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How To Manage Payroll Effectively
Payroll is one of those things that starts out simply enough. You start your business, hire a few employees, and things tick along pretty well. It’s straightforward enough to keep everything in line at first, but what happens to most companies is… they grow!
How To Choose the Best Investments for You
Of course, the goal of investing is to grow your money. That’s the most important thing. But there are some other things to consider. Read on to discover 6 tips to help you choose the right investments for you.
Differences Between an Accountant and a Financial Planner
Accountants and financial planners can both play an important role in your financial success, but there are some important differences between the two.
5 Major Challenges of Accounting for Legal Firms (Updated 2022)
Legal accounting is challenging for many solo practitioners and small law firms. Here are five major challenges
4 Benefits to Hiring a Bookkeeper for Your Business
Bookkeepers can be highly beneficial for businesses of any size. Here are 4 benefits to hiring bookkeepers to help you manage your business.
Cash Flow Tips for Small Businesses
Solid cash flow management is vital to ensuring your business survives, but not everyone understands what cash flow is or how to manage it. That’s likely what makes it a leading cause of stress for small business owners.
How Much Cash Does My Business Need?
Your business needs cash. Cash is what keeps your company in operation and enables it to grow, so you should know how much cash your business needs to survive. Although many people think the answer is linked solely to operating expenses, this isn’t the case.
How to Scale Your Business with Minimal Effort
If you want your business to grow, at some point you’ll have to think about scaling it. Scaling it isn’t exactly the same as growing it, though they are often used interchangeably.
4 Things to Consider Before Expanding Your Service Offerings
If you’re looking to grow your business, you might consider expanding your service offerings.
Apps Apps Apps - Q2 2022
Each quarter, members of the MATAX team pick their favorite. Here are our selections for Q2.
Setting and Achieving Financial Goals
Financial security, whether that’s for a business or an individual, requires planning. You need to know where you want to be, where you are now, and how to cross the gap between the two places.
5 Steps to Setting Up Your Business Processes for Success
As your business grows–or as you look to take a smaller role in your company–you may find the business has become over-reliant on you, which makes it difficult for you to take a step back. Here are some steps you can take to enable your business to thrive, even if you can’t be there all the time.
4 Tips for Positioning Yourself as a Market Leader
Small business owners often feel that they have to do something to stand out from the crowd and attract an audience. If that’s how you feel, you’re definitely not alone.
Secrets to Keeping Your Employees Happy
Keeping your employees happy makes business sense. You want to keep your good employees, and it costs money to find, hire and train new staff. Beyond that, employees that are satisfied and feel valued are more motivated and productive.
How To Win Your Customers Back in 2022
Whether your small business is business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C), you likely deal with some level of customer churn, especially given the COVID-19 pandemic. Even customers who love your business and your products may have lapsed for a variety of reasons.
How To Find a Good Niche
In business, finding a niche that can supply enough revenue is important. More entrepreneurs than ever are realizing the importance of finding a narrow set of customers and catering their products or services to them.
How To Create an Advisory Board for Your Business
Unlike business consultants (whose fees may well exceed your budget), advisory board members may agree to provide advice pro bono, for a small stipend, meal, or reimbursement of travel expenses. These tips will help you create a first-rate advisory board that can immediately help improve your bottom line.
How to Move Your Brick and Mortar Retail Store Online
eCommerce is growing rapidly, and recent research estimates that it will make up over 22% of global retail sales by 2023. With these statistics and the changes COVID-19 has brought, it’s more important than ever to take your retail business online if you want to stay competitive.
Top 3 Reasons Start-ups Fail and How to Avoid Them
The start of a business is an exciting time. You’ve got a great idea for a business and are enthusiastic to get started. It’s important to plan ahead to give your business the best chances for success.
4 Tips for Encouraging Repeat Customers
That’s a lot of motivation to encourage repeat customers. Here are 4 tips to encourage your customers to keep coming back.