by Michele Cagan | Oct 3, 2025 | Owning Your Own Business, Small Business, Uncategorized, You Need to Know This
Your small business needs cash to survive. The same way you need oxygen to breathe and water to drink. Business survival depends on positive cash flow and liquidity. And it’s especially important in times of financial uncertainty, plagued by tariffs, inflation,...
by Michele Cagan | Aug 1, 2025 | Owning Your Own Business, Small Business
This blog post was originally published in 2019. It has recently been updated to include new information to help you avoid common accounting mistakes. Do you hate dealing with accounting? If you’re like most small business owners, your answer is yes. So when it comes...
by Michele Cagan | Jun 26, 2025 | Owning Your Own Business, Small Business, You Need to Know This
When you’re just starting a business, your to-do list feels miles long. You need to create products or services to sell, set prices, advertise, attract customers, and actually do the work. So opening a separate business bank account, especially in the very early days,...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 19, 2025 | Do Your Own Taxes, Owning Your Own Business, Single Mom CPA, Small Business, You Need to Know This
More and more people – especially single moms – are working multiple jobs or side gigs to make ends meet. But not all of those jobs come with a “normal” paycheck, the kind with taxes taken out. And that’s why you need to know about self-employment...
by Michele Cagan | Jan 30, 2025 | Do Your Own Taxes, Get Help When You Need It, Owning Your Own Business, Small Business
Does dealing with your business accounting make you nauseous? Do you avoid looking at your business numbers until you absolutely have to, like at tax time? If so, you could be undermining your company’s financial success. The solution: Take the stress out of dealing...
by Michele Cagan | Jan 23, 2025 | Get Help When You Need It, Owning Your Own Business, Small Business, You Need to Know This
For almost all small businesses – especially startups – the answer to the question of “should I hire a bookkeeper?” is “absolutely, yes.” While bookkeeping seems easy, it’s very easy to mess up if you don’t fully understand accounting principles. And while most...
