8 Steps To A Stressful Tax Season
5 Reasons You’re Dreading 2011
It’s currently 8:30am on the 31st of December, 2010. Today is the end of the workweek, the end of the month, and the end of the year. I’m finding myself simultaneously excited and terrified about the new year, and I’m willing to bet I’m not alone. The past few years have been quite a rollercoaster, […]
Green With Big Business Envy
This one goes out to all my solopreneurs out there (especially the home-based ones). I know, it’s not a real word, and in a couple years (or weeks) people will look down on me for using a made up buzz word like this, but I still like it. Unnecessary small business software and technology. Do […]
Dropbox–Now Even Better For Your Business
How Dropbox can help small business owners. No doubt you already know about my love for Dropbox. There are already lots of reasons to use Dropbox. For free, you get 2GB of storage that travels and syncs with you wherever you go. For only $10/month, that 2GB turns into 50GB. Dropbox just recently announced that […]
Why Should I Hire A Bookkeeper?
During the 34 years I’ve been around, I have come to the realization that I am an anomaly. When I was 14, and my friends were sleeping in or going to the pool, I spent the mornings of my summer vacation at my mom’s office. They needed a clerk, since someone had just quit, and […]
What Will You Do To Prepare For Your Year End?
I just read a good post at YoungEntrepreneur about year end tax tips for small business owners. I would highly suggest reading it. The angle is very American, so my Canadian readers will have to just have to filter out the aspects that relate specifically to the US. Preparing your small business for year-end. One […]
5 Ways To Get Organized in the New Year
Since we don’t know each other very well, I have decided to start off by terrifying you. Sincerity is hard to convey over the internet, and being too friendly can easily come off as crazy. Fear, however, seems to transcend time zones and language barriers. To begin with, as I’m writing this, it’s exactly 2 […]
Shoeboxed vs. ScanSnap–An Epiphany
I was writing a post on the weekend about ways to get organized in the New Year. It’s not up yet, in case you’re trying to find it. How to save money when moving to a paperless office. During the post, I had included Shoeboxed in my list of suggested services. No, it’s not a […]
6 Ways To Maintain Positive Cash Flow
In my opinion, two words sum up the most important factor in a successful business. The earlier you are in the life of your small business, the more true this becomes. Today I’m talking about cash flow. Sales are important. Profits are even more important. Cash flow is infinitely more important than both of those. […]