Accounting Opportunities: Personal CFO
Some individuals and families need daily, hands on financial management… kind of a personal CFO of sorts. While most of these people are of the high asset, high activity sort, some are merely going through some sort of crisis, are seniors without a support system in place, or a variety of other issues. For whatever […]
Accounting: A Degree You Can Count On
As many students or job seekers search for fulfilling career paths, perhaps now is the time to seize an opportunity in accounting. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow 16 percent by 2020. This outpaces the projected 14 percent growth rate for jobs in […]
Why Your Business Should Have Data Backups
No matter what size a business is, backing up all business related data is an important practice. Because data backup is not always seen as being a mission critical function, some business people think that they can get away without having a backup plan in place. This idea is wrong for a number of reasons. […]
Why You Should Hire an Accountant to Handle All Your Financials Needs
Is doing your tax yourself a good idea? If you’re and adult you can do most things for yourself. Cooking, cleaning, getting from one place to another, deciding what you wear, even gardening and renovating. Sometimes we outsource these tasks, when we hire a cleaner or take a taxi or go to a restaurant, but […]
5 Effective Branding Strategies for Small Business
When you start of your small business, you want to give it a jumpstart. You know how new and awesome the product or service is, but how do you get it across to your potential customers. There are also numerous companies that have been in the market with similar or related items and you also […]
Debt Consolidation vs. Bankruptcy: Which is Best for You
Whether bad household budgeting, job loss, or divorce is the cause of a financial crisis, the problem will not go away by itself. Consumers are generally faced with one of two options: debt consolidation or bankruptcy. Both are stressful and neither is particularly enjoyable to go through. The following will help you determine which route […]
How to Be a Better Bookkeeper
As bookkeepers, we have a certain responsibility. Let’s look at it like this. If the numbers are the lifeblood of a business then it is safe to say that we are the vein that carries that blood. If you don’t like that analogy then consider us the highway that moves the numbers around. No good […]
Five Finance Management Tips for SMBs
These are challenging times for Canadian SMBs, many of whom lack the clout of larger enterprises with which to weather the ongoing financial storm. But with careful financial management, it’s often possible to sail through to brighter skies and calmer waters. Here are our five top tips for effective financial management for SMBs: 1 – […]
Here’s Why Your Small Business May Not Need a Social Media Presence
Have you thought about your social media efforts lately? Everybody says you should devote time to building your presence but how much? Your business grows by concentrating your efforts on tasks that generate direct revenue but if you’re not investing time into growing the business, the business will slow to a halt. You can find […]
5 Steps to Improve Your Call Centre Customer Service
Customers are important for your business and in today’s world, when your customers are global; the only way you can interact with them is through call centers. A call center is now an integral part of your business and has a direct impact on your customer satisfaction. If your call center customer service is not […]