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Accounting Strategies For Small Business · 6 min read

Big Ideas for Small Businesses: 3 Ways Small Businesses Can Use Big Data

Too many small business owners are losing out by not using some of the data they have readily available. I am always surprised at how many…

Accounting Strategies For Small Business · 2 min read

Hey you, STOP OVERPAYING YOUR TAXES!

A recent study prepared by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), found that more than 2,000 small companies, either unaware of or confused by…

Accounting Strategies For Small Business · 6 min read

3 Ways Small Business Owners Can Give Themselves a Raise

As businesses grow with time, bad habits begin to form. These bad habits take many forms…some will effect your customer service, some will effect your employees,…

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…