Our last few posts have provided a lot of information to prepare you – well, really, your books – for a clean, fresh start come January. And while November just started, in a blink of an eye, it will be Thanksgiving. Then, in two blinks, we will be halfway through December. And New Year’s Eve READ MORE
Category: Bookkeeping
Starting Strong: Productivity, Process, and People
Starting Strong: Part Two In our last post, we advised starting the new year off strong with clean books, which helps you control your financials and make better business decisions. Our advice to start by analyzing your Chart of Accounts applies to every industry. But different industries have different key performance indicators (KPIs) and various READ MORE
Why We Love Cloud-based Bookkeeping
We truly love cloud-based bookkeeping. We’re basically evangelists of the cause. The days of installing programs onto your computer’s hard drive are long gone. Everything is in the cloud now. Even the people who still use spreadsheets for their bookkeeping typically use Microsoft 365 (or Google Suite) to back up their work. Cloud computing or storing and accessing data/programs through the internet, is here, and it’s your friend. Most small businesses READ MORE
3 Critical Signs You Need A New Bookkeeping Service
Signs you need a bookkeeping service in the first place: A good bookkeeper does a lot more than just record numbers into a spreadsheet or bookkeeping software, like QuickBooks or Xero. In addition to recording daily transactions in your general ledger and providing your monthly financial reports, a good bookkeeper, whether on staff or outsourced, READ MORE
3 Key Reasons You Need a Bookkeeping Services Solution
There are bookkeeping solutions, software like QuickBooks and Xero, tools like Excel spreadsheets, or even manila folders or shoeboxes to be revisited around tax time. Then there are bookkeeping services, sometimes provided by a family member or friend or a paid bookkeeper – on staff or contracted – or even your CPA. But then there’s READ MORE
What Business Owners Want from a Bookkeeper
What do business owners want from a bookkeeper? What do small business owners want from a bookkeeper? Clean books, well, yes, of course. And clean books on time? Even better. Maybe clean books on time that don’t cost half of their revenue to get? Can I get a Heck Yes!?! Clean books on time at READ MORE