Go Paperless and Store Your Documents in the Cloud
At BookKeeping Express (BKE), we encourage our clients to reduce the amount of paper they use in their business. Not only does it help in their efforts to run an environmentally-sustainable business – it also makes it easier for them to manage back-office responsibilities and collaborate with their bookkeeper since documents are readily available in […]
6 Trends in Employee Management and Payroll
Extra time is a scarce resource when you’re a business owner. Managing all your day-to-day responsibilities keeps you plenty occupied, leaving little time to keep up with the latest developments in business management and technology. But it’s vital to think about the big picture and consider new ways to make your business run more efficiently. […]
SBA Loans: The Best Bet to Fund Your Small Business
This blog post was contributed by our friends at SmartBiz Are you a small business owner in need of funds to grow your business? If so, an SBA loan is often a good fit for qualified entrepreneurs. Here are six reasons you should explore an SBA loan to help your business flourish. Funds fuel growth […]
Why Businesses No Longer Need a Local Bookkeeper
Most communities have at least one bookkeeper who serves the local businesses. They make occasional visits to each client to update the books, prepare payroll, pay bills, and take care of whatever other tasks they’re expected to handle. If you own a business or are preparing to open one, you might think the community bookkeeper […]
How to Move Your Business Software to the Cloud
Last week, we published a blog post titled “Why Businesses Should Adopt Cloud Software.” Cloud-based software offers many benefits to small and medium-sized businesses like accessibility, automation, easy maintenance, and low costs. However, replacing all the software you use to run your business is a major undertaking. You have to setup the new systems, learn […]
Why Businesses Should Adopt Cloud Software
For a long time, common business responsibilities like bookkeeping, payroll, paying bills, and generating invoices, centered around the desktop computer. It held the business’s back-office software and data, so business owners would spend a lot of time working on it. But we live in the internet age now and desktop software has become much less […]
How to Write a Business Plan
When you pitch a business concept to a potential investor, lender, or partner, they’ll almost always ask to see your business plan. They make this request because they want to see that your idea is more than just an idea. If you want to be taken seriously, you need to put thought into what it […]
When and Why You Should Hire a Bookkeeper
Most people start their own business because they want to do something they have a passion for, be their own boss, and make a lot of money. Those are great aspirations to have but it’s also important to keep in mind that every business has a number of administrative responsibilities that aren’t as glamorous. One […]
4 Ways to Grow Your Business You Might Not Have Considered
It’s a big milestone when your business starts to turn a profit. But once you’re done celebrating, you’ll need to decide what to do with the extra money. You can take the funds out of the business and use it for personal means but that generally isn’t a recommended way to pay yourself. Instead you […]
The Differences Between Cash and Accrual Accounting
When you start to keep financial records for your business, you’ll need to decide what method of accounting to use. There are two choices – the cash method (also known as cash basis accounting) and the accrual method (accrual basis accounting). The IRS requires certain businesses to use the accrual method, including ones with $5 […]