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By Ric Albano News broke last week that, despite bring in over a billion dollars in profit last year, Facebook owes no taxes for the year 2012. Actually, the company will be getting a refund of close to a half billion dollars. This is due to a provision in the tax law that allows companies […]

By Ric Albano There’s an amusing little story that I’d tell my kids when they were younger.  Although I did tend to exaggerate or embellish on some of the dramatic details, the core of the story is absolutely true and profoundly relevant to my small business services today. When I was younger, I worked a […]

By Ric Albano  A professional website is the most crucial marketing tool that a small business owner has at his or her disposal. Establishing and retaining full ownership and control of your website is equally important in the rapidly shifting online world. There are scores of “out-of-the-box” options out there from large, well-known companies that […]

This past Saturday, the #Strella team - and their families - gathered at Rachel's house for the annual holiday party! We enjoyed food and drinks, a fun white elephant gift exchange, and some relaxed time together. Below are a few photos! To see more, check out our Team #Strella Pinterest board!

by Ric Albano Next Saturday, November 24th has been deemed Small Business Saturday, positioned between Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the post-Thanksgiving shopping spurt. On the surface, this is a very good thing. It brings widespread awareness to small business in general and should cause consumers to think of the little noticed shops they […]

By Ric Albano of 33 Dimensions A few weeks ago, I made a mistake of omission, which set off a chain of unforeseen events. It caused a lot of problems for my client as well as a few dozen unplanned hours of problem-solving for myself. Initially, it did not appear that there would be much […]

By Ric Albano I’ve come across a lot of situations with new clients where they are having trouble getting access to their existing source files or getting their current providers to cooperate in many ways.  So I’m share three business fundamentals that should be established when starting a website. 1. Establish Ownership. The first and […]