by Donna Harris | Mar 22, 2022 | Accounting, Bookkeeping, Budgets, Self Employment, Self Improvement
Recently, I was talking with a client about creating a budget. We started from the idea that when creating a personal budget, you start with large liability payments (mortgage, car payment, credit cards) and then factor in expenses (groceries, utilities, etc). In...
by Donna Harris | Mar 18, 2022 | Accounting, Bookkeeping, Self Employment
What is the one subject business owners want to talk about the least? Like with most marriages, it’s money. I’ve recently had several discussions with business owners regarding compliance, taxes, and finances in general. The common theme was a...
by Donna Harris | Mar 14, 2022 | Accounting, Bookkeeping, Self Employment
https://youtu.be/xRkMHrlp-AY All businesses need help in their reporting. The question is, what kind of help do you need? We can classify the needs of most businesses in three sections – 1. Painkillers, 2. Moving the Needle, and 3. Process Improvement. ...
by Donna Harris | Sep 13, 2021 | Accounting, Bookkeeping, Self Employment, Self Improvement
There is an old saying that “you can’t manage what you don’t measure.” That goes for all aspects of life and business! If you want to lose weight, you need to weigh yourself and measure your food and exercise. Simply measuring your benchmarks...
by Donna Harris | Aug 12, 2021 | Communication, Self Employment, Work From Home
Communication in the modern world was supposed to be so simple. IM, texting, email, and social media have made it easy to talk, but difficult to communicate. Instead, misunderstandings abound and both professionalism and critical writing skills are seriously...
by Donna Harris | Aug 4, 2021 | Commingling Funds, Self Employment
Ever been told your books are a mess? Not sure what we mean by that or why it’s important? Generally, a complaint that your books are messy means that it is difficult to get an accurate picture of the business finances due to inaccuracies in the books –...
