The Balancing (Books) Act
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6 Areas You Need to Analyze as We Enter Q3
Can you believe we're already halfway through the fiscal year? Now, before you start dreaming about sandy beaches and sipping margaritas, it's essential to take a quick break and analyze those financial numbers. Trust me, it's like giving your business a check-up to ensure everything is running smoothly.
What You Should Know About Your Business Halfway Through 2023
As we reach the midpoint of 2023, it's time to take a closer look at your small business finances. Managing your financial numbers effectively and leveraging advisory services can propel your business to new heights.
10 Things To Focus on in Q2 to Grow Your Business
As a small business owner, it's essential to have a growth mindset and constantly look for ways to improve and expand your business. With the second quarter of the year in full swing, it's the perfect time to focus on cash flow, growth mindset, and abundance opportunities!
Keeping Up With Mental Health As A Business Owner
Listen up, business owners! Can we take a moment to acknowledge just how f*cking tough running a business can be? Seriously, it's like navigating a never-ending shitstorm of deadlines, decisions, and dilemmas. But here's the thing: amidst all the chaos and craziness, we need to remember that our mental health is as important.
Shaping a Prosperous Money Mindset: A Hypnotist's Perspective
In this guest post by Carla Chalah, a certified hypnotist, she explores the importance of a positive money mindset and its impact on financial decisions, including bookkeeping.
Cutting Through the BS: How to Spot Bad Financial Advice Online as a Small Business Owner
You may turn to the internet for advice on managing your finances, but not all advice is created equal…in fact, there is a lot of bad financial advice online that can do more harm than good. So where does that leave you?
Setting Yourself Up for Success Next Tax Season
As a small business owner, the last thing on your mind might be next year’s taxes. But for those of you choosing to be your business’s bookkeeper – you are not afforded that luxury.
Shit to Let Go of That Will Actually Make a Difference in Your Business
As a small business owner, you know by now that starting, owning, and running the daily operations of your business comes with its challenges. Sometimes, your own mindset can create some of your difficulties! We’re only human, after all, and we can’t always see how we’re stifling our own growth until we’re neck deep in the quicksand. But fear not, hard-headed friends!
Did You Know Hiring a Bookkeeper Makes Your Small Business Taxes Easier?
There is so much to know when it comes to doing your taxes, and as a small business owner, I know you’re already juggling too many job titles as it is. When you take on the role of your own bookkeeper, business advisor, cash flow analyzer, and even tax preparer - things can get dicey quick. While bookkeepers don’t usually do tax prep and are definitely not any kind of tax attorney, they CAN get your finances set up in a way that can help your tax professional come April 18th.
What Reinvesting in Your Business Means
As a small business owner, I’m sure you’ve heard all the cool kids talking about reinvesting in their business, but what does that really mean? And why is reinvesting so important in achieving growth for your business?
What a Tax Write Off is - and Isn’t
As a small business owner or independent contractor, you’ve got this tax thing down. You obviously know exactly what a tax write off is – and isn’t… right? You’ve done your research and you’ve perused tax blog after tax blog. You’ve even tried deciphering the IRS website!
5 Ways to Drive Growth for Your Small Business This Year
Congratulations, small business owner! You’ve made it through another year with your small business nearly unscathed, and what better way to celebrate than learning about these 5 ways to drive growth for your small business this year?
Advance Your QuickBooks Online SuperPowers
There comes a time in every small business owner’s life when you reach a ceiling in your QuickBooks Online knowledge.
Figuring Out How to Pay Yourself as a Business Owner
That first check you get when you start a brand new business is so exciting. You put your blood, sweat, and tears into a dream and made it come true. I’ve been there and whoever figures out how to bottle that feeling will be a billionaire.
Revamp Your Company Credit Card for the New Year
Between rising interest rates and a looming recession, you may be thinking a lot more about your lines of credit as a small business owner right now. And if you’re not - you should be!
4 Signs Your Books Need To Be Cleaned Up
Small business owners are some of the smartest, most innovative people on the planet, but often don’t know when it’s time to get their financials in order. I can’t tell you how many panicked calls and emails I get come tax time from people whose books are all kinds of messed up and are in desperate need of a quick fix!
Giving Back: How to Add Value to Your Community
Your community is made up of your business’s biggest asset: your customers! Not only is it important to provide value as a business owner to your clients through your services, it’s also important to give back charitably to your community.
Common Mindsets That May Be Holding Your Business Back
Thoughts are very powerful – and they could be affecting your business! Your mindset is a self-fulfilling prophecy. When you believe something to be true, you inadvertently cause that belief to become fact because your actions will be dictated by the belief. And sometimes you may be subscribing to a mindset that may appear positive but may actually be stopping you from reaching your goals.
How to Make Business Goals When Your Income Varies
Setting goals is one of my favorite business activities. It can give your daily pursuits purpose, motivate you to continue on in the face of challenges, and keep your business organized.
Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs
Any entrepreneur will tell you that sticking to their healthy habits is their secret to success. But figuring out what habits to stick to is not always openly shared!