Do you ever read about business owners that travel the world and work from anywhere? Wonder how they did it (and feel a bit jealous)? Here’s how I did just that. I live in Arizona while my family resides in Pennsylvania. This past holiday season, I flew to Pennsylvania in December and returned to Arizona [...]
Shoeboxed is an awesome service that scans my documents and helps me stay paperless. With Shoeboxed there has never been one “best” way to use our service to stay organized. And after processing over a billion dollars of expense data since 2007, we say that from years of firsthand experience! Shoeboxed takes enormous pride in [...]
I recently watched a Ted Talk given by Simon Sinek called ‘How Great Leaders Inspire Action’. The main point Simon made was that people don’t buy what your business does; they buy why you do it. That got me to thinking about why I do what I do. I accidentally started my business in early [...]
In the age of “there’s an app for that”, most software manufacturers proclaim their product’s ease of software integration. But what does that mean? In short, it means one software program shares its data with other programs. Now, does software integration matter to you? Don’t get caught up in the hype. Think about how YOU [...]
Look at your desk. Too much paper? It’s time to take control. The key to banishing the paper monster from your life is to choose a simple document management system that works for you. That can be something as low tech as taking an envelope, writing the name of the month on the outside, stuffing [...]
This is the time of year when dozens of articles are published purporting to have the secret to receiving that big tax refund. Some of the articles make it sound like tax professionals are hiding the answer from you. I’m sorry to say there is no “easy” button when it comes to that big tax [...]
Cash flow. It is the backbone of your business. If you don’t learn to manage the money coming into and leaving your business it is nearly impossible to be successful. Just because you have a positive bank balance this week does not mean that you can afford to spend it on the latest and greatest [...]
Welcome to my blog! My hope is to unravel a few accounting mysteries for you, give you some useful links & share some tips & tricks. I have planned many topics that pertain to your small business & I’d love to hear from you about the topics you’re interested in. I love comments & suggestions, [...]