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Are You Running Your Business, or is it Running You?

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It’s not healthy to only be known for your work ethic, yet that is the situation many small business owners find themselves in. Is your company in the driver’s seat? Take this short quiz: Are you stressed, anxious or exhausted most of the time? How’s your physical health? Your mental health? Do you have a life […]Read More

How Your Small Business can Survive the Great Resignation

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America is experiencing a labor shortage unlike any in our past. With employees taking non-traditional jobs, retiring early and starting their own businesses, organizations across sectors are struggling to stay fully staffed. Here are four sets of actions you can take to address the worker shortage: Make the work more gratifying and viable for the long-term, improve […]Read More

Making the Most of Your Balance Sheet

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What’s the point of a balance sheet? It can help you know your company’s net worth, how much money you have made, and where your equity is located. Balance sheets are also essential for attracting investors, securing loans and selling a business. What is a Balance Sheet? The balance sheet provides a picture of your financials at […]Read More

How to Do it Yourself: A Crash Bookkeeping Course

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Whether you do it yourself or hire a local bookkeeping company, bookkeeping is the practice of recording financial transactions so you can see exactly what you are spending, where your revenue is coming from, and which tax deductions you can claim. Why it is important: It helps you catch more deductionson your taxes. When you log […]Read More

Behind on Your Cincinnati Bookkeeping? Here’s an Easy Way to Catch Up and Stay Up to Date

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A common woe of small business owners is falling behind on bookkeeping. This can be a problem for three reasons: You might lose track of cash flow and find yourself unable to meet payroll or bills You might not have the right data to make informed decisions about growing your business You could be faced with […]Read More

The Bookkeeper’s Importance to Your Business

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Bookkeepers are responsible for recording every financial transaction in the appropriate place. That can just look like loading your transactions into accounting software, or having them downloaded from your bank account automatically. But bookkeeping is more than just transferring numbers into a spreadsheet—it takes detailed analysis and legal knowledge. Your bookkeeper makes sure you meet […]Read More

Tips for Entrepreneurs Just Getting Started

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Your Bank Account Your first task, after registering your business with the state, is to open a bank account. It is best to have a business account separate from your personal account. Open a business checking account first, then a savings account to put aside money for taxes. Many entrepreneurs start with putting 25% of […]Read More

What is Involved in Small Business Bookkeeping?

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If you own a business, you need to know what you owe your vendors and what your customers owe you at all times. Bookkeeping is, at its most simple level, about keeping track of these two numbers. You need files or online folders for each of these two “buckets”: Your Accounts Payable folder will include bills, […]Read More

The 5 Most Common Bookkeeping Errors, and How to Fix Them

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Entrepreneurs serving as their own bookkeepers tend to make similar mistakes. Here are some of the ones we see most often, and how they can be avoided. 1. Guessing When You Don’t Know What to Do Entrepreneurs tend to muddle their way through challenges, including bookkeeping. Unfortunately, errors compounds over time, and you could find […]Read More

Where to Find Bookkeeping Services for Your Small Business

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When it’s time to outsource your bookkeeping, how do you find the right company for the job? As with searching for any other professional, there are no shortcuts: Network Your network is a great place to start. Ask people you trust who does their bookkeeping. If you already have relationships with CPAs, business lawyers or […]Read More