Mastering Your Small Business Finances ~ Money Management, Bookkeeping, Entrepreneurship, Side Hustle, Accounting, Cash Flow, Solopreneur, Strategy, Tax, Virtual Assistant Marketing Mindset QuickBooks

Developing self-awareness and understanding how you behave in certain situations is an important skill for you to develop so that you can be more proactive in both your business and your personal life.  Taking time to dig into the stories you may be telling yourself and what your beliefs are will give you insight into your future behavior and performance.  In today’s podcast episode, I’m talking a...

Commingling funds in your business is a mistake many business owners make, whether it is intentional or unintentional.  There are times when funds may be commingled accidentally and others when it is being done with no knowledge that it has even happened.  In today’s podcast episode, I’m breaking down what commingling funds means in your business, steps you can make to stop commingling your funds,...

Every business has a chart of accounts, whether they are using a computerized software system or simply recording their income and expenses manually.  Even if you simply have a list of accounts you use periodically, this is actually your chart of accounts.  You’ll use this chart of accounts every time you are doing the bookkeeping for your business.  In today’s podcast episode, I’m jumping into wh...

Whether summer is a peak time for your business or if it tends to get a bit slower for you, if you’re like many business owners, you want to make sure you get to enjoy all that summer has to offer.  Being proactive and purposeful with your time this summer will help to ensure you are able to not only reach the goals you want to accomplish for your business this summer but you’ll be able to take ti...

Your accounts receivable balance is an important number to know throughout the course of your business.  It will help you when you are projecting how much cash you’ll be receiving in the future, but if you don’t have an accurate accounts receivable number to begin with, you could run into issues with your projections.  Your accounts receivable balance is also included on your balance sheet in the...

If you have a situation where you need to refund your customer the money they have paid you, you want to make sure that you are doing it correctly so that everything clears out in the customer’s account and they show the correct balance due if they have one, or that their account balance is zero if they no longer owe you any money.  Refunding a customer seems so simple, but many of my clients stru...

Making sure that your customer’s balances are correct will not only ensure your financial statements are accurate, but you will have fewer inquiries from customers about their balances as well and less cleanup on your Accounts Receivable Aging Report down the road.  Over the next few weeks, I am going to help you gain a deeper understanding of your Accounts Receivable Aging Report as well as how y...

Now that the tax deadline is behind us unless you filed an extension, it’s time for you to make sure that your books match your tax return.  Most of my listeners on this podcast do their own bookkeeping for their business, and this is one of the steps that business owners are normally a little hesitant or unsure about how to handle.  By being proactive and learning the right way to take care of th...

Success doesn’t magically happen in business or even in your personal life.  It takes work and lots of self-discipline to achieve your goals.  Take a minute and think about the goals you’ve set in your business or personal life.  Do you know what it is going to take to achieve them?  Are you ready to be self-disciplined enough so that you can reach them?  Do you know what might get in your way?  I...

You are setting goals in your business or your personal life; you know what is going to move the needle, but you still find yourself procrastinating.  You are not focusing on the right tasks.  You are looking for the motivation or drive, and once you get the motivation, then you’ll get started, but honestly, how long have you been waiting for this right time in your business or even in your person...

The April 15th deadline is closing in on us quickly.  As a business owner, you have a lot of things you need to take care of, and filing your tax return is probably one of those things you put at the bottom of your list.  I get it, I understand how hard it can be, and I’ve talked to many business owners who dread filing their tax returns.  It is something that comes around every year, so you would...

Have you ever started something and fizzled out after a few days?  I often hear about this when people are starting a diet or a new exercise program, but it isn’t only in our personal lives that we might find we are lacking in consistency.  Creating habits so that you can remain consistent in whatever you are trying to accomplish will be the key to your success in your business or your personal li...

Have you ever wondered what success is and how you will know when you have reached it?  Understanding what success means to you is the only way you will ever know when you have reached success in your business or your personal life.  In today’s podcast episode, I will help you define what achieving success in your business and your personal life will look like.  There isn’t a simple answer when it...

A common question I receive from clients is how they should be recording their loans in QuickBooks.  I often see clients set up their loans the wrong way.  They will sometimes appear on a report where they shouldn’t be, which can throw off any tax planning the client is trying to do.  I know clients are trying their best and working hard to keep up with their bookkeeping, but every month when they...

One of the most popular questions I receive throughout the year, and especially during tax season, is which receipts do I need to keep for my business, and the follow-up for this question is typically how I should keep these receipts.  Both are great questions, and in today’s podcast episode, I go over which receipts you need to keep in your business as well as the best ways that my clients have f...

As a solopreneur or business owner, you know how hard you work each and every day.  When working day in and day out, you can easily fall into a regular grind and realize you aren’t as happy as you used to be.  It’s essential to include things in your day that bring you joy so that you don’t develop burnout and so that you can continue to enjoy your business.  In today’s podcast episode, I am divin...

Technology can help you move your business forward, but when you are already pressed for time, and your budget doesn’t allow for too many additional expenditures, you may not know where you should turn next.  There are many options when you start to look into technology, but knowing what the top performers are can help you narrow down your search for the perfect fit for your business.  In today’s...

Whether you are thinking about starting a new business or you currently have a business, you may be experiencing excuses and fears that are holding you back from moving forward.  Starting a business or expanding your existing business can be scary.  There are many risks that you, as a business owner, take on, but no matter where you are in your business journey, you need to be aware of when you ar...

As a business owner, you’ve more than likely heard about how important it is to review your financial statements.  When most business owners think about their financial statements, they think about their income statement or their profit and loss report.  It’s essential to keep an eye on this report, but what you may be missing is how critical it is to your business to keep an eye on your balance s...

When you are doing the bookkeeping for your business, or maybe you are doing bookkeeping for multiple clients, the one thing you don’t want to hold you back from moving forward is having a transaction that you are unsure about how to record.  If you are like most people, you’ll let this one transaction derail you and keep you stuck, especially if you are looking for a reason to stop doing your boo...

Have you ever felt uncertain about something in your business or personal life?  Self-doubt can creep up when you least expect it and can hold you back from achieving what you truly want in both your business and your personal life.  Knowing what leads to self-doubt and how you can overcome it can significantly impact the actions you take in your business.  Think about how you feel when you enter...

When you have a business, you need to make sure that you have a clear direction, you are reaching your potential, you are focused on what is important, you are accountable, confident, and you have a winning mindset.  If you are like most business owners, you want to fast-track your success and growth while avoiding mistakes.  You want to reach for the next level in not only your business but your...

Making the switch from an employee to an entrepreneur requires many changes, not only with your new responsibilities but your mindset as well.  You’ll have lots of new thoughts and fears, but overall, employees who want to be entrepreneurs seek the advantages of providing products and services they are passionate about while reaping the benefits of being self-directed with their own business.  In...

With the start of the new year, do you feel discouraged when you look at your sales figures for the year?  I understand how easily this can happen when you consistently think you are starting the year out with zero sales and you have a huge mountain to climb to get your sales to where you want them to be.   In today’s podcast episode, I’m letting you in on a little secret to avoid that discouragem...

When you think about a side hustle, do you think about young entrepreneurs with lots of energy who are able to work eight hours at a day job and another eight hours on their side hustle?  While this may be true, more side hustles are created by entrepreneurs between the ages of 45 and 65.  Does this surprise you?  More and more people entering their retirement age are starting their side hustles b...