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...
by Michele Cagan | Jan 10, 2025 | Making Ends Meet, Owning Your Own Business, Small Business, You Need to Know This
Do you get confused by the disconnect between profits and cash in your business? If so, you’re definitely not alone. A lot of business owners get frustrated by having only one or the other – but not both. Honestly, the whole cash flow vs profit thing is confusing....
by Michele Cagan | Apr 10, 2024 | Owning Your Own Business, Small Business
In honor of the recent release of my latest book, to celebrate the end of tax season, and because I really just want to I am giving away 3 copies of Starting a Business 101. But this isn’t just any old giveaway… If you read my blog regularly, are subscribed to my...
by Michele Cagan | Jun 10, 2021 | Owning Your Own Business, Small Business
Keeping up with your business books keeps getting shoved to the bottom of the list. You have so much to do, that accounting just doesn’t feel like a priority… at least not until tax time. But making sure your accounting is up-to-date all the time will help...
by Michele Cagan | May 27, 2021 | Owning Your Own Business, Small Business, You Need to Know This
This article contains affiliate links that may or may not result in compensation. You’re excited about launching a new business, and there’s so much to do! One of the most important steps involves figuring out whether your business will need it’s own tax ID number –...