--- title: Not Your Father's Accountant Blog | cash flow description: cash flow | Business Insights For The Modern Business Owner from the good folks at Milam, Knecht & Warner. --- ### [![not your fathers accountant blog](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hs-fs/images/not-your-fathers-accountant-blog.jpg)](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/) # [The Federal Employee Retention Credit (ERC) & How it Can Help Bring You Out of a Cash Flow Slump](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/employee-retention-credit) Posted by [George Chahinian](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/author/george-chahinian) on July 12, 2021 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hs-fs/hub/188908/file-2020356860.jpeg) ](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/employee-retention-credit) Has the Government-mandated Covid shutdown brought your cash flow to a halt? Have you been able to operate, but still haven’t been able to get your revenues up to the level they were at before all the lockdown madness of 2020?  Here's a brief overview of how the federal Employee Retention Credit (ERC) can get you up to $33,000 (*per employee*) in refundable federal tax credits through the end of 2021. [Read More](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/employee-retention-credit) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/employee-retention-credit#comments-listing) Tags: [Accounting](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/accounting), [COVID](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/covid), [Employment Tax](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/employment-tax), [business](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/business), [cash flow](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/cash-flow), [Employee Retention Credit](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/employee-retention-credit), [payroll](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/payroll), [ERC](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/erc) # [Hit the Ground Running: 7 Steps for New Business Owners](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/hit-the-ground-running-7-steps-for-new-business-owners) Posted by [Robert Hicks](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/author/robert-hicks) on April 01, 2021 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.weaddvalue.com/hubfs/Hit%20the%20ground%20running.jpg) ](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/hit-the-ground-running-7-steps-for-new-business-owners) **R****unning a new business can be** a daunting endeavor. As soon as you form a business, you'll face many important decisions, ranging from mundane to critical. While much of what you must learn comes through trial and error, other lessons can be learned by observing what other business owners have experienced. Here are seven tips to help you hit the ground running. [Read More](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/hit-the-ground-running-7-steps-for-new-business-owners) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/hit-the-ground-running-7-steps-for-new-business-owners#comments-listing) Tags: [Accounting](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/accounting), [cloud accounting](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/cloud-accounting), [business](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/business), [cash flow](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/topic/cash-flow) [All posts](https://www.weaddvalue.com/blog/all) ## Get The Latest! Sign up for our monthly newsletter for business owners. ## Lower Your Business Taxes Register today for a *Free* **Business Tax Diagnostic **from MKW. Minimize your taxes & free up cash to reinvest in your business.    [![Register Today](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/188908/112b3553-5f0f-4ef0-9995-44e6c67ab59d.png)](http://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/188908/112b3553-5f0f-4ef0-9995-44e6c67ab59d)