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Maybe it was an idea that struck you out of nowhere, or perhaps your small business’ inspiration was an idea and plan that was years in the making. Whichever it was, your small business is your baby, and running it successfully is something that is of paramount importance to you. With that being said, there are so many aspects to successfully running your small business that it can make even an experienced entrepreneur’s head spin. It is vital that a business owner has an intimate knowledge and relationship of the inner workings of their company, from local and global supply and demand to mark...

“We cannot go after thousands of men until learn to win one.” CLAUDE C.HOPKINS Claude C. Hopkins was one of advertising's greatest innovators and pioneers of the 20th century. He worked for various advertisers as a copywriter. In 1907, at the age of 41, he was hired by advertising giant Albert Lasker, owner of Lord & Thomas advertising.  Claude developed keys to successful advertising campaigns, many of which were outlined in his 1923 book, 'Scientific Advertising'. This book is still highly esteemed in the industry with principles that hold their weight 100 years ...

How To Improve Lawyers Bookkeeping And Never Miss Trust Reconciliation Report When it comes to staying on top of the bookkeeping for your law firm, one of the most essential things that can get messy is your trust account reconciliation reports’ deadlines. While you’re focusing on your caseload and clients, the last thing that you’re probably thinking about each and every day is the state of your firm’s accounting. Trust Reconciliation Trust reconciliation reports need to be filed on time every month. Not filing late will save you the headache. These types of headaches are not the ones that yo...

Are you running your own dentistry practice accounting and finding it? Or maybe you’re just finding it hard to keep track of the accounting, budget, expenses, and when all else is said and done taking what little is left as your pay? When it comes to dentistry and dentists who run their own practices in Ottawa, this lack of a ‘profit first system’ is quite common. Being sure that you’re taking care of yourself and your pay first can be backwards thinking to what you’ve been engrained to believe. Especially when it comes to accounting for dentists in Ottawa. We’re taught to think that when ther...

Accounting industry has benefited so much from the technology boom. Accounting and running a small business now adays have improved exponentially. It wasn’t long ago that some colleges and university were talking about “general Ledgers” “Books” and so on. Basically, accounting hadn’t changed in a long time. Now, I am pleasantly surprised when I see new apps are emerging that changing accounting and making it so much more efficient and effective to run a business. Business on your fingertips – literally This app will empower you to run your business even better, save time, your money, and your ...

Cloud accounting and business apps empower businesses and put more control and insights in their hands QuickBooks Online (QBO) This app will empower you to run your business even better, save time, your money, and your business. According to Intuit, Over 98% of customers agree that QuickBooks helps them run their business more easily. Benefits 1.   Instant backup 2.   Access to data from anywhere any time 3.   Instant score card and reports 4.   Collaborate with partners 5.   Improve cashflow 6.   Receipt Management 7.  ...

Simple, right? But we do not do this, or we do not know that we are doing this unless we take an inventory of our activities. Example: let us have a look at how productive your advertising is. Step 1: create a matrix either on a piece of paper or in Excel Step 2: come up with a heading, in this case advertising results Step 3: write down your advertising activities, this is a good practice to see what activities you do. For example, I heard a guy who complained that he cannot get any leads no matter how hard he tries. I asked him to give me a few examples. He had none, I do not ...

Number 1:  Ask Five Questions QUESTION 1, WHAT BUSINESS AM I IN? The answer is not as simple as you think.  The new CEO of Coca-Cola asked management, “What business are we in?”  They responded, “Soft drink business.”  He said, “No, we are in the hydration business.  Every human has to consume a certain amount of liquid.  We want to hydrate them”.  You can clearly see how this question expanded Coca-Cola’s horizon and management saw more and more opportunities.  Same thing with Howard Schultz, the founder of Starbucks.  Howard wants to create the 3r...

Running a small business is no easy feat by any means. It requires daily effort, vision, and drive, among many other things. But one area where the mastery of small business finds most owners caught between a rock and a hard place is in the financial management of their operations. This area can affect every other facet of their business and make any normal person mad. There are so many things to think about, let alone to manage. Do I hire an accounting services firm to help? Which cloud accounting software is the best for the needs of my business? And that’s not all you need to be t...

Practice these habits and you’ll transform your life and business Visualize the future In short, DREAM! Go wild, pretend this is your birthday, you are super special and you’ll receive your gifts. What would make you happy? What would make you excited? What would make it you super excited? Feel the moment when you’ll get those gifts. What is your face doing? How are you moving your body? How are you breathing? How does it feel in your heart? Stay in that moment and take an inventory of things that you got. Do this as often as you can. Set goals Well you should have some inspiring visions from ...

Would you like to look at your financial reports on time? Would you like to have a glace at your profit and loss statements and see ratios? Would you like to see more in-depth reports and receive key performance indicators (PKI) right one time? Would you like a Chartered professional accountant represents you when Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) calls? Or better yet, CRA calls them? Would you like your payroll to be run on schedule, on-time without you having to look for time sheets? Would you like to receive advance tax planning strategies for your dental practice right here in Ottawa? ...

Who is running and managing your business. When you are running and managing a small business, most of the time you may find yourself just insisting on handling every aspect of it. And why not? It’s your baby, your dream and only you have that clear vision for how it will become the success you know it will be. While, yes, this is all true, it is not a mindset that creates a space for your small business to thrive. From insisting on doing the bookkeeping yourself instead of using a cloud accounting service, to packing every box for every order, micromanagement may be running rampant in your sm...

Have you been trying to find new ways to help expand the bottom line for your small business without success? As a small business owner, there’s no doubt that you are always thinking about how to increase your earnings and expand your company’s growth. You’ve undoubtedly had to find new ways to innovate your business to mold to the change in consumer behaviors. There are many ways in which focusing on your bottom line can do just that. Whether it’s the accounting services for small businesses that you use or the way your company’s money is managed, even small adjustments in the pract...

Starting a business can be difficult enough, let alone working to find ways to grow your business and seeing that it succeeds at every turn. There are many obstacles to trip you up along the way, and each of them comes with its own set of challenges. One of those obstacles that likely will need your attention is accounting for your small business.  Utilizing accounting services is one way that you can help your business grow and thrive. Many small business owners when starting out attempt to take on their own accounting and find themselves with their head under water at some point, workin...

Eleven Tax Deductions Every Startup Should Know About Specially The Initial Investments It is extremely important for start-ups, entrepreneurs and even business pros to keep track of their business expenses. These expenses will reduce your taxes when it comes to file your personal tax returns (t1) or corporate tax returns (T2).  When tax season starts the deductions will help and forms your strategic plans to perform tax planning, maximize tax deductions and minimize tax owing. So here are some categories that already exist. All you must do is take advantage of any or all of the following...

 As a business owner, you’re used to taking on many different roles. When you first start a business, it’s not uncommon to be working all hours of the day and night and doing pretty much everything yourself. As the business grows, you can finally begin to hire employees to help you keep up. It’s every entrepreneur’s dream to have a flourishing business with a busy staff. But do you find yourself still wearing too many different hats? There are some hats a business owner shouldn’t have to put on. Being a CFO is one of them. Are you your own company’s Chief Financial Officer? If you find yo...

Let’s face it, hearing the word audit makes everyone nervous, scared, anxious, … however, all the audit is asking for is proving evidence/documents to substantiate your expenses and claims. We helped a client one time with his audit, one of the disputes with CRA was that they wanted to see the receipt. The client did not have the receipt for his phone bill since he made the payment with his bank account and throw the receipt in the garbage. The client and our defense were, look the bank clearly says Bell Canada $XXX. CRA disallowed it and said where is the receipt. I know! ☹ Lesson learne...

In a nutshell, cloud accounting provides time, delivers supports, focus business resulting in more sales. Cloud accounting provides time needed to better focus on business. Cloud accounting can provide the edge or the time that you need to focus on your business and blasts your sales. If you are looking for the most effective way to process your business financial transactions, you ought to be using cloud accounting system. The cloud is basically a term for using online/internet tools. I think cloud accounting is one of the best practical tools for processing and storing data. Information...

When connecting your bank to Receipt Bank (RB), RB will “Fetch” the bank statements.  What it means is that it will grab the Bank Statements in PDF format. This will save you time, since as business owner you have to either log in to your bank and save them in Dropbox so we can perform the bank reconciliation. Or you’ll have to have to wait for the mail to come and either save the bank statements in Dropbox or physically getting them to us. So the bank Fetch makes it automatic and systematic as bank statements become available. We will show you a step by step process to make this automati...

Do you sometimes wonder if you’re actually the owner of your small business or if you are its most underpaid and overworked employee? Are you always finding yourself weeks, if not months, behind on the accounting for your small business? When it comes to small business ownership, you’re not alone on either of these things. There are many small business owners who feel like they’re more employees than entrepreneurs when it comes to the daily operation and management of their business. This often shows up the most when it comes to staying on top of the bookkeeping for your business. Accounting s...