Words From the Mind of a CFO
Do You Know How Hard Your Employees Are Working for You?
“We hate keeping track of time,” the business owner told me, shaking her head. “We really suck at it. But I want to know how efficiently our...
Do You “Speak QuickBooks”?
We’ve all been in situations where we thought we made a clear request. “How much did we have in sales last month?” “What did we spend in overtime on...
The True Cost of Not Doing Job Costing
The owner of a marketing communications business—let’s call her Christine—was sitting across from me. She cradled her head in her left hand and...
How You Can Change “The Worst Part of Owning a Small Business”
I recognize our company is an outlier. Everyone here loves the busyness of January: closing out our clients’ year-end books and getting things ready...
30 Minutes to Break-Even
It’s a brand-new year, full of promise and potential. I hope you’re rolling up your sleeves to improve cash flow this year. Wait, that wasn’t one of...
Find Break-Even Before You’re Broke
You know you’re an accountant when — during the turkey dinner, holiday shopping, and assorted festivities — your brain turns to budgeting. That’s on...
How Much Time and Money Are You Wasting Doing Payroll In-House?
“It’s not rocket science.” That’s what I frequently hear from business owners after asking, “Why in the world are you preparing your own payroll?”...
Are You Afraid to Change CPAs?
Most small and mid-sized business owners rarely change accountants—even when they should. There was the owner who was completely surprised to learn...
Making Friends with Your Numbers
Have you hesitated about rolling up your sleeves and digging into the financial side of your company? Then read on. This information will add years...
Outsourcing: When to Use an Outside Resource for an Inside Job
When people ask what NPS does, I say, “We’re the guys in accounting. All those activities that end in the phrase ‘walk it over to the number...