I constantly hear people say that they keep going over budget. They are frustrated and discouraged because they put so much into create and implementing a budget, all to find themselves constantly overspending. Usually when this happens, I find that the same reason exists regardless of the person or company. 1. Underestimating costs. This is…
As a business owner you want to be sure that you get paid timely. You also want to ensure that those payments actually get processed. The solution to that is to accept credit card payments. But you don’t want to have to pay those fees, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE A COST OF DOING BUSINESS. Let…
If you are an entrepreneur who relies on social media and marketing to power your small business, you may need some help when it comes to keeping track of your finances. What can you do to streamline your time and energy so that you might devote more time to your business? Here are 5 financial…
Choosing an accounting software is like buying a car. There are so many makes and models and they all have similar yet different bells and whistles. And let’s not mention the colors and how pretty they are. So how do you choose? Well you are going to have to roll up your sleeves and start…
As a business owner, you want to be able to accommodate your clients in various ways. One of those ways is how you accept payment for your products or services. It would be a terrible thing to lose a sales because you don’t accept a certain payment method. There are basically only three forms of…
When I worked at a public accounting firm, one of things I liked but didn’t like was going to clients. I wanted to work from close to home and not have to deal with traffic every day. While DC, MD & VA are a hop skip and a jump from each other, when you…
Have you ever rushed your payroll just so your employees were paid on time and either made mistakes or missed someone’s payment? If so, you know that it is difficult because the task of payroll can feel like a full-time job depending on how many employees you have. So what do you do? Many people…
One of the hardest things to get a handle on as a business owner is your finances and how you can support your business and your personal life. You have to have a good plan in place in order to be able to still handle all your expenses consistently without any issues. So the first…
Helping other people with their record keeping has taught me one thing – people are making some serious mistakes when it comes to managing their cash flow. And with technology constantly changing, the mistakes are evolving. No matter how large or small the company, the mistakes are always the same. And with cash flow being…
Running a business takes more than just skills and talents. It takes a ton of systems to help keep your business running like a well oiled machine. You need systems for you accounting department, of course; systems for your administrative details; systems for your operations and systems for marketing. One of the most important systems…
