Contractor vs. employee: what you need to know
The status of a worker as an “employee” or an “independent contractor” continues to be an issue for employers and the IRS. The basis of the issue is how the particular designation affects employers’ payment of employment taxes. For those employers who have incorrectly in the past treated workers who are employees as independent contractors, [...]
For years, through good and not-so-good times, I’ve provided an eNewsletter twice a month for a mailing list of clients, friends and others. Business Journal readers should recall one of those letters appearing here a few months back, describing how well the local market had performed in February. The next eNewsletter wasn’t scheduled until next [...]
Continue reading …Just how much influence does Colorado have at the national level? We apparently are on the verge of finding out. As was brought up here last month, a nationwide frenzy has erupted over plans by the federal government to create six test sites for unmanned aircraft systems (or, as they’re commonly called, drones) across the [...]
Continue reading …We’re down to the final few days before Lt. Gen. Michael Gould steps aside as the 18th superintendent of the Air Force Academy and retires from military service. For many Colorado Springs residents and business folks, that change of command might not seem like a huge deal. For them, it’s just another supe leaving, and [...]
Continue reading …Now that those who are punctual have paid their taxes in an annual ritual of disbelief and disgust — I still owe money? Where does it go? — perhaps it’s time to plan for next year. As Nathaniel Popper reported in The New York Times on April 21, corporate America not only is planning, but [...]
Continue reading …A critical thing that sets a company apart in today’s market is content. Whether talking about a website, emails, brochures, sales sheets, advertising, blogs or social media — every business is communicating more and more with current and prospective customers through the written word. We all want to get our message out. The challenge is [...]
Continue reading …Hard to believe it actually happened, but 17 assorted Colorado Springs civic leaders piled into a bus Monday morning for an all-day trip — to Trinidad. Some weren’t totally sure of the purpose, just that it had to do with tourism and they had been asked to participate. Along the way, the Gray Line bus [...]
Continue reading …About this time of year in 1977, a phone call from a friend in journalism let me know about a possible job opening up at what was then known as the Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph. That led to phone interviews and, in July, a quick trip from Arkansas for an in-person visit. I’ll never forget boarding [...]
Continue reading …Most of the 300 or so people attending the first Ignite Colorado Springs event Tuesday night came out of curiosity, not knowing for sure what to expect in the local rendition of what has become a global phenomenon. Five minutes per speaker, with slide show, 15 seconds per slide. Make your pitch, tell your story [...]
Continue reading …Allow me to paint a picture. Imagine tens of thousands of people lounging together on a lawn of green grass. Looking closer, you notice an entire family — three generations — making their way with an overstuffed picnic basket. The youngest child stops to study a dandelion. Late afternoon clouds disperse and as the sunlight [...]
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