Hiring your marketing agency might be one of the best and most important outsourcing decisions another business ever makes. But what about the services your marketing agency should be outsourcing? While you might keep your own marketing in house, we need to start talking about...
This past year, restaurant owners have faced a number of unforeseen challenges. In fact, this year has been one of the most trying in modern times, and food service is one of the hardest-hit industries. From the way your food is prepared and served to how...
Among all the questions you have as a small business owner, "what's the cost of bookkeeping in house?" should be moved closer to the top of your list. If you’ve been running a small business for a few years, your questions have probably evolved. First, you wonder...
For many small businesses, there comes a time when it’s not only useful, but necessary, to outsource their bookkeeping services. The thing is, we know there are certain roadblocks that can stop people or businesses from taking this step. For one, it can feel scary to...
Have you ever felt like you spend a lot of money for what you get from your accounting department? It could be that you don’t feel like you’re getting an accurate or timely report of where your money’s going, or you’re not quite sure when you...
Have you found that as your business evolves your bookkeeping responsibilities have become more complicated and time-consuming? Perhaps what once was a tameable toddler-like time-gremlin has become a hulking gorilla looming over your shoulder at the end of every month? If so, you’re not alone...
Close your eyes and picture your last road trip. Did you jump in the car and wing it? Or did you think ahead about some of the details, like how much gas you’d need for the journey, where you wanted to stop for lunch, et...
Delegating is tricky for many business owners, and it’s often difficult for many leaders to know what they alone should be responsible for and what they should pass on to an assistant. John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker...
How would you go about explaining bookkeeping to a six-year-old? You might say that it's keeping track of how many coins you put into your piggy bank and then how many you take out. While that is the basic premise of bookkeeping, it’s certainly more complex...
There can be several reasons why your QuickBooks balance doesn't match what you see in your bank account. Let's review what might be causing this discrepancy. When your bank account balance is less than your QuickBooks balance: If there are expenses which have cleared the bank but...
