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5 Best Accounting Software for Cleaning Business

Squeaky Clean Accounting: 5 Best Accounting Software for Cleaning Business 

Squeaky Clean Accounting: 5 Best Accounting Software for Cleaning Business  One year ago, Ellen (not that one) used to DIY her cleaning business accounting. The day would include invoicing new clients, tracking expenses, monitoring employee’s payroll, and managing the overall business.   While her cleaning services were spotless, she couldn’t keep her with all the mess […]

Professional Tax Preparers Pros and Cons 

To Hire or Not to Hire? Professional Tax Preparers Pros and Cons 

To Hire or Not to Hire? Professional Tax Preparers Pros and Cons  It’s April, and you are sitting at your desk looking at the mountains of receipts and documents. The tax season is almost over, and you are wondering how you’ll be able to file your taxes.   You had tried doing your taxes before and […]

Flipping properties? Hire a Real Estate CPA  

Flipping properties? Hire a Real Estate CPA  

Flipping properties? Hire a Real Estate CPA  Let’s look at Joshua, a real estate investor and firm owner. His firm recently bought a fixer-upper. Their plan was simple: renovate, flip, and profit. However, Joshua didn’t count the real estate taxes, capital gains, and deductions.   That’s when a real estate CPA came in and saved the […]

QuickBooks Enterprise vs Online

QuickBooks Enterprise vs Online: The Pros and Cons Nobody Talks About 

QuickBooks Enterprise vs Online: The Pros and Cons Nobody Talks About   When Jennie started her small candle Etsy shop, she didn’t know it would grow into a full-time business. As her business grew, she needed accounting software to manage tedious financial tasks.   After researching, she found QuickBooks to be the most reliable. She had two […]

The ABCs of Daycare Bookkeeping

The ABCs of Daycare Bookkeeping (Without Noise)  

The ABCs of Daycare Bookkeeping (Without Noise)  When Faye opened Little Haven, her daycare, she thought the hardest part would be handling the kids. However, she was wrong. Managing the finances of a daycare was the hardest part of running the business.    She needed to keep track of payments, payrolls, and revenue, which turned out […]

Outsource Accounts Receivable

Why Smart Businesses Outsource Accounts Receivable (And You Should Too)  

Why Smart Businesses Outsource Accounts Receivable (And You Should Too)  Betty owns a design agency in Toronto. Her company landed a major contract with the production company. The company was impressed with her work but had a bad habit of slow payment processing.    She was stuck in a cycle of email reminders and phone calls, […]

Fractional Controller

Can a Fractional Controller Save Your Business? Spoiler: Yes  

Can a Fractional Controller Save Your Business? Spoiler: Yes Let’s tell you a story about two business owners, Jane and Joe. Both started their businesses with a great passion and wanted to grow them. The ventures did grow, but so did the financial responsibilities.    Jane handled everything herself, from bookkeeping to marketing; she is a […]

Financial Statement Preparation Services

How Financial Statement Preparation Services Save You Money and Headache?   

How Financial Statement Preparation Services Save You Money and Headache? Let’s create a situation:    James is a small business owner in New York. He just landed a major contract, and the business seems booming. One day, his bank called, asking for financial statements to approve his loan.    James was so focused on running a business […]

Role of a SaaS Fractional CFO in Your Small Business Journey 

The Role of a SaaS Fractional CFO in Your Small Business Journey 

The Role of a SaaS Fractional CFO in Your Small Business Journey Let us introduce you to our imaginary friend, Adam.    Adam is the founder of a promising SaaS startup. After months of toil and hard work, his company is finally gaining some paid subscribers, increasing his revenue.    But before Adam can celebrate, he notices […]