Tax time can be a revealing time for business owners, as receipts and accounting records can clearly indicate spending trends and expenses that exceeded budgets or expectations. However, businesses still have an opportunity to reduce business expenses for the current year and improve their bottom line with a few proactive steps. In today's blog post, we'll highlight three areas in which business can realize significant savings in their annual budget to allow financial resources to be focused elsewhere.

A large number of Houston area businesses, offices, and schools have found themselves victims of a theft growing in popularity among criminals, which is stealing valuable metals. Thieves will often strike at night and make off with copper and aluminum components from air conditioning units, manufacturing plants, or construction sites to sell to scrap metal recyclers. Metal thieves can cause thousands of dollars in damages, repair costs, and property and inventory loss for property owners, as well as revenue losses while repairs are made.

Business owners know that there are a variety of obstacles to overcome in order to achieve success and growth in their business. In addition, businesses must avoid common pitfalls and mistakes that have doomed other businesses, such as hiring the wrong people, buying poor quality equipment, or choosing the wrong location for their office or storefront. In today's blog post, we'll look at three insurance mistakes that all new businesses should avoid, to ultimately help their businesses achieve future success.

Whether you buy a home or business, maintaining the property is essential for the safety of family members, visitors, customers or employees. Ongoing maintenance for a residential or commercial property should not just include the interior of the property but also the exterior landscaping and trees. Today's blog post will focus on the importance of properly maintaining your outdoor landscaping and shade trees for maximum safety and reduced liability.

Business owners are often eager to find ways to increase their customer base and bring in additional revenue. This can sometimes be accomplished through business renovations, clever marketing, or other common business strategies. One behind-the-scenes method to help grow businesses that is often overlooked is having better tools and newer equipment for daily business usage. Utilizing new tools and business equipment can positively impact your business in three key ways.

Business owners know that it is vitally important to protect valuable company assets, such as buildings and office space, electronic equipment, specialized machinery, inventory, business vehicles and other company property. Protecting these assets often includes the use of parking lot cameras, secured card-key entry and exit doors, and security guards to protect the business during off-hours.

Five years ago this week, residents and business owners throughout the greater Houston and Galveston region were devastated by the impact of Hurricane Ike, a Category 4 storm that decimated entire communities. Hundreds of thousands throughout the Gulf Coast were left with no electricity, damaged homes and businesses, and a massive cleanup.

Business owners understand there are many challenges and situations they must always be prepared for, including fire, floods, theft and other weather disasters. However, one common problem that can significantly hurt business is the loss of electricity during a power outage.