Three Super-Easy Ways to Boost Your Revenue for 2018
Every business has a gold mine in its current customer base. But not all business owners remember to mine this gold because they are too busy trying to attract new customers or developing new products or services. This is the perfect time of year to step back and...
Bookkeeping Tips for Your Business
It's a new year and a chance for a fresh start and that includes your bookkeeping! The beginning of the year is a great time to get your books in order and set up habits that can be easily followed and kept up with all year long. The start of each New Year gives the...
Five Tips to Make Tax Time Painless
Tax time is probably not your favorite time of year, especially if you have to pay the government your hard-earned dollars. Here are five tips on how we can make it just a bit less painful. 1. Have patience. Practicing patience will go a long way when you’re dealing...
Five Ways to Ring in 2018
Happy new year! January is the month of new beginnings and a perfect time to strategize about projects that will boost your business prosperity. Here are five ideas to get you thinking about new beginnings for your business in 2018. 1.Learn new technology. Every year,...
How to Write Your Mission Statement
Mission statements are not just for large corporations. As an owner of a small business, you can benefit from going through the exercise of writing your mission statement. It can not only re-connect you with your “why,” it can also communicate an important part of...
Create a Theme for a Prosperous and Meaningful New Year
It's almost 2018, and at this time of year, it's natural for us to pause and reflect on where we've been and where we want to go. For business owners, it's especially important to raise our minds above the daily fires for a moment, take in some fresh air, and elevate...
Get Ahead on Year-End Tasks
Year-end is just around the corner, and that means a couple of administrative tasks are necessary to take care of bookkeeping and tax chores. Here are a couple of tips to make year-end go smoother. Cleaning up Things will go a lot smoother if you reach out to your...
Spice Up Your Marketing with Storytelling
One of the ways to impact your marketing is by adding stories. Everyone loves a story, and stories are more memorable compared to almost any marketing copy. Here are a couple of tips on how to use and place stories to share with prospects and customers. What a Story...
How to Read Your Balance Sheet
The Balance Sheet is an important report in your business's financial statements. Most small business owners are unsure of what all of the numbers mean on this report, so let's see if we can shed some light on what they mean. A Summary of Balances One big...
The Perfect Chart of Accounts for Your Business
Your “Chart of Accounts” is the list of accounts in your accounting software. The accounts are listed in your reports, and the totals allow you to determine how much you’ve spent, made, own, or owe depending on the type of account. It’s essential to create a list of...