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Decoding Accounting: Cash vs. Accrual
I was meeting with a business owner last week who told me they were interested in moving to accrual-based accounting method. They were currently on the cash basis and their bookkeepers were inquiring if they wanted to convert over. The company was just entering their 3rd year and always prepared their financial statements and tax
Back of the Napkin Profit Growth
In late July I was having drinks with an acquaintance, let’s call him Derrick, who is contemplating franchising his men’s hair salon concept. I was put into contact with him through a mutual friend a few months earlier. Since I had been heavily involved in franchising for the past few years, I was the first
Decoding Accounting: Old 401(k) Math + New Rules
The Department of Labor released a new rule to make it easier for small businesses to band together to create joint 401(k) retirement plans for workers. The new rule will take effect on September 30th of this year. Under the rule, companies in different industries—for example, a salon and pizza parlor—could create a joint plan
5 Considerations For Bringing in a New Partner for Your Small Business
According to the Small Business Administration, 70% of businesses are owned and operated by sole proprietors. While that is a huge percentage, it still leaves a 3 in 10 chance that your business will have more than one owner. It’s almost impossible to say how many of these non-sole owner businesses started out with one
Flowers and Profits – How One Small Business Owner Manages Through His Bank Account
I was sitting in a local chamber of commerce meeting this past February where the discussion topic was how to attract more young employees into the workforce. The businesses in this local community were having a particularly hard time finding people to fill all of the hourly wage jobs available. At the end of every
Bid Ideas for Small Business: Scaling Your Small Busiess Doesn’t Always Lead to Profit
The ride-sharing company Uber had its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2019. Depending on how you calculated their valuation, the Company was worth between $75 and $82 billion. As I write this article on July 21, 2019, their current valuation is still around $74 billion. What made their IPO interesting was that a variety
6 Signs You Need An Accountant
My first contact with a potential client is usually a quick introduction call. On this call, I love to learn more about the owner and their business. I pepper them with questions to learn how I might be able to help them most. Small businesses are fascinating to me and I love hearing owner’s stories.
12 Rapid Fire Ways to Increase Profit in a Small Business
As a small business owner, I know that you have nights that you lay in bed thinking about how to increase the cash flow from your business or what your current bank account balance is. One of the most common questions I get is “How can I increase the profit from my business?”. The great
What is Your Profit Formula?
As a business owner, I know that profit can be somewhat a philosophical discussion. If you’re like some of the business owners I talk and work with, the profit you show at the end of the year often doesn’t correlate with the amount of cash the businesses generated for your pocket. Jim Culhane of Quality
The Business Owners Guide to Analyzing Your Small Business Income Statement
Small business owners hate reviewing their financial statements. A combination of it being a reality check and the general disdain for numbers give owners heartburn at even the thought of reviewing an income statement. Small business owners generally don’t have an interest in accounting (only us weirdos do). Besides, most business owners know exactly where
Big Ideas for Small Business – Budgeting for Profit
Tom and Alexis Leonard had dreams to be entrepreneurs. However, like most people, they were stuck at a point in life where they needed to live off of both of their incomes. Tom was an engineer whose job had little flexibility. Alexis worked from home as a sales rep for a wine distributor. After the
Accounting + Marketing: 3 Ways Your Accounting Should be Supporting your Marketing Efforts
In my opinion, there may be no other area that small business owners are missing out then integrating their accounting and marketing. The wealth of information that accounting data can provide to small business marketing efforts can help save money and be more effective. I know there are a lot of jokes out there….mixing accounting