Krystyn DeMasie - Devine Consulting

We completed the end of the year by sending out a client satisfaction survey to our clients. We really wanted to understand what we were doing well at and what areas could use improvement. This is very important to us because it is the best way for us to get direct feedback from our clients…

Being a business owner can be very stressful. But how do you keep yourself from getting burned out? How do you keep yourself in love with what you started? Today we are going to talk about a few things that help us from not getting burnout from the day-to-day stress of running and owning a…

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In January it is important to make sure you are ready to move full steam ahead into a new year. However, you can’t successfully tackle a new year if you don’t have the proper systems in place to help your business grow. If last year has taught us anything it is that you never know…

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We say outsourcing a lot here at Devine Consulting, but what is outsourcing really mean? Today we are going to explore what outsourcing means to us here at Devine. Outsourcing to us means hiring another entity to provide a service for your business versus hiring someone in-house. An example of this would be if you…

With the holiday season is here and it is time to start thinking about the gift list. What to get everyone is always a stressful part of the holiday season. On top of that you are a business owner, so you still have a business to manage this holiday season. Have you ever thought what…

Technology is an essential part to today’s business. It is used everyday as a form of communication, storage, and continued business advancement and growth. If 2020 has made one thing very clear, it is that technology isn’t going anywhere and having the right technology for your business is essential. But how do you know what…

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On today’s entry of Devine Dictionary, we are going to discuss liability. What is a liability? What does a liability look like for your business? We are going to discuss what that means and what it looks like in the accounting world. A liability is a monetary amount that is owed by the company to…

2020 has not been what any of us have expected. You hear it all the time. But around our office it really got us thinking, what CAN we do to make 2020 better? What CAN we do to be better as a team and as individuals? And it made us circle back to FRANK and…

When you own a business, your time is very important. There are only so many hours during the day, and you don’t want to spend all of them working. But how do you know if your time management is out of control? And if it is, what can you do to help with that? Maybe…

As a business owner you know how important your company brand is but have you considered what your employer branding looks like? While this article is written towards accounting firms it has some great information about how to market yourself as an employer. It may not be something you have thought about before, but your company culture…

Here at Devine Consulting our company values are represented by FRANK. FRANK stands for Fun, Reliable, Accessible, Nurturing and Knowledgeable. Today we are talking about F. F stands for Fun. During the trying times we are in, it is difficult to keep the fun in the day to day work environment. As a business owner…

We know you have seen and heard a lot about FRANK. From our “Let’s Be FRANK” video series on our website and on our social media pages, FRANK is very popular. So today we thought it would be good to talk to you about who FRANK is, what he represents and why he is important…

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We have talked about cloud accounting before. You may or may not have been ready to make the switch previously. However, with the world constantly changing around us it is important to make sure you are prepared for anything that could come at us next. Being on the cloud will make it easier for you…

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There has been a lot of talk swirling around about the Payroll Protection Program. This is a program that is constantly changing. If you own a business, then you most likely have employees that need paid. Whether you used this program or not there is one key element at the top of everyone’s mind right…

Let's Be FRANK: Video 6

Today on Let’ Be FRANK we discuss the PPP loan. Not how you can get it forgiven by the government but what you can do right now to set yourself up for success! Watch Let’s Be FRANK: Video 6