Goode Bookkeeping & Consulting Blog

Cutting Corners When you operate a small business, you cut corners wherever you can. As long as you can avoid IRS problems, an independent contractor strategy will help you meet your cost-saving goals. When properly selected, independent contractors can do the work...

Letting Go When you give up a critical small business task, it can feel like personal torture. Even if the task requires professional skills that you don’t have–bookkeeping, for example–it’s hard to let go. Once you realize you have a bookkeeper who listens when you...

How much can you handle? If you run a body shop or a hair salon or you own any other small business, you probably don’t know much about financial reports. If you’re like most small to medium-sized business owners, you spend so much time growing your business, you...

As a small business owner, you probably have plenty of reasons why you've never considered the outsourcing vs hiring question. Perhaps you believe your operation is too small. Maybe you think of outsourcing as sending work overseas to get a cheaper labor rate. Could...

If you’re trying to cut your business expenses, you might be tempted to try DIY bookkeeping with free accounting templates. The idea behind free accounting templates is that they'll make bookkeeping easier and cheaper. Although that sounds like a winning idea, when it...

If you’re reading about tax tips mere days away from your filing deadline, you’re probably in the middle of a low-grade panic right now. Don’t get too stressed. Lots of people wait until the last minute and it usually turns out just fine. As a small business owner,...

Until your small business grows to match your dreams, you’ll multitask your way through each workday. That’s what small business owners do, but you still need a bookkeeper. Running a small business is hard. You went into it expecting to work long hours. You knew you'd...

Business growth doesn’t happen by accident. You must put in the time. Also, you must execute the right strategies. There's a long list of factors to consider in growing a small business. Here are three basic elements that can make a critical difference when you're...

If you’re searching for the best bookkeeping software for your small business, it’s time to consider a cloud-based service. Businesses that rely on cloud computing understand its power. Cloud services give you options for tracking and syncing your small business...