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Whether you’re starting a business, building the one you have, or stepping up to run a family business, you need a lot of information to help you make sound financial decisions. You’re not alone—millions of small businesses contribute every day to keeping America’s economy strong. Find out what you need to know to keep your business strong too.

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Simplified Employee Pension Plans (SEPs)

If you're a small business owner thinking about adopting a retirement plan, you should consider a SEP (simplified employee pension plan). A SEP allows you to make retirement contributions to traditional IRAs (SEP-IRAs) set up for yourself and each eligible employee. (If you don't have employees, you can adopt a SEP for yourself alone.) Your contributions are deductible from your business's income, and excluded from your employees' income. Virtually any business owner can establish a SEP.

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