Dangers of Mixing Business and Personal Expenses
One of the most common mistakes new business owners make, is not hiring a bookkeeper from the start. An experienced bookkeeper can act as the backbone of your company, they have the knowledge and expertise you need to manage finances, run payroll, create strategies, track expenses and measure...
Bookkeepers Explain How To Reduce Business Expenses
Organizing your expense sheets and financial documents is the first step in gaining back control of finances. If you own a business, hiring a bookkeeper is the best solution for legitimizing expense reports, and being able to understand how the business is operating from a financial standpoint....
5 Benefits of Hiring a Virtual CFO
All successful businesses at some point (the sooner the better), need to hire a bookkeeper or advisor, to help oversee and manage finances. A Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is responsible for managing the companies finances, forecasting economic and market trends, capital acquisition and...
4 QuickBooks Features All Businesses Should Be Using
As a business owner, getting acquainted with Quickbooks can help move your company into the right direction. This software allows you to create invoices, write estimates, track sales, create reports and functions as the virtual rolodex for important business contacts. Heartfelt CFO and Tax...
5 Bookkeeping Mistakes Holding You Back in Real Estate Investment!
In real estate investment you often have to make big decisions at a fast pace. Operational aspects, like finding the right deal, purchasing a property, assembling a team, starting a remodel and actually selling, can consume whatever time you have available. Add to that the constantly changing real...
Bookkeeping Tips for Small Businesses
Financial Planning from the moment you open your doors…Talk to any small business owner and one of their least favorite tasks would likely be bookkeeping. If you aren’t an accountant, or don’t enjoy working with numbers, then bookkeeping definitely feels more like a chore than an enjoyable part of...
CPA vs. CFO: Do you know the difference?
What’s the Best Avenue for Your Business? It’s not uncommon for some of our clients to be confused over the difference between a CPA and a CFO. While they both have a hand in your company’s finances, the two roles are vastly different. Heartfelt CFO and Tax Services explains the difference in...
Bookkeeping for Real Estate Investors
Dear Margo, I work in the competitive world of real estate investments, and I feel like other investors are growing at a faster rate than I am. A colleague in the industry recommended working with a bookkeeping service, but don’t they only help with payroll and tax preparation? How will working...
Payroll Tips for Business Expansion
It May Be Time For Software If you are manually managing the payroll of your expanding business, you and your Human Resources department should be ready for an influx of new paperwork. Frankly that’s an overwhelming burden to a lot of your team and opens the door to a room of potential errors. The...
Is Direct Deposit Best For Your Company?
Dear Margo, I recently started tweaking the payroll department at my business. One of the changes I plan on making is offering direct deposit to my employees. Is this going to save me any time or money? Or am I adding more to my workload? -Bryan The majority of employees are being paid by direct...