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How First-Year Startups Can Build a Useful Business Budget
20Jul
How First-Year Startups Can Build a Useful Business Budget
Even before launch day one thing is certain: It costs money to start and run a business. We all intuitively know this to be true because we know that simply existing in the world (as a business or individual) comes with expenses.
How Goal-Oriented Accounting Can Drive Business Growth
28Jun
How Goal-Oriented Accounting Can Drive Business Growth
Sorry to put you on the spot like that and don’t let it make you sweat. Truth be told, an estimated 90 percent of small businesses are unable to produce dependable financial statements when prompted. And it’s probably safe to assume that even if they could access accurate finances, most small teams wouldn’t know how to turn those numbers into business insights to put into action.
How to Build Marketing Into Your Small Business Budget
17Jun
How to Build Marketing Into Your Small Business Budget
You’ve already built your business around quality products and services, but all too often owners make the mistake of believing these will sell themselves.
Should You Outsource? How to Decide and Get Started
14Jun
Should You Outsource? How to Decide and Get Started
Recently, I heard from a group of successful founders on what they wish they knew before starting their businesses.
Selling Your Business? How Your Accountant Can Help
2Jun
Selling Your Business? How Your Accountant Can Help
Let’s say you’ve decided to sell your business. After determining that your company is fit to be offered for sale, your team is ready, and you’re mentally prepared for the months ahead, you have four primary objectives:
A CPA’s Perspective: Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Work with a Startup
17May
A CPA’s Perspective: Why You Should (or Shouldn’t) Work with a Startup
Depending on your perspective, the startup world may seem vibrant, creative, and teeming with opportunity… or volatile, superficial, and rife with mismanagement. As a matter of fact, the same characteristics that look like benefits to one person may look like drawbacks to another
9 Signs You Shouldn’t Wait to Outsource Your Bookkeeping
2May
9 Signs You Shouldn’t Wait to Outsource Your Bookkeeping
If bookkeeping is your least favorite part about running your business, you’re not alone.
Is Your Business Trustworthy? How to Approach Accounting
14Apr
Is Your Business Trustworthy? How to Approach Accounting
What does it take to establish credibility for your business with customers, prospects, and investors? In my blog post on the topic last month, I offered seven strategies anyone can use to instantly improve their reputation as a trustworthy, transparent, and professional leader.
The Reports You Need to Reach Your Business’s Financial Goals
7Apr
The Reports You Need to Reach Your Business’s Financial Goals
It’s officially April. This means there’s 8 full months left to achieve your goals for business growth.
Own Your Company: How to Built a VC-Free Startup
26Feb
Own Your Company: How to Built a VC-Free Startup
As I write this, the California state lottery jackpot sits at $189 million.
Why Investors Hate Your Startup and How to Change Their Minds
12Feb
Why Investors Hate Your Startup and How to Change Their Minds
These days, venture capital is flowing like Niagara Falls: would you believe that over $98 billion in funds were raised by startups in 2015? However, just because money is being invested doesn’t mean it’s easy to get.
Eliminate Your Fears And Doubts About Securing A Line Of Credit
9Feb
Eliminate Your Fears And Doubts About Securing A Line Of Credit
If he were alive today, William Shakespeare probably wouldn’t be able to get his startup off the ground.
How to Create Business Reports Your Investors Will Actually Use
4Feb
How to Create Business Reports Your Investors Will Actually Use
When you think about the end of the month, what keeps you awake each night? If you say your investor board meeting, you’re in good company! The best way to ensure you’re in good shape when the date for that meeting gets closer is to package the information you want to discuss in the best way possible well in advance.
Comparing Cash vs. Accrual for Small Business Accounting Options
28Jan
Comparing Cash vs. Accrual for Small Business Accounting Options
As a financial consultant at inDinero I hear the ins and outs of businesses of all sizes, but more often than anything I talk with smaller startups getting their feet off the ground.
The Key to Accrual Accounting: Recording Deferred Revenue
21Jan
The Key to Accrual Accounting: Recording Deferred Revenue
(Note: this article originally appeared in slightly different form on the Lighter Capital blog and is republished with permission).