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FINANCIAL LITERACY: Asking implies NOT KNOWING

October 30, 2018
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TO GET INFORMATION IMPLIES YOU DON’T HAVE IT OR DON’T KNOW Wouldn’t it be great if people would just randomly tell you things?  Wouldn’t it be awesome if people with information read your mind, knew the things you were contemplating and randomly provided their thoughts without you having to engage, ask, or inquire?  Needing knowledge is intimidating.  You never really know how you will be perceived by your loved ones, friends or co-workers.  You never know how they will…

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TAX TALES ARE LARGE & IGNORANT! Don’t Fall into Their Trap!

October 23, 2018
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TAX TALES: larger than life and full of lies…. Everyone likes to lie about money, especially their money!  No one wants to tell people that they overspend, do not budget and cannot afford the lifestyle that they live.  I get it!  We’re private about money because we are lying about it.  It’s only when you speak to others that you realize your deficiencies, as it relates to money and the way you manage or mismanage it.  However, I’m very…

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YOUR VISION WILL INSPIRE TO LEARN: FINANCIAL LITERACY – Another Level

October 19, 2018
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So the last time we discussed financial literacy we discussed having a vision.  I received a lot of questions concerning that article and I’m glad! #1 it means you’re listening and secondly, it provides opportunity for discussion.  Having a vision is the most powerful motivation one can have and believe it or not, everyone doesn’t have one!  To simply say, “I want enough money to pay my bills isn’t vision.”  That’s a goal and a very simple goal at…

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FINANCIAL LITERACY PT 2 – EDUCATION ISN’T EMBARRASING

October 8, 2018
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FINANCIAL LITERACY – PART 2 Financial literacy is an intimidating topic.  Just the term alone can make one feel inadequate or simply stated; stupid.  When someone says that you lack financial literacy it is enough to make you either upset, angry, turned off and/or annoyed.  These feelings occur mostly because the statement has some measure of truth to it.  It’s not that we have heard about financial planning or that people do not desire to obtain more knowledge, however…

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IMPROVE YOUR BUSINESS CASH FLOW

September 25, 2018
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BETTER BUSINESS BEGINS WITH BETTER BOOKS The hardest thing about what I do as a professional bookkeeper is educating clients on why bookkeeping is so important.  One of the things I stress is improving cash flow.  The flow of cash in and out of a business is critical to that business remaining IN BUSINESS or being in the black (profitable) and not bleeding out (being in the red or operating bankrupt).  You can have a business; it can operate but…

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TAX SEASON UPDATE, QUICK CHECK, GET YO BUSINESS IN ORDER!

September 20, 2018
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Some of you are still in tax season 2017, while others need to look, prepare and get ready for tax season 2018!   For those of you still scrambling to meet the tax deadline for October 15, CALL TODAY! You need bookkeeping services.  YEP, bookkeeping! It’s possible to earn enough money that you require another person to assist you with the management of it.  That’s called being successful!  Bookkeeping begins with the tedious journey of tracking expenditures, categorizing them but…

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HOW you do Business IS EVERYTHING – 3

August 16, 2018
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One of the primary reasons for an entrepreneur beginning his or her business is having the ability to conduct business as he or she pleases.  It’s not uncommon to have likes and dislikes about the way a company handles business.  Many are the business men and women who began business to improve or capitalize on the things that his or her competitors were not doing or doing well.  However, building ‘ANYTHING’ on the foundation of, a dislike, isn’t wise;…

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HOW YOU DO BUSINESS IS EVERYTHING PART 2

July 30, 2018
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How You Do Business IS EVERYTHING? PART 2 Is all that money in your account profit or is some of that money liability?  Are you meeting your financial goals?  Is your marketing working?  How well did you do last month? This month? Was it better this month verses last month?  What is your slow season for your business?  When is the best season to market your business?  When is the worse?  Has your bank account been reconciled monthly?  You…

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HOW You Do Business IS EVERYTHING!

July 23, 2018
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As the entrepreneur, business owner, visionary, your goal, your vision is that talent and/or gift that drove you into business.  Whether you make jewelry, coordinative fabulous events, providing marketing services etc.; whatever you do, that’s your gift, your focus and your goal.  You’ll spend hours making sure that you find your niche’ because that’s what every consultant will tell you, find what makes your business stand out.  That’s excellent advice too.  Any potential problems or things that could go…

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MONEY & BUSINESS

June 25, 2018
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Doing something great, doing something outside the box is the greatest reason for the trouble to come, situations to occur and obstacles to magically appear.  Beginning your own business is no different.  In beginning your business, you develop a plan for starting and running the business; however, one often overlooks or isn’t prepared for all the obstacles and challenges that occur in the midst of beginning that business.  Opening a business brings out the social, economic, physical and emotional…

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