Outsourced accounting has the potential to provide a business with the exact level of services needed for financial insights. The key is, how to properly execute it. It’s incredibly common for a business owner to not be able to “let go”. Understandably so, for an entrepreneur. Your business is literally like a non-human baby. It’s […] Read more “5 Success Factors in Outsourced Accounting”
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Year-end financial tips may seem unnecessary. You work in your business all year so what changes at year-end? But the reality is, we need the end of year to be a time to re-evaluate where the business stands, and look ahead to next year. Now that we’ve fully entered Q4 of the year, it’s always […] Read more “Year-End Financial Tips for Businesses”
Business debt is tempting. What could you do with a whole, or at least a little bit, more cash in your business? This is the allure of debt. It’s about the possibilities that open up when you have additional spending power in your business. Quite simply more cash flow opens up possibilities. The reason debt […] Read more “Best and Worst Forms of Business Debt”
At Pasquesi Partners, our mission is to help growth-stage businesses manage the comprehensive financials required to turn visions into reality. Like traditional accounting firms, we handle the basics: bookkeeping, payroll, tax preparation, and financial statements. Unlike traditional firms, we’ve gone beyond “beans and books” and developed a one-stop digital accounting experience — focused on education, […] Read more “Pasquesi Partners Named a Top Accounting Firm in Chicago”
A financial app can help your business, but it’s often difficult to navigate the complex ecosystem. Just like every entrepreneur, you wear multiple hats. At one point or another you’ve probably been involved, or still are, with every part of your business. One aspect that definitely needs your attention is your business’s financials. But you […] Read more “Financial App Ecosystem for Entrepreneurs”
Knowing when you can hire is a major challenge for startups to navigate. Getting the right balance can make or break your business. Wages, employee benefit and payroll taxes are often the biggest cost of doing business. And you need to time your hires very carefully to avoid hamstringing your growth. If you pull the […] Read more “How to Know When You Can Hire”
Should you outsource accounting in your business? Running a small business is hard, admirable work. You have clients to help, employees to support and a vision to nurture and manifest. Most small business owners love these meaningful parts of their work. And the more time you can spend deep thinking, strategizing and navigating the twists […] Read more “Should You Outsource Accounting?”
The process in determining how to price your products or service can often make or break your company. Managing a startup’s financial health is a science. You have to learn to let data guide the finer points of your business, even when it goes against what your instincts might tell you. It takes time and […] Read more “How to Price Your Products and Services”
Evolving financial technology has always been a curse and a blessing to businesses. Used correctly, it accelerates processes, automates minutiae, and makes work easier. However, technology also has the dangerous potential to distract, distance, and disorient. With the speed and scale at which most businesses move, it’s impossible to operate without taking advantage of the […] Read more “How to Combine Financial Technology and Human Touch to Optimize Accounting”
Your business budgeting is often the difference between getting what you want and failing. Budgeting is an essential life skill. Failing to manage your money well could lead to unnecessary stress and anxiety. In business, budgeting is just as important – perhaps even more so. With the stakes being much higher, the consequences of poor […] Read more “Top 5 Mistakes in Business Budgeting”
Critical metrics will tell the story of the health of your business. But these metrics are not often the first priority for businesses. Entrepreneurs are known for their vision. They’re the idea people. The big picture thinkers. Some are also gifted with business acumen and have the strategies for promoting their business and bringing in […] Read more “5 Critical Metrics to Determine Financial Health”
Accounting is often seen as mundane and painful. However, in today’s world, apps provide the efficiency needed to maximize financial intelligence. Instead of a bunch of paper and spreadsheets, modern accounting provides dashboards and reports to help your business grow. With a solid financial intelligence, your business: Better handles times of adversity and uncertainty Makes […] Read more “7 Apps to Maximize Financial Intelligence”