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How Business Bookkeeping Can Make Budgeting Easy

Small business owners generally fall into two categories. There are the business owners that let their accounting tasks, invoicing, and payables pile up on their desk - or even in a shoe box, until they’re forced to face the music. Usually this happens around tax time.
The other sides of the coin are the business […]


Tips For Creating A Business Budget

Creating a business budget is very similar to creating a personal budget. However there are some differences. When you own a business, taxes are not directly taken out of your income, which makes your income and any quarterly tax payments extra important to track. Having an accurate and realistic budget will help you make accurate […]


Cash Flow And How It Affects Your Business Plan

Your cash flow is the lifeblood of your business. You can be billing thousands of dollars each month but if it takes your clients 30-90 days to pay, your cash flow can be non-existent - particularly if you have expenses to pay while you’re waiting for clients to pay you.
Your cash flow, and your cash […]


Budgeting - Where Do I Start?

The thought of putting yourself and your family on a budget can often feels overwhelming for many. The truth of the matter is that not having a budget, operating with financial blinders on, is much more overwhelming than creating and sticking to a budget.
Before you even get started thinking about a budget, you’ll […]


Budget Is Not A Bad Word

Sit amongst a group of friends and associates and mention the word budget, and suddenly everyone has somewhere else they need to be. Usually no one wants to talk about budgets, no one wants to think about budgets, and no one wants to follow a budget. However, when looked at with open eyes a budget […]


Budgeting Doesn’t Have To Be Difficult

Do you equate family finance with tax law? Does it seem like an overwhelming concept to develop a budget you can live with? If this applies to you, take heart - budgeting doesn’t have to be rocket science! Here are five tips to make creating a realistic budget easy:
Tip #1: Think positively […]


Seven Business Expenses You Can Easily Cut Out

First-time business owners often find that their business expenses far outweigh their income. Particularly in the early days of starting a business - this is to be expected. Rather than going into debt and spending money you don’t have, consider cutting some expenses until you’re in the black. Here are seven business […]