simplifier is now archived on our newsletter archives page.
Here is a brief summary of the contents:
1. A Note From Lance
When the Shawn’s away…
2. Our Featured Quote
by H.R. Haweis
3. Article: The Resolution – Simplified
by PS Head Simplifier Shawn Tuttle
4. This Week’s Simplification Tip
The Mantra
5. In the News
To [...]

This article was originally published in The Simplifier #53.
Article: The Resolution – Simplified
By Shawn Tuttle
What New Year’s resolutions have you set in the past? Lose a few pounds, quit smoking, help others, get out of debt, perhaps? How often do you hear success stories for these big year-end goals? Not often. The process of [...]

The fifty-second issue of the Project Simplify newsletter The Simplifier is now archived on our newsletter archives page.
Here is a brief summary of the contents:
1. A Note From Shawn
Help others, by giving yourself the gift of better time management
2. Our Featured Quote
by Carl Sandburg
3. Article: Staying on top of your game
by PS Head Simplifier Shawn [...]

This article was originally published in The Simplifier #52.
Article: Staying on top of your game
By Shawn Tuttle
Have you ever thought about what the term “time management” really means? You can manage a herd of cows, you can manage a baseball team, you can try to manage a bunch of angry people at a meeting. But [...]