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”
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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”
During times of uncertainty, the worst thing a business can do is sit back and wait. Learn how to stay proactive and make financial decisions even while facing an unknown future. Read more “How to Plan During Times of Uncertainty”
As we are nearing Q2 – May 31, 2020, historically 2nd quarter estimated tax payments would be due June 15, but given the CARES Act and the IRS changing the Federal Q1 and Q2 estimates due date to July 15, some States have NOT followed the same timing. As of May 19, 2020, below is […] Read more “Quarterly State Estimated Tax Payments”
The coronavirus is wreaking havoc on the United States economy. In just 4 weeks, over 22 million people have filed for unemployment. This week, millions more are expected to file as well. The good news is that the federal and state governments have stepped in to help. The government imposed stay-at-home orders and it is not the […] Read more “How and Where People File for Unemployment in Illinois, California, New York, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio”
The Paycheck Protection Loan is an SBA loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. These worksheets will help you determine the amount of the loan that will be forgiveness. Paycheck Protection Loan/Forgiveness Calculator Worksheets UPDATED: June 5, 2020 24-week PPP Loan Forgiveness Tracking Calculator, (XLS) 8-week PPP Loan Forgiveness […] Read more “CARES Act: Resources and Tools”