RECONCILIATIONS REVEAL

Reconcile means to make (one account) consistent with another, especially by allowing for transactions begun but not yet completed.  It is a term used in accounting often. One of the best things bookkeeping will do for any entrepreneur or small business is to reconcile accounts.  The reconciliation process is intense and detailed.  Any flaw with a system or in payment distribution and/or receipt of payment will be found when an account is being reconciled!  There are times when a…

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YOUR COMPANY’S NUMBERS SHOULD BE A WORK OF ART

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT OR IS IT? The first thing I hear, when I tell people that I own a professional bookkeeping service and that I do tax preparation is; “you must really like numbers.”  I guess I do, but more importantly I understand them.  Financial analyst and business growth involves numbers but those numbers paint a picture of a business, the business owners and the management of that business.   In any corporation or large business, you will notice a…

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THE ART OF DOING BUSINESS BETTER

I’m not known as the Queen “B” for nothing!  The “B” stands for business, the Queen of doing business better.  Consultations with me develop into teaching and strategic planning.  It’s something I do well.  The key is, understanding what you do well, doing it well so as to employ other people that can help bring your vision to life.  It’s the way jobs are developed, careers are built AND entrepreneurs flourish.  Let’s just say you have a gift for…

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HOW MUCH IS YOUR TIME WORTH, CEO?

You’re the CEO, the visionary, the founder of the business or ministry.  Without you there is no company, no future, no foundation.  It is crucial when building your business to be willing to do EVERYTHING! It really is, however it is wise to be able to teach, development and mentor people to do the jobs that you really shouldn’t do and do not have time to handle.   In the beginning, yes you answer your own phones, however if your…

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CHANGED MINDSET: FROM employee to EMPLOYER

A CHANGED MINDSET It’s not about how many things you do well solo, but it’s your ability to motivate, inspire, develop, teach others to carry out the task that need to be done.  Doing business better begins with a changed mindset that will result in changed actions! Yes, I scream it! I say it! I teach it!  Better business begins with better books!  Better books begins with increased knowledge of one’s business and that knowledge stems from sources within…

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GUESSTIMATIONS? NOT FOR YOUR BUSINESS….RIGHT?

Guesstimations with your Business Finances? Every time I hear a business owner say the words, “I pretty much know that the entrepreneur is doing everything.  He or she is the owner, the sales person, the receptionist and the bookkeeper.  There is no way this can last.  The initial thought is saving money but time is money and where there is a lost or misuse of time so too is there a lost and misuse or abuse of finances.  The…

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MONEY & BUSINESS MATTERS, HOW DO YOU HANDLE IT?

It’s all about the handling of money.  That’s the difference in a successful business and a non-successful business.  We learn how to handle money personally based on the way we grow up.  The value we place on money, the way we invest it, distribute it or spend it is based on the culture that we have been raised.  The things one values as successful or important is based on our culture whether one pursues material things or invest finances,…

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