The Pattern I Keep Seeing in Small Business Books

The Pattern I Keep Seeing in Small Business Booksby: Donna HarrisPublished on: 29/07/2026

After 25 years of looking at small business books, certain patterns show up again and again. Not fraud. Not negligence. Just the quiet, accumulated ways that financial records drift from reality — and what they cost the business owners who don't know

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The Pattern I Keep Seeing in Small Business Books

"Reconciled" vs. "Correct": The Trap Most Small Business Owners Fall Into

"Reconciled" vs. "Correct": The Trap Most Small Business Owners Fall Intoby: Donna HarrisPublished on: 20/05/2026

Reconciled doesn't mean correct. Here's the dangerous difference most small business owners miss.

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"Reconciled" vs. "Correct": The Trap Most Small Business Owners Fall Into

Why 'Set It and Forget It' AI is a Recipe for Bookkeeping Disaster

Why 'Set It and Forget It' AI is a Recipe for Bookkeeping Disasterby: Donna HarrisPublished on: 23/04/2026

Bookkeeping isn't a Crockpot — you can't set it and walk away for six months. Here's why "set it and forget it" thinking is silently wrecking your books and what to do instead.

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Why 'Set It and Forget It' AI is a Recipe for Bookkeeping Disaster