Your business requires a lot of effort to keep everything running smoothly. But, you couldn’t do it without your back-office staff. Those are the employees Merriam-Webster defines as taking care of the “...inner workings…” of a business. As Investopedia explains, the...
When your business grows, and you’re overburdened with tasks, you finally consider releasing some of your self-imposed DIY burdens. You can do it. But if you’re a hard-working, DIY, all-night-long kind of worker, you feel like the love interest in one of those broken...
When you decided to start your own garage or art gallery, or hair design studio, you understood that you would take on many tasks. You knew you would run your day-to-day operations. You realized that if you didn’t have enough cash flowing through your new business,...
If you own a small to medium business, you probably do your bookkeeping. But, like so many other business owners, you probably sit in your office late at night. You run the numbers until you can't keep your eyes open. Then, as you drift off to sleep, you might wonder...
If you’re like many small business owners, you wish your workday could be a bit easier. You put forth a lot of extra effort every day, but that’s often what it takes to succeed. For tasks such as bookkeeping, you could (and probably should) work with a trained...
As a small to a medium-sized business owner, you have a lot on your shoulders. You handle so many tasks, and it’s easy to lose track of one thing or another. That’s particularly true with DIY bookkeeping. Tracking your financial data requires meticulous daily...
If you’re one of those hardworking, do-it-yourself business owners, you run your business with as little help as possible. There’s nothing wrong with working sun-up to sun-down...and beyond sometimes. You probably get a lot of satisfaction out of your hard work and...
When your small business receives an IRS Audit notice, it can come as a complete surprise. Tax audits often seem random and unfair. For the IRS, data analysis often makes auditing an unavoidable, systematic process. Like most massive organizations, the IRS relies on...
If you believe every commercial you see on TV, you can run a wildly successful small business out of your garage. You can do all the work without help, and you can become an overnight success. All you have to do is download the right bookkeeping app on your...
When you go into business, you expect to do more than your share of the work. That’s what business owners do to get their operations up and running. When you're cutting back on expenses, it makes sense to perform the tasks you already know how to do. It probably won't...