Success

JULY 23, 2024

Instead of allowing my boiling blood pressure to show, I used my skills as a successful small business owner to ask a few clarifying questions first: Why do you think it’s dad’s money? As preteens do, he said something bratty like, “Why would it matter to you? It’s dad’s money, anyway.” Because he goes to work.”

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 12, 2024

As a business owner, you have many responsibilities, from overseeing daily business operations and marketing and sales campaigns to creating a business plan, financial management and bookkeeping, customer service, and ensuring legal compliance. Some owners will try to handle everything with a small staff.

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

So why do 90% of small businesses fail in the first few years? It’s because most new entrepreneurs don’t end up doing what they love, but spend their waking hours on payroll, bookkeeping and clogged toilets instead of making those artisanal flourless cupcakes.

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Ruby

JULY 8, 2019

TripIt Timesheet TMetrics Harvest Homebase General Business Information and Guidance Business ownership can be a tough, unpredictable, and at times lonely experience. Fundera Lendio SmartBiz EquityNet Accounting and Bookkeeping Unless you’re a CPA, you probably didn’t get into business to work with financial information all day.

Bookkeeping 40

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I had this mindset of “we’re a small business, we have to do everything ourselves” but that isn’t always true. I set up a meeting with a bookkeeper to get us sorted out. So, right after my letter was posted I took action. Clearly we’re not good at money so we need help with it!

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Ruby

MAY 30, 2023

It takes time not only to gain experience as a working attorney but also to learn how to run a business. From bookkeeping, office administration, and HR issues to marketing, website maintenance, and customer relationship management, running a firm is a full-time job by itself. It takes months of preparation just to plan for it.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Your accountant can help you with that, or you can learn about them in the IRS Tax Guide for Small Business. You’ll Need To Pay Quarterly Estimated Business Taxes—Federal, State And Local As an employee, you had taxes taken out of your paychecks and only needed to file an annual tax return.

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Fellow

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

While its pricing does get quite expensive once you need more features, there are also usually numerous promotions or small business packages to leverage. This makes it a great tool for accountants or bookkeepers who are short on time and need to automate manual data entry and calculations.

Software 52

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Ask a Manager

JULY 5, 2021

I work for my husband in a small business. We have a successful business with a crew of 10 and I work in the office with someone he has known for years who has done the business administration, including bookkeeping, and who knows all of the company details. I’ve been over-sharing at work — how do I reset?

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Ask a Manager

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

I’ve recently started trying to learn the ropes at my dad’s small business. He has an office manager who runs the day to day business. My father depends on her totally to run the office, dispatch employees, and handle all bookkeeping. He is getting older and works less and less. with a one-hour lunch.

Bookkeeping 33

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 14, 2022

” So I set myself up to offer bookkeeping and virtual admin/executive assistant services for small businesses and business owners. Then I hit social media, my local network of friends, business organizations, freelancer job boards, anywhere I could think to get myself out there.

Food 34

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Ask a Manager

MAY 17, 2016

I’ve been working as a personal/administrative assistant for a small-business owner since 2011. I’ve done everything from academic research for a book she was writing to bookkeeping for her business, marketing, and website management. I track my own hours and invoice her business.

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Ask a Manager

JULY 4, 2018

I own a small business that is experiencing significant growth and had been shopping around for accountants experienced in my particular business. My mom started working for an outsourcing payroll/finance/bookkeeping/admin company at the beginning of the year. It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go….

Bookkeeping 20

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Ask a Manager

MARCH 11, 2021

(As an example, I’m a trainer, and there are some organizations in the UK that I work for and I cannot talk about what they do because it’s subject to the Official Secrets Act or because they deal with confidential / personal information about, say, children in care.)”

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