The Perfect Chart of Accounts for Your Business

Your “Chart of Accounts” is the list of accounts in your accounting software.  The accounts are listed in your reports, and the totals allow you to determine how much you’ve spent, made, own, or owe depending on the type of account. It’s essential to create a list

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Browser Productivity Tips You May Not Know

If you spend a lot of time online using a web browser to view web sites or to work in online applications, then you may benefit from knowing these wonderful features about your browser software.  Here are some browser productivity tips. Bookmarks All browsers support bookmarks, and hopefully

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How to Beat Procrastination

Would you call yourself a procrastinator?  If so, you’re not alone, and with our to-do-lists growing daily, the percentage of people who procrastinate chronically has increased over the last few decades. There’s a difference between procrastinating and prioritizing.  Great entrepreneurs know how to put the most important

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Is It Profitable to Blog?

One of the many online marketing options available for businesses is blogging. A blog can act as a company’s daily newspaper, letting customers and followers know the latest news about what’s happening. It can also be a wonderful revenue-generator. As long as the content of your blog

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5 Ways to Increase Revenue from Existing Clients

    Are you looking to grow your business? Traditionally, there are two ways a business can grow:   Find new clients Increase revenue from existing clients   Many businesses put all their time and effort into finding new customers while neglecting the massive potential of leveraging

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Cool Apps: Amazon Echo

Did you ever want a secretary that could answer questions all day?  Amazon’s Echo product can’t fetch coffee.  However, Echo can perform all sorts of digital tasks that come up in daily life at work and at home. The Echo Dot looks like a small speaker that

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5 Pain-free Strategies for Reducing Operating Expenses

    Approximately 80% of small businesses are break-even businesses. A problem faced by many businesses is that as their revenue grows, so do their expenses. To run a successful business, your revenue must exceed your expenses.   A penny saved is a penny earned. This age-old

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Could Your Business Survive a Disaster?

As business owners, we want to remain optimistic about our business’s future.  But life can happen, and we need to be prepared.  A good business owner thinks about all the risks to their business and has a plan in place to reduce or eliminate them.  In 2017,

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