QuickBooks (QB) has been a well-known name in the accounting software space for decades. More recently, the company has been heavily promoting QuickBooks Online (QBO) as more cost-effective, efficient, and flexible compared to other versions such as QuickBooks...
Investing in employee wellness can go a long way in ensuring that your employees are healthy, energized and productive. With summer right around the corner, here are some ideas to incorporate into your staff wellness program: Encourage your staff to drink more water....
When you're in the first few years of running a business, every penny counts. Many business owners put in long hours of work just to avoid the extra expense of hiring employees during the early years. So when it comes time to file taxes, many business owners struggle...
If you are like most small business owners, you wear multiple hats in your professional and personal life. These ‘wardrobe changes’ often mean that there is just never enough time to check the items off your to-do list that are not urgent, but are still crucial to the...
The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines a franchise as “someone who has been given the right to sell a company's goods or services in a particular area: a person who has been granted a franchise.” If this definition fits you...keep reading. Here are our top 8 tips on...
"A new business venture is like a new marriage: it’s really exciting and fun; then it’s a lot of work and fun,” writes Frances Kweller for The Self Employed. “Then it’s a lot of work and not so fun; and then it’s just a ton of work mired with headache after headache...
As much as we might like to think that learning stops when we graduate from high school or college, it has never been more important for business owners to view education as an ongoing process. In today’s ever-changing world, we need to keep abreast of societal...
Every working adult knows how important it is to file taxes, correctly and on time. While you might be able to avoid this process for a few years, the Internal Revenue Service is vigilant, and will eventually come looking for its money. As a business owner, the need...
Jacob Stebbins, ADP District Manager, discusses MA Sick time Law in a podcast brought to you by Remote Quality Bookkeeping™. More information about the MA Sick time Law can be found at the Office of the Attorney General. Click on the image above to hear the podcast.
Think about how most of us view money. We budget it, save it and try our best to earn more of it. But have you ever thought about your time in this way? Time is arguably your most valuable resource because it is not renewable. Once it has passed, it is literally gone...
In the last couple of blogs, we have been discussing the many mistakes that business owners make when it comes to doing their own accounting. Unless you have experience in accounting, there are several things that you can do that can get your business into trouble...
To grow one’s business, one must understand the importance of innovation. In order to innovate, it’s critical to devote the proper time and resources to doing the job right. Lee Spinale Rea opened her Edible Arrangements franchise location in Hanover, Mass., in...
