Posts Tagged ‘accounting’
Maximizing Profitability: How Your Accounting Team Can Help Your Construction Firm Reduce Overhead Costs
In the competitive world of contracting and construction, controlling overhead costs is crucial for maintaining profitability and staying ahead. Now is an important time for contractors and construction firms to take stock of overhead expenses and manage them to ensure profitability. Your accounting team plays a vital role in this process, as they possess the…
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Outsourcing: Get a Team Behind Your Business
Fall is here and the end of the third quarter is here for business owners. As you look to the end of the year it may also be a good time to evaluate how you are spending your time. What tasks are you completing that may not be the best use of your time? What…
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Cloud Accounting: Now is the time to switch
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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Fall in Love with your Accounting Again
Every business owner knows the importance of good accounting in their business. However, it is easy not to love your accounting, accountant, or any other part of that side of the business. Do you ever feel that way? Confused and frustrated every time you have to deal with your business’s accounting. Here at Devine, we…
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Managing Your Accounting is like Eating an Ice Cream Cone
Managing your business’s accounting can seem easy, but in fact, it is a constant task. Since it’s summertime, the one comparison that comes to mind is how accounting management can kind of be like eating an ice cream cone. We know it sounds a little crazy but bear with us. We will show you what…
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Invoicing Tips
Invoicing is a crucial part of running any business. If you compare your business to the human body, invoices would be the nutrition your body needs to keep running. Your invoicing process is a very important detail that would be a mistake to overlook. Today we are going to review some important factors when you…
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National Small Business Week
Owning your own business is full of ups and downs, challenges, and successes. One of the greatest parts about being a small business owner is being able to follow your passion. That is what National Small Business Week is all about. Recognizing all of the work and pride that goes into small businesses every day.…
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4 Reasons Why You Should Move Your Accounting Out of Excel
When you start your own business sometimes the accounting functions are the last thing on your mind. So, you start recording everything the only way you know how, in an Excel spreadsheet. But as you grow, this will become more complicated and an inefficient way for your accounting to be run. Today we are going…
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Tax Season Preparation is Madness
The NCAA’s March Madness is an exciting time for many people. With the best in the NCAA competing for the title of champion, it is easy to get sucked into the development of the bracket and lively game weekends. But for many people in the accounting world, March is a little mad for a different…
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Tips to Organization for Business Owners
As a business owner it is very easy to get overwhelmed and stressed. You are responsible for growing and running this business and its success depends on you. Not only do you have a business to focus on, but you also have your family and personal life too. One thing that is helpful to manage…
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Financial Reporting: Why Detailed Reporting is Key to Business Success
Financial management is already complicated if you don’t have a degree in accounting or haven’t worked in the field for many years. How can you be sure that your business is on the right track? The best way to get a detailed overview of your business is to have accurate financial reporting. Having detailed financial…
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3 Reasons Your Accounting Software Should be Cloud-Based
1. You can access your information from anywhere, even your phone. Sometimes change can be difficult. One topic that most business owners ask us is about the cloud and how it can benefit their business’s accounting. Jennifer Devine, CEO of Devine Consulting, broke down three major benefits to moving your accounting software to the cloud! Your accounting software should work with you, not against you.…
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4 Tips to Prep for Out of Office Time
With the holiday season in full swing it can be difficult to feel completely prepared to leave the office. As a business owner it is difficult sometimes to find the right balance for work and family time. How can you make sure you are prepared for that holiday time off? Whether you are leaving the…
Read MorePreparing for 1099
With tax season approaching, it is time to start thinking about 1099s. Today we are exploring some helpful tips to prepare yourself for 1099s this year and in the future. It is always best practice to get W-9s from all your vendors before you make the first payment to them. Whether they are returning or…
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Earth Day: Easy Ways Business Owners Can Help Make a Change
Happy Earth Day! This is a day when we all take a moment to think about what we can do better for our planet. This is a heavy notion to consider, but as business owners there are some simple things that you can do that will not only make your life easier, but also help…
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