As a small business owner, it can sometimes feel like you’re alone on a desert island with no help in sight for the endless financial reports you have to deal with. This blog post on how to understand and calculate cash flow is the 3rd in a series we’ve been doing on...
Bookkeeping
How to Read a Monthly Balance Sheet (And Why It Matters)
According to financial website The Balance SMB, the monthly balance sheet is “the most important of the three main financial statements used to illustrate the financial health of a business.” In previous blog posts on this site, we have talked about those 3 key...
3 Most Important Types of Financial Statements Your Business Needs
It’s a question that most of us have been asked at a dinner party at some point in our lives: “If you were in a plane crash and stranded on a desert island, what one _____ would you want with you?” In 2005, The Office did an episode titled “The Fire” in which a small...
Keep Up With Receipts Like A Pro With These 3 Simple Tips
Every transaction in your business has to be accounted for. In the nonstop world of a small business owner, it can be a real challenge to keep up with receipts. You either forget to enter the expense in your accounting software, or you just guess at the amount. Either...
5 Important Questions to Ask Your CPA Every Year
Meeting with your CPA shouldn’t be a one-time event where you simply hand them the keys to your finances and walk away. In order to take full advantage of the CPA you’ve teamed up with, here are 5 questions to ask your CPA at least every year.