by Melissa Flickinger | Nov 2, 2020 | Business Planning, Small Business
Building a Continuity Plan for Your Business At the beginning of 2020, you might have thought that developing a business continuity plan was not a top priority. Or maybe you thought it was only for large businesses. Fast forward to today, and a business continuity...
by Melissa Flickinger | Jan 15, 2019 | Small Business, Taxes
Shame. Probably not a topic you would expect from a bookkeeper or accountant, right? Well I talk about shame with my clients. All. Of. The. Time. So many prospective clients of mine come in with their heads hanging down. Even my current clients still call me and start...
by Melissa Flickinger | Oct 21, 2016 | Banking, Small Business
Here are 8 tips for getting a small business loan: Put yourself in the lender’s shoes. Lenders want to see that you have good credit quality, good cash flow, a good understanding of your financial situation, are willing to use collateral such as your house, and...
by Melissa Flickinger | Oct 7, 2016 | Employees, Payroll, Small Business
This is a topic that doesn’t come up very often, but we felt that it was important. That’s the topic of unpaid vs. paid time. Meetings, training sessions, etc. are NOT paid hours when: Attendance is entirely outside working hours Attendance is voluntary...
by Melissa Flickinger | Sep 22, 2016 | Taxes
Even as a bookkeeping firm, we get several calls a week regarding a phone call or letter a client received and whether it is real or not. It’s a scary thing, how good these scammers are getting. We have heard numerous horror stories about how far these people...
