One of the tasks that business owners outsource most often is finance. Bookkeeping, for small business owners, can be time-consuming, complicated and a long way down the list of important jobs to do. And yet it’s one of the most important roles. Good books mean a...
In businesses of all sizes, understanding the essential elements of financial business documents is important. Two of the most critical documents are invoices and purchase orders. These documents serve distinct purposes and are integral components of an efficient...
Bookkeeping is an essential business task, helping you to keep track of your finances and support good business operation. In this blog, we look at the need and various options for finding bookkeeping help for small business success. What's in this blog? Why do you...
Many small business owners are not financial experts. In our experience, when we talk to people about supporting business tasks such as bookkeeping, we're often asked 'what is bookkeeping?'. Bookkeeping can be daunting for small business owners, largely because they...
Often owners put off their bookkeeping because their main priority is to run their business. However, bookkeeping for small business is not as difficult as it may appear. One thing to remember when it comes to bookkeeping no matter the size of the business is to take...
Running your own business? Not enough hours in the day to complete all the admin tasks on your desk, plus actually get some business through the door? Wondering if you’ve even made the right decision to start up on your own? Thinking that it might be time to draw up a...
If you are an entrepreneur or a small business owner, you understand how valuable time is. One way to deal with a shortage of time is to outsource your everyday tasks so you can focus on more important parts of your business. As the saying goes — do what you do best...
Knowing when to invoice can make all the difference between having a nice flow of money in your business and having no money at all. You can have different invoicing habits for different customers, projects, products or channels – you don’t have to have a...
One of the best ways to safeguard your business is to make sure that your customers can pay. Of course, some businesses solve this problem by asking for payment in advance – if you’re buying products online, for example, you have to pay before the goods are delivered....
One of the biggest bug-bears for small business owners is late payment. Your cash flow depends on payments being made on time and you don’t have huge reserves to help you get through periods of non-payment. But if you can implement some straightforward invoicing...