This is the sixth part of our Challenge Accepted series. Today we are talking about how to find good advice for your business. It can seem simple these days to get a plethora of advice. All you have to do is type your question into Google and it pulls up tons of advice! Challenge There […]
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Apr
Apr
For the fifth part of our Challenge Accepted series, we will be talking about how to know if your business is profitable and how to determine how much to pay yourself as the business owner. Challenge A business needs to be profitable in order to be sustainable. In addition, business owners need to pay themselves […]
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Mar
Mar
This is the fourth part of our Challenge Accepted series (be sure to read the earlier blogs of the series Bring Order to My Messy Books, How to Set Up Your Business Properly, and Compliance Issues – What Are They and How Can I Avoid Them). Successful business owners need to be good at setting priorities. According to […]
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Mar
Mar
During tax time each year, you find that are usually stressed. You want to save for taxes, but you are struggling to do so. If this is your situation, you are far from alone. As a business owner myself, I used to dread this time of year because of taxes. Adopting one regular habit changed […]
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Feb
Feb
We enjoy talking about the add-ons that we love and that we use regularly. Today we are featuring the payment app Bill.com. Read along and find out why we love Bill.com and why we recommend it to our clients. The challenge that many business owners face is that bill paying can be painful! Writing checks or […]
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Feb
Feb
This is the second part of a six-part series discussing some of the challenges that affect almost all business owners at one point or another. The first part of the series was on Bringing Order to My Messy Books. Today’s topic is talking about how to set up your business properly. Challenge It is a […]
12
Feb
Feb
Oftentimes this is the time of year that businesses are working on their budget and planning and forecasting for the year. We work with many small businesses that use budgets and would like to share with you three tips that can help you with your budget. These are: Pay attention to your sales cycle Leave […]
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Feb
Feb
We are going to zero in on six different challenges that affect almost all business owners at some point in time. This will be an ongoing series called Challenge Accepted. Over the next couple of months, we will discuss each challenge and give you some ideas and solutions for each challenge you encounter. Here is […]
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Jan
Jan
It seems like there are three types of people out there when it comes to year-end and procrastinating. Which one would you classify yourself as? Uber prepared – You have been preparing for year-end all year long! You have a checklist of what you need to do and everything is tidy and organized, just like […]
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Jan
Jan
As we start a new year, we generally like to tackle it with new year goals and aspirations. I generally write an article about the new year, making new goals, and thinking about what you want to accomplish this year. I love making goals and motivating others to find their goals and go for them. I’m […]