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Expanding our horizons with Xero
Though we are very proud to call ourselves Diamond-level QuickBooks ProAdvisors, one of our best business traits is adaptability. We try to stay on the forefront of a changing global market and, when…
Working When Overwhelmed
There will frequently be times in your business when you feel overwhelmed. There will be days or weeks when setbacks pile upon themselves, when everything that can go wrong will go wrong, and all at…
Bald for a Cause
Many of you have met Craig. If you had to point him out across a crowded room, he might be "the guy in the suit with the shaved head". And if you know Courtney, she might be "the tall girl with…
Year in Review: Our clients’ big wins in 2015
People tend to think of bookkeeping as a necessary evil. Your business has to have it, so just find someone who will do a decent job and whom you don't have to pay too much. We beg to disagree. We…
Ledger Nightmares: Entries only an accountant should make
One of my favorite holiday traditions is watching "The Nightmare Before Christmas". For those of you unfamiliar with the movie, here is the basic plot synopsis: The leader of Halloween Town takes an…
Living a Lie: The mistakes that make entrepreneurs go broke
"You have to spend money to make money." "Maintain the image of success." "Fake it 'til you make it." There is an ideal of the successful entrepreneur as a jet-setting globetrotter, someone living…
FLSA Compliance: Three Distinctions to Understand in Classifying Workers
The Fair Labor Standards Act has been in the news a great deal, lately. Multiple class-action lawsuits have been filed on behalf of unemployees who believe they have not been fairly compensated.……
5 Things Business Owners Don’t Realize They Need
We've all heard, "You don't know what you don't know." This is particularly true in business, where it can be easy to develop tunnel vision and focus on your own expertise at the expense of the…
Stop Eating Frogs
Mark Twain famously said, “Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.” In recent years this has become a particularly popular sentiment…
Constructive Criticism: How to tell when the “haters” have a point.
To start, let's consider "American Idol". (And while we're considering, please also think of a time when you made a terrible decision.) The show "American Idol" has identified and produced many…