In our last article, we discussed the benefits of specializing versus generalizing. So let’s take a look at how QuickBooks can help you. Decide what you want to track. Obviously you want to look at profitability but here are some ways you could look at where you
Read more →In the beginning, we all take whatever business we can get. But after a while, you can start to identify who you like working with, the types of work you do, where you’re more profitable, your ideal customer, ideal division, ideal service…Many worry that if they niche,
Read more →Whether you’re a contractor, wholesaler, non-profit or some other service professional, reports are crucial to monitoring your cash flow and profitability. When I work with clients, I often recommend changes in their setup and changes in their data entry. While part of this is to help them
Read more →When I ask business owners, of any size businesses, what their job description is, the most common answer I get is “That’s simple…I do everything!” So naturally, being the curious business coach that I am, I have to ask, “What does everything include?” It usually includes long
Read more →QuickBooks makes it easy to find information with their filters. A filter simply limits what you see (i.e. filters out what you don’t want) so you see only what you want to see. Both the Find Feature and reports in QuickBooks use Filters. So once you know
Read more →There are many features I like in QuickBooks, guess that’s why I support the software! But I find when I’m with new clients who have been using QuickBooks for a while or clients who are upgrading, I always like to share a few of the features I
Read more →While I still much prefer the Company Snapshot because I can easily see so much in one screen, there are two graphs I like in the Company Insights I don’t get from the Snapshot that I think you might like as well – Business Growth and Net
Read more →Last time I discussed ways you can get paid faster that centered on invoicing and payments. Today I want to take a closer look at how to bring payments in sooner by using reports and other features in QuickBooks to help get paid faster. Monitor Your Accounts
Read more →For those of you with seasonal businesses, such as landscapers and other contractors, you may find this time of year you are doing lots of hiring, depending on the size of your business. And anyone who’s been involved with that process knows that it can be time
Read more →If you have workers in your business, you likely made a decision when you hired them as to whether they should be an employee or a contractor. Any person that runs a business as a sole proprietor that you pay money to for services rendered is considered a
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