How to Survive without a Full-Time Bookkeeper

For most small-business owners, keeping the books isn’t a highlight. They prefer to focus on improving and expanding their core business. Bookkeeping? That’s a chore. Yet, running a successful business requires effective bookkeeping. As a small-business owner, you might not have the budget to outsource your bookkeeping responsibilities. Instead, you have to learn how to … Read more

5 Steps to Start Using QuickBooks in Your Small Business

Many entrepreneurs and small business owners are natural born sales people whose excitement knows no bounds when it comes to closing deals, building strategies and devising marketing campaigns. But what about … accounting? It may feel like drudgery, but managing the business side of a business is absolutely crucial if that business is going to … Read more

How Writers Can Manage Federal Income Taxes

Disclaimer: I am not an accountant. The closest I can come to be considering one is from taking one graduate college course on accounting and using QuickBooks. This advice comes from my own experience. Some people start a freelance business with little thought to the business part. That’s a small part of why I thought … Read more