Small tech start-ups have become one of the most fascinating phenomenons in business today, producing massive revenue quickly as the public catches on to a new app, website, or social media platform. A successful new piece of tech can turn …
Creative accounting practices can often mean the difference between success and failure for a business, and not just because these accounting practices promote good organizational goals and practices. Presenting financial gains and losses in a certain light can have a …
Accounting is an integral part of virtually every business, large and small. One of the primary decisions business owners must make when a sorting out their accounting needs is whether to directly hire a fulltime or part time accountant, or …
You want to remain competitive in the marketplace in terms of marketing, yet the thought of not getting a return on your investment drives you insane. It may be easier to ignore the fact that social media has become an …
If you’re lucky, you’ll spend a career working with dream clients. But if you’re like the vast (and I mean vast) majority of accountants, you will likely find yourself, at one point or another, parting ways with a client or …
Small business owners may talk a good game when describing their accounting skills, but a new survey by Staples found that a mere 45 percent of small business owners are able to define basic accounting principles. Ouch. That means basic …
Your marketing strategies are usually reflective of your business’ growth and your overall success. So why are you putting off what is in your best interest? Marketing must be done with an objective in mind, and your fears and reservations …
Although financial statements from foreign countries may be difficult to read and interpret, there are ways they attempt to make them more user-friendly to North American investors. There are three main hindrances in understanding a foreign country’s financial statement. These …
Ambrose Bierce once famously defined a corporation as “An ingenious device for obtaining individual profit without individual responsibility.” You can put that one in the pro or the con column depending on your personal views, but the steadfast corporation, a …
When starting a business, one must legally define it. How the business is established can bring individual advantages or disadvantages. There are three filing options: proprietorship, partnership, and C corporation. A partnership is a business run by two or more …