New year – fresh start. Cliché? Yes. Possible? Also, yes. Especially when it comes to your accounting and bookkeeping processes. We talked about the importance of cleaning up your books earlier this month. In preparation for Q1 planning, you want accurate insights into your profitability, a strong cash position, and the confidence that you can READ MORE
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Starting Strong: Productivity, Process, and People
Starting Strong: Part Two In our last post, we advised starting the new year off with clean books, so you help you have a better handle on your financials can 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 READ MORE
Cleaning Up Your Books Now: Make Better Business Decisions
Cleaning up your books is likely the last thing on your mind if you’re like many other small business owners. You have bigger fish to fry. Your mind is more likely occupied with your Q4 customer acquisition. Or maybe it’s on philanthropic opportunities. Maybe you’re already thinking about the holidays. Let me ask you… Have 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
Attracting and Hiring the Right Candidates
The competition is fierce for hiring top talent. Many say it’s more difficult to find “A Players” than it is to find customers and clients. You are not alone in your conclusion that recruiting and hiring are hard! An understanding of the role marketing plays in the hiring process can help. Recruitment marketing can be READ MORE
Time To Hire: Employee Or Contractor – Which Do You Need?
When it is time to hire people for your business, you need to ask some important questions. It is the right time to hire? Can I afford to hire someone now? Do I need someone full-time or will part-time be sufficient? These are all good questions. And, here is one key question we get asked READ MORE