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Small Business Tips



Here are some small business tips to help you get the most out of your business. Whether you run a small, part-time business or a large multi-location business, are just opening a small business or have been in business for years, you can always use a little help here and there.

I've brought together some topics that I think will help the majority of small business owners.

These might be for small business bookkeeping help, general accounting help, or maybe just a dose of good old common sense. Hopefully, you'll find something in here that'll help get your juices flowing on what you can do to help your small business not just survive, but thrive.

Use Internal Controls to protect your business (NEW!)

Accounting Internal Controls is a fancy accounting term for protecting your assets and your livelihood from theft, fraud, and waste.

There are an awful lot of dangers out there for your business, from fraudulent business activities, from thieves, and even from your own employees, unfortunately.

Protect yourself.
Read more here.

Growing your small business


To grow a business, you need to expand, reach out, get new customers and sell more to existing customers. Get some great small business tips on growth here.

Maximize your cash flow


To be successful in business, you need to track your cash flow, and use it wisely. Get some tips here.

Do some Basic Accounting Analysis to see how you're really doing.


I've got 7 tools that will help you judge how your small business is really doing. These tools are pretty basic to small business bookkeeping, but they can tell you a lot. Find out more here.

Small Business Tax Hints


What is that saying? The two things you can count on are death and taxes. But it doesn't have to be all that bad. Anytime is a good time to get organized for tax time. For more info, click here.

Collecting What is Owed You


Have trouble getting paid? This is even harder in tough economic times, but I have a solution, one that I have used with success. Get some help on collecting accounts receivable, click here.

Tame that paper overload!


Are your files a mess? Do you have trouble finding things? Is your desk a proverbial "black hole" ? Get some help taming those piles here.


I'll be adding more small business tips as I can, so check back for more.

I hope you find these helpful!


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