Category: Accounting

This article examines essential marketing and identity elements for your startup homebased business- your business cards, letterhead, and envelopes. Business Cards and Letterhead are important to all business professionals. To many, your business card might be the only thing with which they have to judge you. For that reason, it’s a good idea to spend […]

An article written by Stephen W. Gilbert listed “10 Pieces of Advice to Succeed in Business.” His tips applied to all businesses. They were simple and concise, so I decided to share his tips, followed by a commentary on how they apply to an accounting and bookkeeping service. Here they are: Keys to Business Profitability […]

In this article, we take a look at essential business tools you will need to start your accounting and bookkeeping service. Whether you have a computer or not, you ought to have a working electric typewriter, but nothing fancy. If you don’t have one right now, don’t despair. This Saturday, go to a garage sale […]

This article examines the first step in starting a successful homebased accounting and bookkeeping service — your office. Your first rule of success for any home-based business is to stake out your territory. You need to locate a place in your home that is away from the main traffic path of the home, and has […]

Starting a home-based business is an exciting challenge. Chances are you worked hard for a long time to reach this point, and watching your dream come true is satisfying, thrilling,

Photo via Pixabay Owning a small business or leading a busy professional life can be stressful even if you’re organized and have a solid plan. There are so many details

They’re everywhere these days.  People have personal blogs, political blogs, travel blogs, health blogs, corporate and small-business blogs.  But do you really need a blog?  Small-business blogging is a popular, and cost-effective, method of marketing. But the point is not just to get a blog out there; the point is to have it rise to […]

One of the most inexpensive marketing tools available is your business website.  With minimal startup and maintenance costs you can develop a good website that will represent you well and increase your clientele.  It will also work 24/7 as a virtual receptionist, getting the word out about your business while you work.  And if well […]

Do you struggle to get your point across with colleagues, employees, clients or associates?   Professionals must be able to communicate effectively in order to succeed—it’s a required soft skill.  Before you can achieve effective communication, however, you must overcome some common barriers.  The following 5 obstacles may be holding up your ability to communicate effectively […]

We’ve all procrastinated at one time or another.  And while for some, procrastination may represent a brief lapse in productivity, others are plagued with chronic procrastination that threatens their livelihood and business.  Wherever you may be on the spectrum, it’s important to recognize your tendency to procrastinate and respond promptly, especially now that tax season […]

Give Yourself the Gift of Profitability Who wouldn’t want the gift of profitability?  That’s probably even on Santa’s wish list.  A solid investment in yourself and your business would make a great present that may not fit in your stocking, but will definitely fill your bank account!  What’s the investment? Every successful business thrives on […]

Increase Your Services and Your Bottom Line Here’s a quick quiz for you. Would you like to grow your business? Would you like to work smarter and beat the competition? Would you like to make more money? Would you like to make a difference? And would you like to do it all in less time? […]