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YOUR STRUGGLE: Managing the accounting side of your business can be a challenge. You know you need to get the right processes in place to increase your profits and cash flow, but you just don't have the time. HOW WE HELP: We specialize in helping small business owners increase profits and cash flow through Accounting and Advisory services. We handle the accounting side of your business, allowing y

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Quick question for my friends who wear glasses (or contact lenses) -๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€? ๐Ÿค“...
06/29/2022

Quick question for my friends who wear glasses (or contact lenses) -

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ด๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€? ๐Ÿค“

Myself, I started wearing glasses when I was 40

And how many pairs of glasses (and updated prescriptions) have you had since then?

Probably quite a few, right?

And Iโ€™ll bet if today you tried to put on your first pair of glasses, theyโ€™d be -

๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ Blurry

๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ Uncomfortable

๐Ÿ•ถ๏ธ And unfashionable ๐Ÿ˜‚

Makes sense, right? Our bodies are always growing and changing (just like our teeth, hence regular cleanings) โ€“ so our glasses need to be regularly updated to give us the clearest vision possible, right?

Well - the bookkeeping in your business works the same way ๐Ÿ’ฐ

And when your finances arenโ€™t updated, everything in your business starts to get blurry, just like an out-of-date pair of glasses:

โ“ You run right into avoidable obstacles, like walls or potholes โ€ฆ or unnecessary late fees and interest charges

โ“ And your monthly expenses arenโ€™t in focus โ€“ so you end up staying subscribed to recurring expenses you forgot about

However, when your finances are up to date and โ€œin focusโ€, everything becomes clear:

๐Ÿ‘€ Itโ€™s easy to see which of your revenue streams are the most profitable

๐Ÿ‘€ And you can see slow seasons coming long before they arrive โ€“ and save up beforehand

Just think of your bookkeeping as the โ€œfinancial glassesโ€ for your business ๐Ÿค“

The more up-to-date your business finances and bookkeeping are

The more clearly youโ€™ll be able to see your business โ€“ and operate it smoothly and profitably ๐Ÿ’ฐ

However โ€ฆ maybe your business finances are months (or years) โ€œout of focusโ€ right now

And you know you need some serious help โ€œupdating your prescriptionโ€ so you can start seeing your business (and some profits) again

If that sounds like you โ€“ then just reach out โค๏ธ

I help my clients get caught up - and maintain 20/20 vision of their finances โ€“ every single day.

And Iโ€™d love to help you do the same!

Send me a message on here or Schedule a call Today: https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

Thinking about applying for a small business loan from a bank โ€“ but donโ€™t know where to start?Then this post is for you ...
06/09/2022

Thinking about applying for a small business loan from a bank โ€“ but donโ€™t know where to start?

Then this post is for you ๐Ÿ‘‡

Here are three ways to start preparing for applying for a loan:

(๐Ÿญ) ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ

First, letโ€™s figure out if a bank will even consider giving you a loan:

โ“ How long have you been in business? (Most banks only give loans after 2 years in business)

โ“ Whatโ€™s your credit score? (Business AND personal)

โ“ Whatโ€™s your annual revenue (and profit)?

โ“ โ€œDo you have any collateral?โ€ (Like real estate or investments; not always necessary, but helpful)

(Don't think you'll qualify? No worries - there are other financing options, too, like microloans and lines of credit)

(๐Ÿฎ) ๐—ž๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜

๐Ÿ’ฐ How much money do you need to borrow?

๐Ÿ’ฐ What do you want to do with this money? (Providing a business plan always looks good to banks!)

(๐Ÿฏ) ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€

Every bank has their own (slightly) different list of required documents and information โ€“ however, you can get a head start by collecting the following

โœ… Business documents (tax ID number, licenses, etc.)

โœ… Credit scores (personal and business)

โœ… Tax returns (personal and business)

โœ… Bank statements

โœ… Financial statements (made from up-to-date bookkeeping)

Once you do those three things, you should have a healthy head start on your loan application process, no matter which bank you approach!

And if you want do more reading on how to get prepared, I added a helpful blog in the comments below ๐Ÿ‘‡

And, of course, if you need some help getting your finances together (and updating your bookkeeping!) before approaching a bank, then just reach out โค๏ธ

I help my clients get prepared for loans and financing all the time. And Iโ€™d love to help you, too!

Feel free to reach out to me on here or schedule a call with me here: https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

Nothingโ€™s more irritating than that never-ending stream of Facebook ads for crash diet plans and products, right? ๐Ÿคฎ Espe...
06/07/2022

Nothingโ€™s more irritating than that never-ending stream of Facebook ads for crash diet plans and products, right? ๐Ÿคฎ

Especially right after New Yearโ€™s โ€ฆ or right before summer vacation:

๐Ÿ‘™ โ€œ๐˜“๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ 20 ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ 2 ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ๐˜ด!โ€

๐Ÿ‘™ โ€œ๐˜”๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ณ๐˜ถ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ต โ€“ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ!โ€

๐Ÿ‘™ โ€œ๐˜Ž๐˜ฆ๐˜ต ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ-๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜บ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ!โ€

But when I was looking at those awful ads โ€ฆ I realized thatโ€™s exactly what businesses do with their finances every year ๐Ÿ™ˆ

They procrastinate on managing their finances in a healthy way โ€“ then end up trying to โ€œcrash dietโ€ just before tax time.

But instead of fighting against pounds โ€“ youโ€™re fighting against hours:

โฐ Research shows that the average small business spends 15 hours a week on financial admin tasks (like bookkeeping)

โฐ That's 60 hours (!) every month

โฐ And 720 hours (!!) every year

โฐ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐——๐—”๐—ฌ๐—ฆ

๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ˜ณ ๐Ÿ˜ณ

Can you *really* take off the whole month of March to โ€œcrash dietโ€ your finances before the tax deadline?

BUT - ! If you (or your bookkeeper ๐Ÿ˜‰) keep up with healthy monthly bookkeeping habits, tax time be less stressful โ€“ and youโ€™ll enjoy perks all year, like:

๐Ÿฅ— Jumping on new business opportunities faster

๐Ÿฅ— Stop paying unnecessary late fees

๐Ÿฅ— Creating more profitable business strategies from actual data with benchmarking and KPI

Just like healthy ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ leads to daily lifestyle perks like better sleep, more energy, and a clearer head ๐Ÿง˜๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Itโ€™s the same with your ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐Ÿ’ฐ

So if youโ€™re sick of crash-dieting your finances in a panic at tax time

(And want a piece of those sweet benefits that come with healthy monthly bookkeeping)

Then just reach out โค๏ธ

I help each of my clients enjoy easy and healthy financial management all year round - and Iโ€™d love to help you do the same!

Book a call with me here: https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

When youโ€™re talking to a new potential patient โ€“ how do you communicate to them that you are *the best* choice to help t...
05/31/2022

When youโ€™re talking to a new potential patient โ€“ how do you communicate to them that you are *the best* choice to help them with their problem?

๐ŸŽ“ Maybe you tell them about a college degree or specific certification youโ€™ve earned

๐Ÿ“† Probably mention how many years of experience you have

๐Ÿ“™ It definitely doesnโ€™t hurt to share some of the results youโ€™ve achieved for other patients

๐Ÿ˜ And, of course, a raving testimonial or 2 from previous patients

Thatโ€™s what you share with them โ€“ because you know thatโ€™s what YOU look for when youโ€™re hiring someone new

You wanna know that someone has earned their stripes ๐Ÿ… and REALLY know what theyโ€™re doing ๐Ÿง  before you hire them

After all, you wouldnโ€™t trust your business financials to Chad the high school intern at your accountantโ€™s office, right? ๐Ÿ˜œ

If someoneโ€™s going to help you manage your hard-earned money and help you prepare for your taxes, you want them to be *the best*

And if youโ€™re looking for someone like that to help you with your business bookkeeping and finances โ€ฆ letโ€™s just say that Iโ€™ve earned a few stripes ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐ŸŽ“ I graduated top of my class earning my BA in Accounting. I am also a certified LivePlan Expert Advisor, QBO ProAdvisor, and CFO Advisor.

๐Ÿ“† I have over 20 yearsโ€™ experience working as a Controller and CFO for a wide variety of corporations. I started my dental career right after high school wanting to become a hygienist and quickly realized I had a passion for the business side and went to college.

๐Ÿ“™ Recently I helped a client catch up on a 3-year backlog before the tax due date and cut in half the amount they owed at tax time, thanks to finding extra tax deductible expenses they missed

๐Ÿ˜ And you donโ€™t just have to take my word for it โ€“ hereโ€™s a testimonial from one of my clients:

โ€œMy biggest challenge was staying organized and up to date. I had been using old school QuickBooks Desktop for years and doing my own books. As Randi can attest, I had things placed in incorrect categories, was several months behind in balancing my statements, and just really had no idea of my profitability. Randi's team is a lifesaver! They save me so much time and give me peace of mind. Do yourself a favor and sign up with BAS4Dental now! I wish I had done it sooner.โ€

And thatโ€™s exactly the kind of expert help (and results) that Iโ€™d love to give you and your business, too

So when youโ€™re ready to receive *the best* financial help for your business โ€“ just like you provide *the best* level of service for your patients โ€“ then just reach out ๐Ÿ’ฐ

I canโ€™t wait to help!

Feel free to reach out to me on here or schedule a call with me using my calendar link here: https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

How many times have you heard this story? ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿฉบ Person A goes to the doctor for a routine exam. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€โš•๏ธ Doctor notices a disc...
05/26/2022

How many times have you heard this story? ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿฉบ Person A goes to the doctor for a routine exam.

๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝโ€โš•๏ธ Doctor notices a discolored mole.

๐Ÿงช Doctor runs an extra test and BOOM โ€“ turns out Person A has skin cancer.

๐Ÿ’Š BUT, since they caught it early, Person A is gonna be fine

All because of a routine check-up - !

Itโ€™s a good lesson. And it applies to the financial health of your business, too. ๐Ÿ˜‰

Letโ€™s go back to the doctorโ€™s exam. That visit is a snapshot, evaluating your health from multiple data points, like:

๐Ÿ“Š Blood sugar tests

๐Ÿ“Š Weight measurements

๐Ÿ“Š And habits (like smoking)

Thatโ€™s what a ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ is for your business โ€“ a snapshot of your financial health, pulled from multiple data points. It measures:

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€ (what you OWN) like:

โœ… Equipment

โœ… Investments

โœ… Cash

๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ (what you OWE) like:

โŒ Bank loans

โŒ Credit card debt

โŒ Unpaid bills

And adds it all together to show ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† (your business worth)

And answer the question:

๐Ÿค” โ€œIs my business healthy? โ€ฆ Or in trouble, and in need of some changes?โ€

Remember how that routine doctor visit caught the skin cancer early?

In the same way, running quarterly balance sheets can help you catch small financial problems โ€ฆ before they become BIG bankruptcy-sized problems - !

And if you wanna learn more about balance sheets and how to create them, I shared a helpful blog below ๐Ÿ‘‡

And, of course, if you feel like youโ€™re overdue for a โ€œroutine examโ€ with your business finances, but need some help navigating that process โ€“ then just reach out โค๏ธ

I create (and interpret) key financial reports like these for my clients alllll the time ๐Ÿ˜‰ And Iโ€™d love to help create these reports for you, too!

Schedule a call with me today using my calendar link here: https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

Whatโ€™s the chore you ๐™ƒ๐˜ผ๐™๐™€ the most? Laundry? ๐Ÿงบ Dish-washing? ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Taking out the trash?For me, itโ€™s DEFINITELY cleaning my...
05/19/2022

Whatโ€™s the chore you ๐™ƒ๐˜ผ๐™๐™€ the most?

Laundry? ๐Ÿงบ Dish-washing? ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ Taking out the trash?

For me, itโ€™s DEFINITELY cleaning my floors!! ๐Ÿงน

Now other chores, like cleaning the kitchen or laundry

Those arenโ€™t so bad

(In fact, I kinda like how warm the clothes are when they come out of the dryer or catching up on phone calls with friends while Iโ€™m cleaning the kitchen after dinner)

But cleaning my floors??

Iโ€™d rather stick a fork in my eye ๐Ÿด

But, unfortunately, someoneโ€™s gotta do it โ€“ or else my entire house is nasty and black dirty bottom feet, right?

Itโ€™s the same thing in our businesses

Just like in our personal lives, we have business โ€œchoresโ€, like:

๐Ÿ“ฑ Writing posts for social media

๐Ÿ’ธ Paying your vendorsโ€™ bills on time

๐Ÿ“ง Replying to client emails

(Personally my LEAST favorite โ€œbusiness choreโ€ is writing posts for social mediaโ€ฆ)

But for you โ€“ that business chore you HATE the most might be bookkeeping

And maybe - just like me and cleaning my floors - youโ€™d rather stick a fork in your eye ๐Ÿด than open QuickBooks or reconcile your bank statements

But still, ya gotta get it done โ€“ or youโ€™ll end up with some nasty financial consequences ๐Ÿ’ฐ

Consequences that are the financial equivalent of an overflowing garbage can ๐Ÿคข

Consequences like:

๐Ÿคข Paying unnecessary fees for overdrafts and late payments, or

๐Ÿคข Missing out on opportunities โ€“ because you needed to update your (way outdated) finances before you could get that crucial loan

But hereโ€™s the good news:

๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™™๐™ค๐™ฃ'๐™ฉ ๐™๐™–๐™ซ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™™๐™ค ๐™ž๐™ฉ

Remember that chore I hate?

Sometimes I get my housecleaner to do it for me ๐Ÿ˜œ

I donโ€™t need to be the one who cleaning the floors

All that matters is that SOMEONE does it (and does it well)

So -

If bookkeeping for your business makes you want to stick a fork in your eye ๐Ÿด

Then just reach out โค๏ธ

This happens to be my all-time favorite โ€œbusiness choreโ€ ๐Ÿค“

And Iโ€™d love to help you can get back to the work you actually *like* to do ๐Ÿ˜‰

Schedule a call with me today for my free consult using my calendar link here: https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

Picture a lake ๐ŸŒŠ A big beautiful mountain lake ๐Ÿ”๏ธThis particular lake stays full because 3 rivers flow into itNow - how ...
05/16/2022

Picture a lake ๐ŸŒŠ A big beautiful mountain lake ๐Ÿ”๏ธ

This particular lake stays full because 3 rivers flow into it

Now - how do you measure which river fills the lake the most?

๐—˜๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜† - ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ต ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜! ๐Ÿค‘

OK, OK, so maybe that technique doesnโ€™t work for mountain lake water-flow ๐Ÿ’ง

But it DOES work for your business cash-flow ๐Ÿ’ต

And, just like that mountain lake, your business has 3 โ€œriversโ€ of money flowing in:

๐ŸŒŠ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ: ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

This is the money you make from selling your products and services

๐ŸŒŠ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ: ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€

This is the money your company makes from purchasing equipment or investing in other companies

๐ŸŒŠ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ: ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

This is the cash you earn (and spend) in the course of financing your company (loans, lines of credit, ownerโ€™s equity)

All of these โ€œriversโ€ help keep the lake full so you can do things like pay your payroll

However itโ€™s REALLY important to know which river is contributing the most money to your business

Hereโ€™s why:

๐Ÿ’ต Going through a slow season? A cash flow report can tell you if you need extra cash from the โ€œFinancing Riverโ€

๐Ÿ’ต Before giving you a loan, a bank wants proof that your โ€œOperating Riverโ€ is the main source of your cash flow

๐Ÿ’ต Want to make (profitable) long-term plans? This is the report you need for future cash flow projections

Of course, a single social media post isnโ€™t enough to cover everything ๐Ÿ˜œ so I shared a helpful article below ๐Ÿ‘‡

And, of course, if you feel like you need more reports like this in your life โ€“ but donโ€™t know how to create one โ€“ then just reach out โค๏ธ

I create financial reports like these all. the. time. for my clients. And Iโ€™d love to help you, too!

Book a call with me Today using my calendar link here: https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

When it comes to your business financials, are you an African grey parrot? ๐Ÿฆœ Or a headless chicken? ๐Ÿ“ Yes, itโ€™s a silly ...
05/12/2022

When it comes to your business financials, are you an African grey parrot? ๐Ÿฆœ

Or a headless chicken? ๐Ÿ“

Yes, itโ€™s a silly question ๐Ÿ˜‰ but an important one

It's easy (and common) to back-burner your finances after tax season

But without up-to-date bookkeeping data put in every month, your business financials are as dumb as a headless bird ๐Ÿ“

Hereโ€™s what your business looks like as a โ€œheadless chickenโ€, without monthly bookkeeping:

๐Ÿ“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€ because your invoicing is inconsistent

๐Ÿ“ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ who get paid late โ€“ and wonโ€™t be flexible if you wanna negotiate terms later

๐Ÿ“ ๐— ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ because, when a buyer for your company came knocking, your finances were out-of-date

๐Ÿ“ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ to questions like โ€œCan I afford to hire another employee?" and getting it wrong

๐Ÿ“ ๐—›๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€ because youโ€™re paying avoidable fees like overdraft and late fees

Meanwhile, hereโ€™s what your business looks like as an African grey parrot (one of the smartest birds around) when you DO keep up with monthly bookkeeping:

๐Ÿฆœ Better cash flow (and profit margin!)

๐Ÿฆœ Data-based strategies, not guesses

๐Ÿฆœ Ready to jump on every opportunity

And โ€“ BONUS โ€“ none of the โ€œcrash dietโ€ stress that comes with catching up your finances at the last minute for tax season! ๐Ÿ˜‰

Sounds pretty smart to me ๐Ÿฆœ

The only difference?

๐˜’๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฉ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ญ ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜น ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด (๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ช๐˜ฏ!)

So if youโ€™re ready to ditch those โ€œheadless chickenโ€ ways ๐Ÿ“

But need a little help keeping up with the smart habit ๐Ÿฆœ of monthly bookkeeping (and all its benefits)

Then just reach out โค๏ธ

This is exactly how I help all of my clients have โ€œsmartโ€ financials all year round โ€“ and Iโ€™d love to do the same for you!

Feel free to message me on here or
Schedule a call with me here: https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

Did you know that Profit + Loss reports are important for your business *every* month of the year โ€“ not just for taxes i...
05/10/2022

Did you know that Profit + Loss reports are important for your business *every* month of the year โ€“ not just for taxes in April? ๐Ÿค”

Here's 5 reasons why a Profit + Loss report is useful year-round ๐Ÿ‘‡

(๐Ÿญ) ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ

Need to apply for a business loan? The bank will ask for it!

(๐Ÿฎ) ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€

When you use previous P+L reports to compare years side by side, you can spot patterns. If summer is always your most profitable season, set aside a portion to cover for your slower months in the fall.

(๐Ÿฏ) ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ถ๐—ด ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€

Irregular bills, like annual accountant bills, are easy to forget. When you check last yearโ€™s P+L report, youโ€™ll remember the "irregulars" and be able to budget for them.

(๐Ÿฐ) ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†

Which of your businessโ€™ revenue streams is the most profitable? Do you have any expenses that can be eliminated? This report helps you spot those patterns

(๐Ÿฑ) ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€

If a buyer wants to purchase your company, they need up-to-date financial reports before they buy!

See?

Profit + Loss Reports - and up-to-date bookkeeping - are valuable tools that can help your business thrive year-round!

(P.S. I also added a helpful link in the comments below if you wanna learn more ๐Ÿ‘‡)

And of course, if you ever need help figuring out how to run a Profit + Loss Report for your business

(Or even just entering all that necessary data to make the report useful to begin with - !)

Then just reach out โ€“ I create and interpret reports like this for my clients all the time, and Iโ€™d love to do the same for you! โค๏ธ

Feel free to contact me on here or book a call with me using my calendar link
๐Ÿ‘‰ https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

You canโ€™t have a beautiful orange drizzle cake without oranges, right? ๐ŸŠAnd you definitely canโ€™t make tart lemon bars wi...
05/05/2022

You canโ€™t have a beautiful orange drizzle cake without oranges, right? ๐ŸŠ

And you definitely canโ€™t make tart lemon bars without fresh lemon juice ๐Ÿ‹

And pumpkin cookies? Youโ€™ve GOTTA have that canned pumpkin goodness ๐ŸŽƒ

BUT โ€“

Do you know what you *also* need for each and every one of those recipes?

๐Ÿง‚ Salt
๐ŸŒพ Flour
๐Ÿณ And Eggs

True, they arenโ€™t exactly the โ€œsexyโ€ ingredients

But theyโ€™re the building blocks of every good baked treat

(Unless youโ€™re vegan or gluten-free or something โ€ฆ but then you still need to use soy milk or something, right โ€ฆ ?)

Anyways ๐Ÿ˜…

Even though the oranges and lemons and pumpkins give these recipes their โ€œessenceโ€

You simply canโ€™t have a cake without those boring building block ingredients, too ๐Ÿง‚ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿณ

And guess what?

You, and your business, are exactly the same way.

You and your specific business services are the delicious essence of your business โ€“ the beautiful orange glaze ๐ŸŠ

But you still need the boring basics ๐Ÿง‚ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿณ to have a cake at all.

And one of those boring basics in your business -

Is good bookkeeping ๐Ÿค“

I know โ€“ itโ€™s not a โ€œsexyโ€ business ingredient. But itโ€™s still essential:

๐Ÿง‚ Monthly reconciliations help protect you from overdraft charges (and unhappy vendors!)

๐ŸŒพ Up-to-date financial reports help you create (actually) profitable business strategies

๐Ÿณ And tax season prep will be a blip on your radar, instead of an annual crisis

The orange glaze by itself doesnโ€™t make an orange cake ๐ŸŠ

It all works together โ€“ from the salt to the orange glaze - so you can have a perfectly-balanced recipe for success ๐Ÿ˜‰

(OK, OK, cheesy, I know โ€“ but you know Iโ€™m right!)

And I get it โ€“ youโ€™re not a boring basic ingredient: youโ€™re the orange ๐ŸŠ the lemon ๐Ÿ‹ the pumpkin ๐ŸŽƒ

Thatโ€™s who you are โ€“ youโ€™re the essence!

But if you know you need some help with the boring basics in your business

Like bookkeeping ๐Ÿค“

Then just reach out โค๏ธ

I love taking care of the boring basics for my clients ๐Ÿง‚ ๐ŸŒพ ๐Ÿณ

So they can focus more on the things theyโ€™re best at, and that make their businesses so special ๐ŸŠ ๐Ÿ‹ ๐ŸŽƒ

And Iโ€™d love to do the same for you, too!

Schedule a call with me here ๐Ÿ‘‰https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

Ever wonder how much money โ€“ and for what things โ€“ you should be setting aside and saving for your business? ๐Ÿค”Maybe you ...
05/03/2022

Ever wonder how much money โ€“ and for what things โ€“ you should be setting aside and saving for your business? ๐Ÿค”

Maybe you just finished a rough tax season and youโ€™re trying to avoid repeating that painful price tag on procrastination for next year โ€ฆ ? ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

So - letโ€™s talk about WHY it matters to save consistently, HOW MUCH to save, and some tips on HOW to make it easier:

(๐Ÿญ) ๐—˜๐— ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—š๐—˜๐—ก๐—–๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰ This could include anything unexpected, from equipment breaking down, to loss of a major client, or even a fire in your building.

๐Ÿ’ต In an ideal world, your goal should be to save up enough to cover 3-6 months of your monthly business expenses (like rent and payroll, etc.) in order to give yourself some time to recover without losing your business.

(๐Ÿฎ) ๐—œ๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—š๐—จ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—ฅ ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰ This is pretty much anything outside of your recurring monthly bills, and could include anything from updating business equipment to annual accountant bills

๐Ÿ’ต Look back at your business expenses over the past year or two. What did your โ€œirregular expensesโ€ add up to over a full year? Divide that number by 12, and try to set aside that amount every month

(๐Ÿฏ) ๐—ง๐—”๐—ซ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฌ๐— ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Somehow those estimated quarterly payments always seem to sneak up on us, right? Theyโ€™ll be far less painful to handle if you save up for this consistently throughout the year!

๐Ÿ’ต Make it a habit to always set aside a percentage of your profit; the amount depends on your business, but 30% of your gross income is a good place to start.

(๐Ÿฐ) ๐—ฆ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰ Maybe Christmas is a boom season for your business โ€“ and then you see a big lag in business after the holidays end. Make sure to protect yourself during those slow months by saving up while business is booming.

๐Ÿ’ต How long is your โ€œslow seasonโ€? Do you still make some money during the slow months, or none at all? And whatโ€™s the total of your monthly operating expenses? Use that info to create a savings goal during your busy season!

(๐Ÿฑ) ๐—™๐—จ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ง๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰ You can never be sure when a business opportunity will pop up โ€“ so try to keep a chunk of money set aside just for this. If you need a business loan in the future, not only will it lower your amount of debt, it could improve your chance of getting the loan in the first place (banks like seeing that you can save up!)

๐Ÿ’ต What are your goals for your business for the next 1-5 years? Do you want to update your equipment, buy a brick-and-mortar office space, etc.? Your goals will affect how aggressively (and how much) you want to save up

๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—จ๐—ฆ - ๐—” ๐—™๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—›๐—ข๐—ช ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—˜๐—ง๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿ‘‡

โœ… Set up automated savings transfers on a weekly or monthly basis

โœ… Have multiple savings goals or needs? Set up multiple accounts to help you stay organized

โœ… Aim for progress, not perfection โ€“ if you need to start small, then start small! As long as you start and stay consistent

Thatโ€™s not an exhaustive list of course, but hopefully, thatโ€™ll help you get started! โค๏ธ

And, of course, if you feel overwhelmed and feel like you need some extra help figuring out a budget and plan for your business savings โ€“ then just reach out

I help my clients plan for this stuff all the time. And Iโ€™d love to help you, too!

Feel free to reach out to me on here or my calendar link below:

https://buff.ly/33Ldg60

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