Do you ever miss being an employee?
Tips on Setting Up Your Business Bank Accounts
Today, I wanted to continue with our Back to Basics series. So far, we’ve talked about deciding to be an entrepreneur, choosing a good business idea, and financing the business. At this point, there are so many steps. The order I write any future posts does not indicate the order in which you should do […]
Know your limitations to make each day a success.
As I’m writing this, I’m feeling particularly rundown. I think it’s just a cold, but whatever it is, I’m not at 100%. Some people would choose to take this opportunity to stay in bed all day and rest up. Unfortunately, I’m not one of those people. It’s not that I don’t agree with the idea, […]
Productivity apps are killing my productivity.
Given my propensity to get distracted, especially by apps and gadgets, I may not represent the norm. However, I find that one of the biggest productivity killers in my life is productivity apps. I wanted to sit down today and write a post. The flashing GMail logo in my taskbar pulled me off track. It […]
Getting back to basics: financing your small business
You’ve figured out that you were meant to be an entrepreneur. You’ve got a great idea for your new business. There’s just one small problem…you don’t have any money. A small business can be pricey in the beginning, especially if you manufacture or sell physical products. Before we begin, let me make one point. If […]
Linux bookkeeping: calculating payroll
Does your small business have a Plan B?
I hope you all had great weekends. As I mentioned on Friday, I wanted you to all put down that business to-do list, and pick up your personal one. So, did anyone accomplish a personal goal, or finish up a personal project that work has been forcing you to neglect? I would love to hear […]
Business is hard…you deserve a break.
Wow, has this ever been a long week. For some reason, a perfect storm of craziness in every aspect of my life converged into 5 hectic days. On weeks like this, success is often replaced with survival as the ultimate goal. Why am I telling you this? Because I’m sure I’m not the only one […]
5 steps to survive an audit.
As a business owner, there are very few groups of people who can immediately strike fear into your heart, like Revenue Canada (or the IRS, or HMRC, etc.). Sometimes it’s because of something you did wrong. Maybe you missed a few payments or had errors on your employee’s T4’s. Even if you’ve been very diligent […]
Find a way to break the workday monotony
…all work and no play makes Eric a dull bookkeeper …all work and no play makes Eric a dull bookkeeper …all work and no play makes Eric a dull bookkeeper …all work and no play makes Eric a dull bookkeeper Your 9-5 can’t always be about work. I don’t know anyone who can focus on […]