As your commercial property business expands and grows, tax planning becomes more complicated and your tax burden increases. Anything you can do within the limits of the law to restructure, reorganize and minimize your tax burden is a boost to your bottom line. If...
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Companies re-evaluate pay structure for remote workers
As the coronavirus pandemic passes the one-year mark, remote workers are still wary of returning to the office despite vaccinations ramping up and restrictions easing across the country. Many of these employees have even taken the extra step of relocating from...
Houston new headquarters of largest dredging contractor in U.S.
2021 is shaping up to be a significant year for Houston’s commercial business market. In addition to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s announcement that it will be relocating its headquarters to Houston, so too will the nation’s largest dredging contractor. The Great Lakes...
How businesses help workers avoid ‘pandemic fatigue’
Everyone is tired. Between the pandemic, now more than a year long, economic instability and political and social unrest hitting at the same time, most people are just looking for a break. Businesses, big and small, are also struggling with this pandemic fatigue....
Creatively managing business acquisitions during a pandemic
Owners and CEOs involved in buying and selling companies have had to learn new strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to how they have done business for years. At least temporarily, all but gone is the freedom to fly across the country and the globe to meet...
Cities stand to benefit in a post-COVID economic recovery
Larger Texas cities, including Houston and Austin, will likely play a significant role in employment opportunities as the U.S. recovers from the coronavirus pandemic. More than a decade ago, tech startups led the way out of the Great Recession. The industry is poised...
What should you ask your employees about COVID-19 vaccinations?
Many legitimate reasons exist why employers want to know whether, when or how their workers receive COVID-19 vaccinations. The information could affect scheduling and protocols for work spaces and would inform managers whether employees should continue to work...
How has COVID-19 changed the business world?
When the coronavirus pandemic finally subsides, it will have touched virtually every part of our lives, regardless of whether our own health was affected or that of our loved ones. For businesses, COVID-19 has already forced many companies to change strategies for...
Raising money with no enterprise valuation?
The Problem Limited liquidity is a crucial issue for most new start-ups. Unfortunately, raising equity capital can be one of the most difficult and stressful steps, especially when the business has a novel product or service, because there is no established track...
A pivot to last-mile delivery centers can pose legal challenges
At the beginning of 2020, it appeared that commercial landlords and developers had come up with a solution for what to do with long-failing shopping centers located in urban areas. A shift to pop-up restaurants and small storefronts seemed to breathe new life into a...