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When You Can See the Numbers, You Have Control

A guest post from Linda Daley, a happy client… For a few years, I struggled with keeping up with my small business bookkeeping and accounting. It’s a mess I got myself into very easily and … Read more

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One Big Reason to Ensure Your Financials are Up To Date

Many business owners have told me about their challenges with keeping up with their bookkeeping, about constantly being “behind”. No matter if you are a sole proprietor or own a corporation, if you don’t have … Read more

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How Do You Know When To Borrow Money For Your Business?

Following your business plan helps you make decisions about borrowing. You know, that document you created when you first started your business? You never did one, you say? I don’t know how many times I … Read more

More Money In Your Pocket And Better Decisions

As sole proprietors, we tend to mix business and personal expenses together on the same accounts, bank or credit card. I cannot stress how important it is to keep them separate! Open a bank account, take … Read more

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Bookkeepers and Accountants Are Not the Same

Your successful small business needs both a bookkeeper and an accountant. And there’s a reason why they won’t be the same person. While some skilled bookkeepers and accountants may, in fact, be capable of doing … Read more

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Beyond Data Entry

It’s good you’ve invested in having someone (an employee or a contractor) dedicated to doing your routine entry of invoices and vendor payments. You’re too important to your business to do that stuff yourself. Now … Read more

5 Resolutions for Your Bookkeeping New Year

We all make promises to ourselves that in the New Year we will do things better. Here are 5 worthwhile activities that will make your accounting processes easier for yourself and your bookkeeper. These are … Read more

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It’s Risky to Make Decisions without Financial Statements

A common question I’m often asked is, “Why do I need financial statements?” The answer impacts all types of businesses – in an office tower or in a basement. Financial statements consist of a Balance … Read more