Why Do We Need to Send 1099s?
It is the beginning of the year, right? Have you committed to a New Year’s resolution? Maybe you’re going to eat healthier, work out more, procrastinate less, or adjust your work-life balance.
We cannot help you with every one of those things, but you can read our latest blog post on rethinking work-life balance for some ideas on that last one!
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Leaping Lizards! It’s Almost 2022!
“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning, but a going on…”
– Hal Borland
It’s hard to believe, but once again, another year is coming to an end!
Like Hal Borland said, the changing of the calendar represents a division of time, but also, a continuation of time.
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Rethinking Work-Life Balance
Inadequate and unqualified.
That’s how I’m feeling as I sit at my computer to write an article on a topic that has been written about by tons of people more qualified than I am – people who appear to have it all figured out.
Add to this the fact that I’m writing this at 5:00 AM,
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Keep Calm and Stop Workplace Bullying
Meanie. Jerk. Snake. Weasel. Mean Girl.
All of these terms can be synonymous with the word “bully.”
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Therefore, we want to raise awareness of this issue.
While we often associate bullying with children and teens,
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Don’t drown! Know your numbers and save your business
Don’t ever let your business get ahead of the financial side of your business. Accounting, accounting, accounting. Know your numbers.”
Businessman Tilman Fertitta reminds us that it might not matter how great a product or service you offer. If you don’t keep on top of your financials and “know your numbers,”
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Leadership: Are you taking care of those in your charge?
Management is about persuading people to do what they don’t want to do, while leadership is about persuading people to do things they never thought they could.”
This quote from Steve Jobs confirms that he believed there was a difference between managers and leaders. We do, too!
In this post,
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Profit & Loss Statement: How do you Measure Up?
As a small business owner, how do you measure up in terms of revenue, expenses, and net income?
Are you able to quickly answer these questions:
- How much did you earn in sales last week?
- What is the monthly cost of running your business?
We Need to Talk: How to Successfully Handle Difficult Workplace Conversations
Difficult conversations.
If those words make you squirm a little, you’re not alone!
Conflict avoidance happens all the time – sometimes we change the subject, put off a discussion until later, or simply decide not to bring up the real issues. However, healthy conflict is necessary in all relationships.
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Owner’s Equity Time Lapse
In previous posts, we brought the balance sheet into focus and then adjusted our aperture to focus on three important balance sheet analyses. Now we’ll take a closer look at one of the main sections of the balance sheet – Owner’s Equity.
Think of owner’s equity in terms of a time-lapse.
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2020: The Struggle Makes You Stronger
As we prepare to turn the calendar, I think we can all say that 2020 has been a unique and challenging year.
Many of the small businesses we know and serve spent much of the year in survival mode. Their primary focus was often trying to generate enough sales to pay the bills to keep the lights on.
