Tag Archives: Small Business Owners

10 Ways to Make Your Office Go Mobile

  By E.T. Barton | January 10, 2012 - 10:03 pm | Decreasing Expenses, Internal Controls, Virtual Bookkeeping
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The other day, I came to a stop at a red light behind a big white sedan.  As I sat there, waiting for the light to change, I noticed a funny shape in the passenger seat of the car.  To top it off, there was a small round thing where a GPS would usually be found.  When the light turned green, the driver reached over to the passenger seat and – to my surprise – made the funny shape disappear.  In that instant, I realized exactly what I was looking at, as well as what the round thing was:  a … Continue reading →

How to “Find” Transactions in QuickBooks

  By E.T. Barton | January 3, 2012 - 9:41 pm | EBooks, QuickBooks Instructions
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This excerpt is from OUR EBOOK: How To Do A Year’s Worth Of Bookkeeping In One Day ************************************************************************** It’s so easy to “accidentally” enter transactions in QuickBooks that sometimes that it can be downright frustrating.  Luckily, it is just as easy to find and correct those mistakes.  To do that – to “Find” Any Transaction in QuickBooks, simply do the following: “Find” the transaction by Pressing Ctrl + F.  This will open the Find screen, which looks like this (in all versions of QuickBooks): Click on the Advanced Tab at the top (shown in red). Select “Amount” in the “Filter” … Continue reading →

The SpongeBob SquarePants School of Business

  By E.T. Barton | November 28, 2011 - 10:42 pm | Case Studies, Getting Customers, Increasing Profits, Money Saving Tips, Small Business Advice, Spotlights
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  Okay, I have a confession to make:  I am a Mom.  Even worse, I am a Mom with a Toddler.  What that means is that as a “Mom with a Toddler,” I know all the words to “Elmo’s World.”  I also know how to “Do the Pigeon” and that “C is for Cookie” (which is good enough for me).  I know how to read Dora’s map, and I know Hannah Montana’s true identity. What’s more… I know “who lives in a Pineapple under the sea.” Why do I know these things, you may wonder? Well, as any Moms with … Continue reading →

Paint a Target on Your Customers

  By E.T. Barton | November 14, 2011 - 10:09 pm | Getting Customers, Small Business Advice
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In BOOKKEEPING MONEY-SAVING TIP #4: Analyze Your Business Location, I discussed the fact that many businesses make the mistake of choosing a bad retail location because they don’t analyze the location in relationship to their competitors.  In actuality, proximity to competitors is merely one reason why a business location can fail.  Another common reason is failure to identify the customers in that location’s area.  If you don’t know who your customers are and where they are located, your business can go down in flames at any point of a business’s life. In other words – if you know WHO your … Continue reading →

Islands of Time

  By Guest Blogger | October 17, 2011 - 10:20 pm | Bookkeeping, Money Saving Tips, Spotlights
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Jeffrey Koltoff, MBA is President of TCW Business Solutions LLC in Feasterville, PA.  Jeff has over 25 years’ experience assisting clients with accounting, business and personal finance, technology and strategic planning.  TCW Business Solutions LLC is a premier financial information management consulting firm specializing in accounting support, QuickBooks setup, maintenance and training, CFO functions, and strategic planning for small and medium size businesses.  To learn more please visit TCWBS.com. ****************************************************************************** I recently read a post on a business discussion forum from a member who was frustrated.  He described his situation as follows: As a small retail business (owner), I am … Continue reading →