Bank Tellers – Your Company’s Best Friends
Since I complained about banks last week, I thought I’d say something nice about them this week. This little tip may surprise you coming from me. I tend to do things electronically, with as little human interaction as possible. To be fair, the world of bookkeeping isn’t usually filled with extroverts. Get to know your […]
The Post-Dated Myth
I have written quite a few times about my dislike of all things cheques (checks for anyone who doesn’t have poutine on their Wendy’s menu). With all their convenience, there are so many downsides to writing and accepting cheques. The Post-Dated Myth A couple years ago, a bank employee told me that banks will physically […]
5 Tips to Avoid an Audit
The great folks over at Wave Accounting are doing a massive series of blog posts called the Small Business 500. This is a collection of guest posts from people in various industries contributing their tips to help the small business owner. They recently approached me to write one of these posts, and it just went […]
M.Y.O.B.
the cobbler’s children have no shoes This old saying warns of a cobbler, who is so busy with his customer’s shoes, that he doesn’t bother to have proper shoes for his own family. Does this saying ring true…have you forgotten to manage your own business? If you’re a mechanic with an unreliable car, a roofer […]
10 Things to Include in Your Budget Spreadsheet
UPDATE: This is a rather old post now. I wrote another post about creating a budget more recently if you’d like to check it out. It’s called How To Create A Budget For Your Bookkeeping Clients. this is a guest post from David Malmborg Creating a spreadsheet is an easy and effective way to make […]
It’s Summer…Now Where’s My Vacation?
It’s now officially summer, and after this week, the kids will all be done school. For a lot of families, this means the start to vacation season. You’ve worked through all of your company’s busy seasons, put in late hours and early mornings, and now it’s time to take those well deserved 2 weeks off. […]
Tax Thursdays @ Freshbooks
Tax tips guest post at FreshBooks. I just wanted to let you all know that a post I wrote for Freshbooks just went live today. It’s part of their Tax Thursdays series and deals with how to get your taxes done…even if you’ve left it until the last minute. If you fall into this category, […]