The None of Our Businesses crew gather to talk about another PPP update, not tracking COVID with Excel, remotely maintaining company culture, creating an alter ego to empower objective decision making, Microsoft sharing revenue with GameStop, big companies taking over the world economy, increasing productivity for working remotely, The World’s Littlest Skyscraper fooling investors.

Simpler PPP - https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/10/simple-ppp-loan-forgiveness-application.html

Excel - https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8805697/Furious-blame-game-16-000-Covid-cases-missed-Excel-glitch.html

Remote Culture - https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/microsofts-ceo-is-tired-of-working-from-home-and-hes-not-alone/

Batman - https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200817-the-batman-effect-how-having-an-alter-ego-empowers-you

Xbox - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/10/microsoft-will-give-gamestop-a-share-of-xboxs-digital-revenues/

Big Companies - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/30/business/big-companies-are-starting-to-swallow-the-world.html

Remote Productivity - https://www.noobpreneur.com/2020/10/12/how-to-boost-your-work-at-home-productivity/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+noobpreneur+%28Noobpreneur.com%29

Littlest Skyscraper - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_littlest_skyscraper

None of Our Businesses Episode 51, October 2020

The None of Our Businesses crew reunite to discuss changes to independent contracting rules, BMW inflating sales, Trump’s taxes, pandemic layoffs, an update on the sale of Les Schwab, extortion through Game of Thrones named companies, and how Manhattan Transit Authority employees get creative.

Contracting - https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/09/labor-dept-new-independent-contractor-rule.html

BMW - https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/bmw-fined-18-million-inflating-monthly-us-sales-73226354

Trump’s Taxes - https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/trump-paying-750-in-income-tax-shows-why-hes-a-billionaire

Corona Layoffs - https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/27/lower-pay-higher-risk-coronavirus-layoffs-send-middle-class-workers-down-the-economic-ladder/

Les Schwab - https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/09/les-schwab-sold-to-california-hedge-fund-meritage-group.html

GOT Loans? - https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-illegally-sought-coronavirus-loans-companies-named-after-game-thrones-n1241616

Mancave - https://nypost.com/2020/09/24/mta-workers-had-hidden-man-cave-below-grand-central-tracks/

None of Our Businesses Episode 50, October 2020

The None of Our Businesses crew discuss lower interest rates for the near future, Oregon’s local Laird Superfoods going public, funding zombie corporations, Kiwibot delivering food with robots, gas companies abandoning wells letting them leak gas forever, and Microsoft buying the game developer Bethesda.

Low Interest Rates - 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/fed-signals-interest-rates-to-stay-near-zero-through-2023-11600279214?st=r4coex727szw4ea&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Superfood - https://www.forbes.com/sites/douglasyu/2020/09/23/danone-backed-laird-superfood-going-public-on-nyse-with-a-valuation-of-1843-million/#557ec81352a2

Zombie businesses - https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/09/15/chamath-palihapitiya-on-coronavirus-stimulus-give-americans-the-money-.html

Kiwibot - https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/21/kiwibot-delivery-robots-head-to-san-jose-with-new-partners-shopify-and-ordermark/

Gas Leaks - https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/gas-companies-are-abandoning-their-wells-leaving-them-to-leak-methane-forever/ar-BB198s9f

Bethesda - https://www.theverge.com/21449178/microsoft-xbox-bethesda-zenimax-media-acquisition-xbox-game-pass

None of Our Businesses Episode 49, September 2020

The None of Our Businesses crew distantly discuss being in Zoom meetings all day, more people choosing to work out of town coupled with a reduced salary, increased shipping demand for FedEx, and Chuck E. Cheeze’s final spool of tickets.

Zoom meetings - https://hbr.org/2020/09/remote-work-doesnt-have-to-mean-all-day-video-calls

Leaving the City - https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/16/business/stripe-employees-new-cities/index.html

Pay Cuts - https://finance.yahoo.com/news/vmware-twitter-cut-pay-remote-184722278.html

FedEx - https://www.wsj.com/articles/fedex-logs-record-revenue-on-surge-in-packages-11600202728

Pizza Rats - https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/16/business/chuck-e-cheese-prize-tickets/index.html

None of Our Businesses Episode 48, September 2020

The None of Our Businesses crew discuss Pinterest terminating the lease of their HQ to become more remote, going sailing during the pandemic, the AICPA taking applications for their .cpa domain name, struggling shopping malls, and the payroll tax deferral.

Pinterest - https://outline.com/2ZAk5B

Boats - https://www.inquirer.com/business/retail/boating-sales-shortage-virus-philadelphia-20200808.html

Domain - https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-opens-up-applications-for-cpa-domains

Malls - https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/27/25percent-of-us-malls-are-set-to-shut-within-5-years-what-comes-next.html

Deferral - https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/02/here-are-5-key-things-workers-should-know-about-the-payroll-tax-deferral.html

None of Our Businesses Episode 47, September 2020

The None of Our Businesses crew go over decentralizing factory production of iPhones from China, the IRS making errors needing to be fixed, the impact on small businesses from the USPS slowing down service, the trend of people moving out of San Francisco and urban centers in general, Instagram violating the privacy of unconsenting bystanders, and Trump’s new tax plan has a catch.

None of Our Businesses Episode 45, August 2020

This week the None of Our Businesses crew gather to talk about frequently asked questions on PPP loans, lowering tuition for students attending remote classes, dual state income taxation, new stimulus loan expectations, remote working from a small town, and insurance companies not covering their business interruption policies.

None of Our Businesses Episode 43, August 2020

The None of Our Businesses crew discuss a staggered four day work week, discounting your business’ services, Tesla’s leaked information, remote working reducing urban interests, large acquisitions deals, and yet more PPP Loan issues.

4 day work week - https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/why-more-companies-are-offering-a-four-day-workweek.html

Discounting services - https://www.accountingweb.com/practice/clients/the-high-cost-of-discounting-your-services

Tesla’s secrets - https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/23/21335638/tesla-rivian-lawsuit-confidential-information-trade-secrets

Losing urban interest - https://www.politico.eu/article/the-death-of-the-city-coronavirus-towns-cities-retail-transport-pollution-economic-crisis/

Large Acquisitions - https://www.businessinsider.com/kevin-systrom-matt-cohler-facebook-instagram-acquisition-full-text-2020-7

$120 billion tax issue - https://apkmetro.com/congress-seeks-to-fix-120-billion-tax-snafu-in-ppp-loans/

None of Our Businesses Episode 42 August 2020

The None of Our Businesses crew delve into remote auditing, even more tech companies going remote, online banking, accusations of free tax software being hidden, accounting alongside law, and Hollywood accounting.

Remote auditing - https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/audit/articles/three-insights-for-remote-auditing.html

Remote tech - https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/13/tech-companies-curb-real-estate-expenses-end-leases-merge-offices.html

Online banking - https://www.forbes.com/sites/ronshevlin/2020/07/20/the-online-bank-insurgency-of-2020/#338a882371fb

Secret tax software - https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/new-york-state-accuses-tax-prep-companies-of-hiding-free-software

Accounting and law - https://www.forbes.com/sites/markcohen1/2020/07/21/what-recent-axiom-deloitte-and-unitedlex-announcements-reveal-about-laws-future/#3dd52436f2da

Hollywood accounting - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_accounting

None of Our Businesses Episode 41

The None of Our Businesses crew gather to discuss publicising Trump’s tax records, the Big Four potentially being split in the UK, automated trucking, banking for hemp businesses, the booming plexiglass industry, alternative financing strategies, and the U.S. possibly banning TikTok and other chinese apps.

Trump’s taxes - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-new-york-prosecutor-can-get-trump-s-n1232086

Big Four split - https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/big-four-face-big-split-as-watchdog-sets-separation-deadline

Auto trucking - https://nevalleynews.org/13698/news/self-driving-trucks-operating-in-arizona-truckers-fear-for-jobs-public-safety/

Hemp banking - https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2020/us-treasury-tells-banks-to-treat-hemp-businesses-like-any-other/?mc_cid=ad8efab923&mc_eid=06feceef45

Plexiglass - https://www.npr.org/2020/07/03/883904946/business-as-usual-during-the-pandemic-this-time-through-plexiglass

Check out Figure Plant - http://figureplant.com/

Finance strategies - https://smallbiztrends.com/2020/07/alternative-financing-for-business.html

Chinese apps - https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/tech/us-tiktok-ban/index.html

None of Our Businesses Episode 39, July 2020