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management / entrepreneurship small business startup advice tax, accounting & finance

Why are you in Business?

Let me ask you a question:  why are you in business?  I am sure your answer is to earn money, to make a living, or to prepare for the future.  Then let me ask a second question:  what is your most important tool to manage your money?  Do you keep track of your bills and […]

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project, task, & time management small business startup advice tax, accounting & finance

Touch It Once Then Act on It

Let’s talk about going green.  Yes, going green.  There are many ways you can keep a green office.  But there is more to having a green office than saving the environment.   The most common commodity we all work with is paper….. to me, a close second  is my time.  If I can save a tree […]

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customer service legal & regulatory issues management / entrepreneurship small business startup advice tax, accounting & finance

Document Retention for Small Business

Frequently small businesses ask me as a professional bookkeeper varying questions about document retention.  I am not going to tell you which documents you should retain.   This information needs to come from your CPA, attorney and/or your corporate headquarters.  I want to write about document retention because ultimately, you may be responsible for archived documents.  […]