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General Accounting · 5 min read

Finance + Strategy – What You Need to Know

When I first purchased my small business, Monkey Bizness, I took a meeting with a small business strategist. I have to admit, I left the meeting…

Small Business Accounting Terms · 6 min read

Decoding Accounting – Merchant Services

If you have started a new business, then you have been through the “merchant provider bombardment”. From listening to them, you would think there are huge…

Business Accounting Guides · 4 min read

One Great Idea: Bookkeeping

Keeping your books in good order isn’t something a small business owner should do solely as a tax-savings strategy. It is true that small business owners…

Business Accounting Guides · 5 min read

Accounting + Utilization Rate For Your Small Business

If you are a service based small business, you more than likely can measure the utilization rate of your employees. At a basic level, utilization rate…

Small Business Accounting Terms · 6 min read

Decoding Accounting – The Cash Gap

Cash flow is vital to small businesses, more so than almost any other metric or measure. Working capital and positive operating cash flow are also areas…

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