When you’re working in the business world, it is imperative that you are able to manage and access your data at all times. Cloud accounting makes that possible. Without cloud accounting, your data can only be accessed from one point: where you saved it. With cloud accounting, you can access your data from anywhere [...]
In a previous post, we discussed who gets a 1099, and now you need to know how to fill out a 1099. Documents like this can be intimidating at first glance, but when you break them down it is quite simple. Here is our guide, box by box, of how to fill out a [...]
Outsourced Accounting Many small businesses choose to operate their accounting services on their own rather than hiring an outsourced accountant. What they don’t know is outsourcing these services might be the very thing that pushes their business to the next level. Having an in-house accounting department is not something many businesses can afford to [...]
Do you usually end the month wishing you had more money to put into bonuses, marketing, or even client freebies? It seems like there just isn’t enough money to do all of the things you want to do; but the thing is, there’s plenty! Creating a budget allows you to guide your money properly [...]
If you received an envelope from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that does not contain a refund check, your heart rate likely increased. Before you fret, remember that most of the issues in these letters can be dealt with simply and painlessly. There are a number of reasons the IRS might send you a [...]
For most people, the moment when they made the decision to leave their job and start a business of their own always stands out in their minds. They can point to a specific day, a specific conversation or a certain book they were reading when they decided that they were actually going to do it. They can [...]
One area where most small business owners can improve their cash flow is in billings and collections. Keeping healthy cashflow is absolutely necessary to maintain a financially secure business. Here are some of our best practices we implement to ensure the health of our own business: Get it right: One legitimate reason for non-payment is a [...]
As you’ve probably heard by now, both the House and the Senate have passed their versions of a tax reform bill set to take effect for 2018. This does indicate that it is very likely that there will be some sort of tax reform coming. And the question everyone has is – how does this [...]
Small businesses need the right financial advice to continue growing, yet are often at a disadvantage because many cannot afford a full-time Chief Financial Officer (CFO). If your business is one of them, perhaps a virtual CFO or vCFO could be useful instead. What can we, as a virtual CFO, do for your small business? Here is everything you [...]
“There’s no shortage of remarkable ideas–what’s missing is the will to execute them.” Seth Godin had a good point when he said this. However, even if you have the ideas and the will, that does not necessarily tell you how to execute them! Fortunately, we have a list of the 10 tools you need to run your business [...]