by Todd Culpepper | Jun 24, 2019
All too often, small business owners invest hours of their time just to keep up with payroll. Sound familiar? How much time do you spend managing timesheets and cross-referencing federal and state regulations to ensure you’re reporting your taxes properly? Odds are,...
by Todd Culpepper | Jun 3, 2019
Using QuickBooks can increase your productivity, generate better financial information, and help with strategic decision-making throughout the year. The problem is, many business leaders don’t have the expertise to use QuickBooks to its full potential. And what makes...
by Todd Culpepper | May 20, 2019
When your business has grown for a while, you reach a point where you need extra financial expertise in your corner. Unfortunately, this often comes well before you need (or can afford) a full-time controller or CFO. Fortunately, there’s a handy solution: Contract...
by Todd Culpepper | Feb 28, 2019
For most Americans, the date of April 15th is almost as recognizable as December 25th. But while Christmas means joy, celebration, and peace, Tax Day often means stress and anxiety. Many people spend a lot of the year dreading Tax Day. Because of this, plenty choose...
by Todd Culpepper | Feb 15, 2019
Every business has goals they’re striving toward. Strategic planning will show you what you should focus on and what’s going to get your business closer to where you want it to be. If you don’t put in the time to figure out what’s most important to your...
by Todd Culpepper | Nov 27, 2018
When starting and managing a business, you have to decide what form of business entity to classify yourself as. The business entity you choose will shape the path of your small business more than you may realize. Choosing the right structure for your company can have...
by Todd Culpepper | Oct 30, 2018
Small businesses account for 99.7% of U.S. employer firms. Needless to say, any development that impacts small businesses is worth paying attention to. Enter the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Passed in December 2017 and effective (for the most part) on January 1,...
by Todd Culpepper | Oct 1, 2018
Come on: you know it’s true. You’ve screwed your books up. Royally. Right now, you couldn’t even guess who still owes you money, whom you owe money to, how much money you actually have, or why the bank keeps calling you. You’ve got a mountain of receipts you haven’t...
by Todd Culpepper | Jul 25, 2018
As a business owner, you probably have a particular skill set that got you started. Whether it was design, operations, marketing, internal medicine, or something else, some specialization let you attract and keep customers. However, the skills you need to get the work...
by Todd Culpepper | Jul 18, 2018
If you’re a business owner, chances are you have a particular skill set that got you into business. Marketing, operations, design, internal medicine–some specialization enabled you to attract and keep customers. Like most business owners, you probably...
