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As a small business, you may be wondering how to weather the storm of high inflation. After all, inflation can have a significant impact on your bottom line. There are a number of ways that you can protect your business from the effects of inflation, and we’ll explore a few of them here. One way…

Many Americans live paycheck to paycheck. With increasing gas, rent, food, heating oil and many other expenses, it is harder to make ends meet. Employees salaries are not rising with the cost of inflation, which is a whopping 7% to 9% depending on where you are in the country. It is expected to rise more…

Whether you are new to QuickBooks or you could use a better understanding of the software. QuickBooks is moving away from its desktop platform more now than ever. QuickBooks is an essential tool for any small business just getting started or if you have owned a business for a while. While there are a good…

Inflation hit an all-time high this past year and it doesn’t look like it is going to slow down soon. We are not just paying more for personal expenses, but your business is dealing with the same increase in costs and supply chain issues. What can you do to protect your business during this time?…

There are many ways to engage your clients today, social media, sales calls, and network marketing. You should assess each strategy and make sure it works for your business. Here are some ideas to help your customers to remember your business. 1 Provide good value over fast service. Clients that receive a good value-driven service…

New business owners need a little extra help setting up and maintaining their books. Chances are the main reason they think they should keep good books is for taxes. These are the business owners that need a little more help to see how good bookkeeping help you with more than taxes. Most likely you don’t…

One of the challenges that small businesses face is managing payroll. Processing payroll internally is a time-consuming and complicated process for any size business. Deciding which services to outsource is a major task to running your business. Here are five reasons why SMB’s (Small & Medium) Businesses should hire an Upper Valley Payroll service.  1…

The Bookkeeping checklist to help you kick off 2022! The new year can be a little hectic for bookkeepers and business owners alike. It’s also prime time to complete tasks that will elevate your reputation and grow your business. In addition to the normal workload, there are payroll deadlines, 1099’s and planning for the new…

QUICKBOOKS SHORTCUTSThere is a helpful list of shortcuts in QuickBooks Online. It can be accessed by pressing thefollowing keys at the same time:CTRL + ALT + ? When you press this shortcut, QuickBooks Online displays the list ofshortcuts. In addition to these shortcuts, you can access date shortcuts on transactions. To use the dateshortcuts, place…

Hiring the wrong person is costly and a time-consuming mistake. Here are five tips to help you recruit and hire the best employees for your business. Finding the right employee for your business can be tricky, whether it is your first hire or your 100th hire. It is a time-consuming process to write a job…