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My take on business versus personal expenses
While at times it might seem convenient to use your business account to pay for personal expenses and vice versa, it’s not a wise practice. In order to stay above reproach, keep things clean, and avoid legal issues later, it’s best to maintain a separation of church...
Do You Know What to Fix Next in Your Business?
If you’re like most business owners, you probably focus on what’s right in front of you. There are times when everything feels urgent, and you find yourself playing the part of a firefighter putting out theoretical fires – a far cry from the focused, level-headed...
Avoid The “Crash and Burn” With This One Thing
Flying blind never yields positive results. In fact, it leads to disaster – literally, in the case of airplanes, but figuratively as well. A pilot controlling a plane while wearing a blindfold would not be able to see his fuel gauge, navigation system, or even the sky...
Get the 411 on Reconciling Your Accounts
Some decisions you face as a business owner are optional. You can decide if you want to send a company holiday card or offer your employees coffee in the breakroom (though some might argue that the second one is a non-negotiable!).However, reconciling your accounts is...
How to Avoid the Number One Reason Most Businesses Fail
It’s no secret that things left to themselves deteriorate. Profitability for landscapers is no exception. Without an effective cash management system in place, your profits will dwindle. In fact, cash flow problems are the main reason 82% of small businesses fail. You...
Out of Cash Spells Disaster for Landscape Business Owners
In order to pay their employees, landscape business owners must have a steady, positive cash flow. But, hurdles like slow winter months or the lag time between issuing invoices and collecting payments can interfere with cash flow for landscapers. Without enough money...
6 Ways to Improve Cash Flow for Landscapers
We know that your job as a landscape business owner has busy and slow seasons. Business booms when it’s warm but crawls painfully slow when it’s cold. This can lead to anxiety, uncertainty, and a looming sense of dread. You work way too hard to stress about the...
Why the Grass is Greener when Bookkeeping for Landscaping Businesses is Outsourced
As a landscape business owner, your plate is full. You have a team of employees to lead, equipment to maintain, customers to please, and new business to win. Outsourcing bookkeeping for your landscape business is a natural and productive next step for you to...
4 Questions You Should Ask Your Accountant
If you really want to save money, call a professional. Hiring an accountant is a guaranteed way to save more of your hard-earned money and be in the driver’s seat of the rest. We want you to have more cash to live on and to pour back into your business. Investing in...
What You Need to Do Now to Work on Your Business in the Slow Season
Most businesses have their own slow season, so it’s not a surprise when it happens year after year. While you could spend your slow time vegging out in front of the television and hanging out with friends, I recommend that you continue to work on your business, so you...