If you request an extension to file your income tax, you may be able to do some after-the-fact tax planning. You have until October 15, 2014 to establish and fund a Simplified Employee Pension plan and claim a deduction on your 2013 tax return.

Planning to do business overseas? Be forewarned. If your global expansion plans take you to these eight jurisdictions, anticipate spending more time and administrative resources to keep up with corporate subsidiary compliance.

Whether you’re planning your first international expansion or the next of many, certain challenges remain persistent. Learn the top five recommendations to meet these challenges.

David Finkel, author of Scale, discusses seven steps that you can take to grow your business, while freeing yourself from micromanaging each detail. There's more to increasing revenues than simply increasing your number of customers, as Finkel explains.

With two estimated tax payments left in the year, it's time to make sure your are paying the correct amount.

The federal government purchases over $600 billion of goods and services per year. By law nearly a quarter of that spending is ear-marked for small business contracts. Here are three steps to take if you are interested in having the federal government as your customer.

If you are looking to expand your business by reaching new markets, exporting may be one strategy to consider.

If your business needs change, you can convert from an LLC (limited liability company to a corporation or any other type of entity. The reverse also applies: you can convert another type of business to an LLC.

The LLC operating agreement defines how the company is run. It covers the crucial areas of management authority, voting rights, allocation of profits, losses and tax items, withdrawal or admitting of members and events triggering a dissolution. Absent an operating agreement, the LLC is governed by the default state rules, which seldom represent what the members would prefer.

America's 2014 Small Business Summit starts today, June 11, in Washington D.C. CT is proud to join with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to present three days of education, networking and advocacy designed to inspire and empower American small business owners. We hope to see you are our booth at the Summit, but if you can't attend, make sure to follow us on social media for updates throughout the conference.