There are a lot of options for financing your small business. You can opt for the traditional method of a loan via a bank. Alternatively, you could take advantage of crowdfunding.
There will likely be a time when you are dealing with clients that may be negatively affecting your business.
These are some of the red flags you should notice:
Client doesn't Pay on Time:
Anything over 90 days is a big red flag. Slow payment reduces your profit margin. This client may not be as profitable as you think. The more time it takes to pay you, the more likely your client will forget the great work you did for him or her. Your client is paying at least a few of their bills. Make sure you are one of them.
With the holidays behind you and the beginning of a new year, your small business has an important deadline approaching. If you have paid $600.00 or more to individuals in the form of non-employee compensation you are required to provide a Form 1099 to those by individuals by January 31, 2020.
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There are many tasks involved with small business bookkeeping. These tasks often take much longer than we expect because concepts are easier to understand than to implement.
Here are some simple solutions to your bookkeeping problems:
Accounts receivable is difficult in most industries, particularly for small businesses. Dental practices are not exempt from the struggle of collecting payments. The challenge for many dentists is that payments are received in a multitude of ways, most commonly via insurance and direct customer payments.
Routinely looking at the financial ratios of your small business will help you reach your goals. Looking at your balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and cash flow is one way to gauge how your business is doing. Reviewing financial ratios is equally important. Ratios are commonly used to make comparisons between different aspects of a company’s performance and how it compares to other companies in the same industry.
What improves your cash flow, saves you time, and reduces the number of days to get paid by your customers? QuickBooks Payments! With a QuickBooks payments account, you can securely email an invoice and add a “Pay Now” button. You can allow your customer to pay with a credit or debit card, ACH or bank transfer, or even Apple Pay. You eliminate processing the payment in QuickBooks, and as a result, you save money.
It‘s the season of giving thanks. A time of year when we think about family and friends, delicious food, and cozy fires. As bookkeepers, there are other things we are thankful for. These are the things that make our work quicker and abundantly more efficient. They may seem like small things, but we are grateful for them.
Before you know it, the holidays will be here, filling up the calendar with more to-dos and festivities. Don’t put off the year-end planning details of bank reconciliations and estimated tax payments until the last minute. We advise all business owners to provide a clean version of your financial records to your accountant on or before November 15. Save yourself the stress and start the cleanup now!
