If you don't currently have a rock star CPA, you need one right away. When we are dealing with a new SLC bookkeeping client, one of the first things we ask them is whether they have a CPA. If they...

Have you ever made a stupid financial decision? Sure, we all have. Remember that ridiculous impulse buy that you made and regretted just a few days later? Those stupid financial decisions really set...

Wow, I have gone fly fishing a lot this year already. My typical day has been: get up at 6am or earlier, crank emails and important action items, then fish from 8-11, and finally back to work until...

Do you think your small business can withstand an industry disruption? These days, technology seems to be replacing and automating more and more jobs. Is your industry susceptible to a major...

Are you in the way of your small business growing? Let me phrase it another way: are you in your own way in your small business? If you answered: no I am the best at everything and therefore I do...

There is no doubt that the "new" small business differs from the old way a small business operated in the past. The internet and new technologies have changed a lot of things for the small business...

Sitting in Montana looking at weekend temps in the triple digits I felt it was appropriate to write this post. Thankfully over the next two weeks I will be surrounded by cold water; first at the...

For years I have been preaching the power of daily bookkeeping to friends, colleagues, clients, and blog readers. Daily bookkeeping is exactly what you think it is, updating your books every single...

We have been doing a lot of growth planning for our small business lately. Planning growth in a small business is something that I'm passionate about, so I really enjoy the whole process. Our...