The tax liability created when retail propane business owners sell their company can be significant. The amount owed as the result of a sale is always an eye opener for shareholders of small businesses – retail propane companies being no exception.
Read More Last year, President Bush signed into law the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which makes sweeping amendments to securities laws and other laws affecting public companies. It was enacted largely in response to the Enron, Worldcom and Global Crossings scandals.
Read More Fireside chats have become a popular pastime for many Americans in this post-9/11 era as they seek a warm and fuzzy comfort zone within their homes. Propane marketers with showrooms that convey feelings of serenity, love, family and friendship can stoke sales of their propane-fueled auxiliary heating appliances.
Read More As I end my term as chairman of the Propane Education & Research Council, my perspective about PERC has changed during my six years as an independent propane marketer on the council. Over those years, I’ve been troubled by some of the perceptions within the industry about what PERC can or should do.
Read More Mike Matthews was on the job one day last year when he felt a repeat of an odd feeling in his chest. The same discomfort also had taken place the day before. Now, he wondered whether it could be serious.
Read More Concerned about drug and alcohol abuse among your employees? You should be.
Read More Outdoor cooking continues to drive up sales at propane cylinder exchange racks across the country, but the popular American pastime also is pressing cylinder fillers to improve efficiencies to meet growing overhead demands.
Read More Many in this industry mistakenly believe that the value of their business will go up if only they sold more gallons.
Read More The hotel ballroom roared to life with the applause of 375 propane professionals anxious to hear a national sports icon and one of America’s most inspiring speakers at the NPGA 2003 Pinnacle Conference June 3 in New Orleans.
Read More More than 700,000 Social Security Administration mismatch letters are sent each year. How should an employer respond to one these letter?
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