One of the most frustrating experiences for business owners is watching revenue increase while financial pressure remains constant.
The Hidden Cost of Disorganized Financials in Growing Businesses
Most business owners do not wake up one day and decide they suddenly need bookkeeping support.
What Business Owners Actually Need From a Bookkeeper
For businesses between $250,000 and $5 million in revenue, bookkeeping becomes a critical operational function. It affects leadership decisions, cash flow visibility, financial planning, and long-term growth.
7 Signs Your Business Has Outgrown DIY Bookkeeping
One of the most common mistakes growing businesses make is continuing to operate with financial systems designed for a much smaller company.
Receive Payments the Right Way in QuickBooks: Your Options
How you record a customer payment in QuickBooks depends on why and how you received it. One of the reasons we like QuickBooks is because it uses language and processes that are familiar to small businesspeople. Instead of using the term “accounts receivable,” it has a menu label that says Customers and menu items that […]
Could Your Sales Invoices Be Better? How QuickBooks Online Can Help.
Every interaction with your customers can enhance your image. Here’s how QuickBooks Online contributes to that. Getting paid by your customers—on time, and in full—can take some effort on your part. You set smart due dates and enforce them. Price your products and services so they’re both reasonable and profitable. Accept online payments. But […]
How Do You Track Jobs in QuickBooks?Part 1
If your business divides some of its work into specific jobs and you’re not tracking them individually, you’re missing out on valuable insight. Job-costing is not just for contractors. That’s probably the most common understanding of this concept in QuickBooks, but you can also use the software’s jobs tools to track income and expenses for […]
How to Apply Finance Charges in QuickBooks
You may hate to have to do it, but assessing finance charges for late payments may improve your overall cash flow. There are a myriad of ways to bring in customer payments faster and improve your cash flow. You can: Get a merchant account and let customers pay you electronically Offer a discount for early […]
Need to Create Estimates? How QuickBooks Can Help You with This.
Estimates can be effective sales tools – if they look professional and offer attractive prices. Here’s how to create them using QuickBooks. You don’t need to be a car repair shop or an HVAC technician to present prospects and customers with estimates. In fact, there may be many times when an unexpected estimate—or bid, or […]
How to Enter Bills in QuickBooks
It’s not as much fun as creating invoices, but the bills must be paid. Here’s how QuickBooks helps. We’re in a bit of a transitional period with business bill-paying. Some paper bills still come via the U.S. Mail, however you may also be getting some through email. Others don’t come at all: You might get […]