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Is Your Business A Financial Hot Mess? Recover by Following These 5 Steps

I’m a recovering financial hot mess. Before 2011, organizing myself financially was never top of mind. Receiving a regular paycheck ensu...

Year-End Prep: 9 Steps To Help You Catch Up On Your Bookkeeping

Is your business behind of the bookkeeping? The good news is the year is not over. Therefore, there is still time to catch up and even get

Spend Less Money With This Set It And Forget It Tip

Have you noticed that the amount we spend is based on the amount that is in our bank account? For example, if the amount in our account i...

Why Small Businesses and Their Bookkeepers Need To Communicate

As an accountant, I get frustrated when I hear about a small business canceling their bookkeeping service for the purpose of cutting down...

Hate Networking? Follow These 9 Tips and Take the Headache Out of Networking

...Instead, go into a networking event for the purpose of letting others know who you are and what you do. Furthermore, get to know others.

Deductible Expenses For Small Businesses

The unofficial first day of summer has arrived! Although, if you live in Houston, Texas, like I do, summer never really left! Now I hate ...

5 Tips For Collecting Past Due Invoices Painlessly

You send your invoices to your customers, each with a clear and specific due date. Yet, when the due date arrives, payment does not. Unfo...

4 Tips For Saving Receipts (Which Makes Your Life Easier)

As soon as you get the receipt, whip out your smartphone or tablet, and take a picture. The IRS accepts photos of your receipt. Furthermore

5 Reasons You Should Save Your Receipts

“I don't need receipts. I can use the bank statement.” How many of you have said that? I’m raising my hand because I once did. I specific...

Accounts Receivable Management: Tips for Getting Paid and Improving Cash Flow

Unpaid invoices hurt the cash flow of your business. Rather than turn to the default solution of increasing sales, look into improving th...

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