Consultants, strategists, business advisors, etc. use a myriad of tools, resources and methodologies to help you become a better business owner, and to drive focus within your business to achieve profitability and alignment with your goals. As a small business owner, do you need a formalized, rigid business strategy system to accomplish this? Not really.
Read MoreThe ways to grow a business and make it more valuable can be narrowed down to a list of four:
- Increase the number of customers,
- Increase how often customers buy,
- Increase how much customers spend when buying, and
- Increase effectiveness and efficiences of business processes.
Xero TaxTouch is built for on-the-go use and pairs bank feeds with popular swiping motions – a combo that lets users easily separate and classify their business expenses – while also generating real-time estimates of earnings and tax.
Read MoreThere are opportunities available in all communities to make a positive impression on today's children, youth and young adults. We encourage you to seek out events that, with your involvement, can make a difference in the lives of our young people.
Read MoreAs technologies advance and communications evolve on social platforms, the old ways of working with accountants are no longer efficient, timely, nor convenient. Even as the processes and methods evolve, the core needs of small business owners remain constant.
Read MoreConsider 3 areas in managing your small business: Accounting System, Cash Flow and Profit Improvement
Read MoreSmall and micro businesses are represented by mom and pop operations, entrepreneurs, stay at home moms and dads, etc. No matter how small your business, there are some fundamental questions you need to address. For an improved chance of success, take time to reflect and document your plans for strategy, execution, and growth.
Read MoreThe food truck industry in North Carolina is growing in popularity and gaining momentum. Everyone thinks they can operate a food truck. However, the hard work and efforts to start and maintain a successful food truck business can be greatly underestimated.
If this is not your first rodeo, make sure you, at a minimum, address the following areas before you drive up and open your window to the first customer.
Read MoreExperience the value and benefits of cloud accounting with a modern accountant specially trained in applications like Xero, ZenPayroll, Bill.com, QuickBooks Online, etc. We believe you should have the opportunity to succeed. Alone is hard, together is better. Partner with a cloud accountant today.
Read MoreWhen we were kids, we had grand visions of being stronger than life and acting as if we were superheroes. We could leap across the widest creeks, run faster than our friend's bicycles and scooters, and pick up and toss the mightiest of rocks. Our creative minds, unhindered by preconceived limitations, allowed us to imagine the impossible and convince ourselves we actually accomplished those feats.
Read MoreAnother typical desktop application horror story was written this week. A small business owner lost her accounting records due to a desktop software application crash, resulting in data file corruption. (Problems: backups were not regular, nor maintained; software was outdated and not on the current version).
Read MoreWe recently connected Fathom (a financial analysis application) with Xero and QuickBooks Online to enable us to provide better financial reporting and business insights for small business owners. The results are outstanding!
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