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    • Jun 02
    • Alisa McCabe
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    5 Ways to an Accountant’s Heart 

    5 Ways to an Accountant’s Heart 

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    In the last few years, the shortage of accounting professionals has grown tremendously, and many business owners are struggling to find reputable, quality accounting services. Prices for accounting services may have gone up due to this supply/demand imbalance, and they will keep going up for years to come– due to the shortage of accounting graduates and the overall pipeline. It makes sense to explore how to work better with your accountant as they become more and more scarce and in demand.

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    • May 27
    • Alisa McCabe
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    Don’t Shortchange Yourself: Entrepreneur’s Pay

    Don’t Shortchange Yourself: Entrepreneur’s Pay

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    Being in business means taking a lot of risks, especially financially, and as an entrepreneur, you deserve to be rewarded for those risks. Your pay is just one of the many benefits of your self-employment. But it’s not like the pay you get as an employee, there is more to just picking a number for salary.

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    • May 19
    • Alisa McCabe
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    Analyzing Your Profit and Loss Statement

    Analyzing Your Profit and Loss Statement

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    This is the first report you should be reviewing every month and comparing it to last month and last year. Once your books are reconciled this report can give you good information to make future decisions. Your profit and loss statement reports the total income of your business minus the expenses. It gives you a baseline of the health of your business.

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    • May 12
    • Alisa McCabe
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    What KPIs Should I Measure?

    What KPIs Should I Measure?

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    The key performance indicators (KPIs) you should be looking at depend on your specific goals and objectives. KPIs are metrics that help you measure progress towards your goals, and they can vary widely depending on the industry, company size, and type of business.

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    • May 05
    • Alisa McCabe
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    6 Ideas to Put the Spring into Your Spring Revenue

    6 Ideas to Put the Spring into Your Spring Revenue

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    While spring brings a change in the weather for most locations, it also brings a number of opportunities to refresh your products and services. Spring is a great time to boost your marketing campaigns so that you can boost your business revenues.

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    • Apr 28
    • Alisa McCabe
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    The When and How of Firing a Client

    The When and How of Firing a Client

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    Everyone knows how important it is for a business to maintain best practices for company finances. While faults in customer service or marketing can hinder your business, accounting mistakes can stunt your growth and leave your company struggling to survive. 

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    • Apr 20
    • Alisa McCabe
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    6 Key Strategies to Keep Your Business on Track

    6 Key Strategies to Keep Your Business on Track

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    Everyone knows how important it is for a business to maintain best practices for company finances. While faults in customer service or marketing can hinder your business, accounting mistakes can stunt your growth and leave your company struggling to survive. 

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    • Apr 13
    • Alisa McCabe
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    The Most Common Misunderstanding About Your Financials

    The Most Common Misunderstanding About Your Financials

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    Tax time is a stressful time for everyone, not just tax preparers. We talk with many business owners, and the most significant pain point they have is why the financial information doesn’t match what they think it should. If this is you, you are not alone.

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    • Apr 07
    • Alisa McCabe
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    Have You Ever Thrown Good Money After Bad Money?

    Have You Ever Thrown Good Money After Bad Money?

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    As business owners, we’d like to think that we make rational, logical decisions when it comes to our business finances. However, scientists have discovered that we have built-in biases in our brains and our thinking processes, and one of these biases is the sunk cost bias.  

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    • Mar 30
    • Alisa McCabe
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    Do You Need More than a Business Checking Account?

    Do You Need More than a Business Checking Account?

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    If you have accumulated more money in your business checking account than you really need for daily operating expenses, that is a nice problem to have! It’s time to consider putting that money to work by setting up funding for emergencies and taxes.  A business savings account might be your answer. 

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