Jo Landers Inc Bookkeeping & Payroll

10/22/2026

Kitty TV at the office

10/01/2026

When does a board’s failure to catch corporate misconduct cross the line from bad management into an actual breach of fiduciary duty?

Hiring someone to investigate misconduct isn’t always going to save your board. The line between bad management and bad faith just got real.

09/01/2026

Curve fitting methods & what they say https://xkcd.com/2048/

07/25/2026

Are you thinking about starting a business? Are you already a business owner and want to strengthen your foundation?

Join us Wednesday, August 12th, for our next Small Business Fundamentals workshop! Valley's Small Business team will share expert guidance, practical tools, and key strategies to help you gain the knowledge and confidence needed to move your business forward.

📅 Wednesday, August 12, 2026
⏰ 12:00 - 1:15 PM
💻 Virtual workshop on Zoom

Reserve your spot today through the link in our bio!

07/25/2026

Free financial literacy course, including budgeting, credit, loans, investments, setting goals, planning for retirement, etc.
https://www.khanacademy.org/college-careers-more/financial-literacy

07/18/2026

Good article about the basic steps you can take to preserve your information after you leave QBO.

Closing your business? Export reports, attachments, and payroll from QuickBooks Online or Desktop so you keep the records you will need later.

07/18/2026

https://www.zdnet.com/article/turn-off-gemini-in-google-apps-gmail-photos-chrome/

There are simple ways to remove Google's AI tools from your favorite apps. The settings are buried but easy to disable.

07/15/2026

The IRS has increased the standard milage rates for July 1st thru December 31st in response to high gas prices.

Higher fuel prices prompted the IRS to raise the business, medical, and qualified moving rates for mileage on or after July 1, 2026.

07/03/2026

"I didn't have any money at the time, so I used a free app like Google Sites instead of Shopify — and for my checkout, I had an Amazon Handmade account," the 18-year-old entrepreneur told Business Insider, referring to Amazon's marketplace for handcrafted goods that waives the monthly selling fee for approved makers.

Learn how a teenager built a six-figure business with 3D printing and low-cost resources in high school.

07/03/2026

The latest edition of the City of Northampton Newsletter is now available!

Learn more about Disability Pride Month events, an upcoming Reading of the Declaration of Independence, and more below:

https://open.substack.com/pub/cityofnorthamptonnewsletter/p/city-of-northampton-newsletter-42c?r=8nov4a&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true