The Simple Contractor Habit That Makes 1099 Season Painless Every January, the same scramble happens. You sit down to send 1099s and realize you do not have an address for the massage therapist who covered two Saturdays in March. You do not have a signed agreement for the virtual assistant you hired in May. And […]
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Business Travel and Your Books: What to Track and Why It Matters You booked the flight to that continuing education conference. You grabbed coffee at the airport, paid for the hotel, ordered dinner after a long day of sessions. And now, weeks later, you are staring at a pile of receipts wondering what you are
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How to Prepare Financially for Slow Seasons in Business Every service business has slow seasons. The summer lull. The post-holiday drop. The stretch in late winter when nobody is booking anything. If you have been in business long enough, you can probably name yours. And if you are anything like most business owners I work
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The Difference Between Bookkeeping and Tax Preparation (And Why You Need Both) You hired someone to “do your taxes.” You think you are covered. Then April rolls around, and your tax preparer asks for a Profit and Loss report, a balance sheet, and a list of expenses by category. And you think, “Wait. I thought
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Signs It Is Time to Hire a Bookkeeper You keep meaning to catch up on your books. You will get to it this weekend. Or next weekend. Or the first quiet week you get. That week never quite arrives. And in the back of your mind, there is a low hum of stress that does
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What a Healthy Business Actually Looks Like Financially You are busy. You are serving clients, answering messages, and keeping the whole thing running. And somewhere in the back of your mind is a quiet question. “Is my business actually doing okay?” Not just busy. Not just bringing in money. Actually healthy. If you have ever
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Paying Yourself as a Business Owner: A Simple Guide to Getting It Right Let me guess. You pay everyone else first. The rent. The software. The contractors who help you out. And you, the person running the whole thing, get whatever happens to be left over. Sometimes. If that sounds familiar, you are in very
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Mid-Year Money Review: A Simple Way to Check In on Your Business Finances We are officially halfway through the year. You blinked, and it is July. The first six months are behind you, and the next six are coming whether you feel ready or not. If you have not looked closely at your business finances
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The Easiest Way to Stay Organized Financially All Year You start the year with good intentions. This is the year you are going to stay organized. You are going to track your receipts. Reconcile your accounts. Know what is happening with your money. Then March hits. Or June. Or October. And suddenly you have a
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The Monthly Money Check-In: 5 Numbers That Tell You How Your Business Is Doing You know you should be looking at your numbers. You just are not totally sure which numbers. Or what they mean. Or what you are supposed to do with them once you find them. You Are Not the Only One Most
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