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Can An Accountant Help Grow My Business? Hmm…
Accountants, like many professions, have generalists and specialists. Your small business needs a generalist. And when you get one, use them to help you with big business decisions.
What It Took Me 8 Years To Learn
Don’t spend 8 years figuring these things out. Spend 15 minutes reading this and hopefully avoid some business blunders.
12 Things A Business Plan Doesn’t Cover
Most people have seen the business plan templates that cover the product or idea, the market, the team. But a business plan misses some very important things that will make the difference between a business that is successful and one that is not. Those are your personality traits, your work habits, and your support system. …
6 Reasons to Outsource Your Accounting
Payroll was the first accounting process to gain popularity in outsourcing. A 2014 survey claims 48% of companies under $25 million in annual sales outsource their payroll. I couldn’t find a more recent number, but I’m confident it has continued to climb. The technology for data-sharing wasn’t there, but payroll was painful enough that businesses …
Playing Office
I once worked with a brand-new start-up with investors anxious to start expanding. However, the president was regularly wandering off in the weeds getting the accounting set up, state registrations completed, and post office boxes set up. I agreed that those items are necessary, but the problem was that he kept insisting he do the …
Your Brand and Online Presence
There was a day when your corporate identity was tied to engraved letterhead and envelopes. Obviously, it is a new day. You probably still need a logo and business cards, but your domain name and web presence should now be a big part of your business branding. Every company needs a web presence regardless of …
