The security breach at Equifax a few months ago left many people thinking once again about identity theft. The best thing is to do everything you can to prevent it from happening to you. Here are a few tips to help you reduce your risk of being a victim of identity theft as well as how to reduce the damage …
Give Your Clients 5-Star Service
Are you interested in being known for your extraordinary customer service? Or perhaps you just want your customers to feel like it’s easy to work with you or purchase from you. If so, try these five tips for five-star client service. A good old-fashioned handwritten thank you note. Almost extinct, this customer pleaser shows you are willing to go the …
Outsourcing your Bookkeeping
As a business owner, you have plenty on your mind. More than likely, bookkeeping is not high up on your list of things you want to do, but you know it’s necessary. However, what many business owners don’t realize is that, while bookkeeping is absolutely necessary, it’s not necessary for YOU or your key staff to do it. Outsourcing bookkeeping …
Payroll Compliance: Payroll Mistakes to Avoid
Payroll compliance isn’t the most exciting topic in the world, which may be one of the reasons why various small businesses don’t know a great deal about it. However, ignorance can severely damage your business, and according to reports, as many as 1 in 3 businesses are penalized as a result of payroll compliance failures. Knowing how to file before …
Is Cloud Accounting Right for Your Business?
As a provider of bookkeeping and payroll accounting services to owners of small and medium-sized businesses, clients often ask how they can run their operations more efficiently. A solution we often recommend is migrating from burdensome desktop software to a web-based cloud accounting platform, a SaaS (software-as-a-service) solution that allows users to access their accounts online any time, any place. …
Bookkeeping Tips For Small Businesses
Small business owners devote most of their time generating sales and growing revenue, but part of their role may include keeping accurate financial records of business earnings and expenses. Bookkeeping has two main goals: to keep track of your income and expenses, and to collect the necessary financial information for filing various tax returns. If you’re opening (or already own) …
Hiring Temporary Employees & Seasonal Staff
Hiring temporary and seasonal employees can have tremendous advantages for companies experiencing a higher than usual inflow of business and need the extra staff to help with additional demands. However, employers have many considerations before hiring short-term employees, including an understanding of proper procedures, legal concerns and knowing whether to outsource the hiring process. Employees may be categorized in the …