For small businesses, few things are more crucial than prompt payments as delays could disrupt cash flow seriously. Regardless of the type or kind of business you own, timely payments are crucial in meeting accounts-payable deadlines. There are various reasons why businesses don’t get timely payments as they would like, which frequently has no connection […]
How To Create A Budget For Your Small Business
When you own a small business, a budget can be an important tool for business growth and keep you on track. Budgets provide a road map that guides you from present operations to the ultimate expansion and growth you envisage for the business and facilitate the attainment of these goals. Sustaining a small business and […]
KPIs – The 3 Most Important KPIs for Small Business Success
A key performance indicator or KPI is a quantifiable measure a business uses to establish its success in meeting the set strategic and operational goals. Therefore, businesses have varied KPIs depending on their priorities or performance criteria. Developing KPIs should be a priority for small business owners; they are a means to measure, track, and […]
The Cloud and Cloud Accounting
The Cloud and Cloud Accounting What is the Cloud? The easiest way to illustrate the answer to this is, think about when you access the internet, go to your bank’s website, and log in to your online banking. Each time you access your banking data online, congratulations! You’re using the cloud! The cloud is the […]
Mobile Accounting Apps
Mobile Accounting Apps If you’re the type of person who loves mobile apps, texting, and email on your phone or tablet, then you’re in for a treat. Technology has finally brought us mobile accounting apps and if you have not tried them out, I suggest you do! How much time do you waste just waiting? […]
Sales – 7 Ways to put the “SPRING” into Your Sales
7 Ways to put the “SPRING” into Your Sales Want some fresh ideas to increase your sales? Spring’s energy brings about the perfect time to try something new and fresh in your business. Here are seven ideas to try in your business; pick one you think would most likely put the spring in your sales. […]
Too Many Ideas, Not enough time.
Too Many Ideas, Not enough Time – The Fine Art of Prioritization Running a business usually means putting in over 40 hours a week. In fact, if you’re the typical entrepreneur, you have more ideas you want to implement than you have time for! All those great ideas can be noisy and overwhelming. That’s when […]
Expensify and Xero
Expensify – An Indepth look at a great Xero Add-on Expensify is your online solution for tracking expenses and creating and submitting expense reports. Even if your company does not use Expensify, employees can still use the site to organize and categorize receipts and expenses for free, as well as have the ability to create […]
Themes – Create a Theme for a Prosperous and Meaningful New Year
Themes – Create a Theme for a Prosperous and Meaningful New Year It’s 2014! At this time of year, it’s natural for us to pause and reflect on where we’ve been and where we want to go. Was 2013 all that you wanted it to be? We hope so, but maybe not. One of my […]
Xero – Convert to Xero Today – Its not too late!!
Xero – Converting to Xero A new year is approaching have you thought of converting to Xero Accounting Software for your business? Xero the Beautiful Accounting Software is the world’s easiest accounting system! There are currently over 200,000 businesses in over 100 countries using Xero. It is hosted in the cloud so it is accessible […]