“Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can install in us.” – Hal Borland As we wrap up 2023, what wisdom can you take into the new year to help you reach your business goals? What experiences did you gain that could increase…
Stadium files. Accordion organizers. Color Coded Hanging Folders. Rolodex. Red Stapler. (“Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler…” – can you name the movie??) Am I describing a scene from an early 1990s office sitcom, or your accounting office? In early 2020, many small to medium sized business accounting offices were still using paper…
When I was in college, my meal budget was $1 per meal. One whole dollar. (And before you ask, no, a burger from the McDonald’s dollar menu was not my go-to meal!) My parents were generous in helping me financially get through college, and one of the ways that I showed my gratitude was by…
After the successful cloning of dinosaurs through genetic engineering, you are ready to sell your company, International Genetic Technologies, Inc., and make a profit. Unfortunately, after looking at the financial books, buyers aren’t willing to pay what you had hoped. While you are disappointed to lower the selling price of your company, you agree to…
You are captain of a cruise ship, sailing on smooth waters that reflect the starry night sky on its mirror-like surface. To make it to your destination on time, the ship is sailing full steam ahead and you’re confident that you will make it to port on time. Everything is smooth sailing until you suddenly…
It’s time for your quarterly meeting with your accounting team – your contracted bookkeeper and your accountant. While you are getting settled at the meeting room table, you overhear the two of them talking… “Hey, Jerry. Did you reconcile the A/P aging to the G/L?” “No, I haven’t gotten around to it yet because I…
Ghostbusters, LLC has been serving Booville for five years and is steadily growing due to a rampant ghost problem in the area. In fact, word is quickly spreading about their efficient ghost busting techniques and they are now getting consistent requests to service the adjacent neighborhood of Howlville to help with the beginnings of a…
“Hello, this is Ski Bank. We’re calling because an unusual purchase has shown up on your credit card. Can you confirm that you purchased a hot tub time machine for $8,000 yesterday?” Unless you love recreating ridiculous plot lines from your favorite movies, a phone call like this will probably cause a pit in your…
Ever since I was a kid, I asked a lot of questions. I was the girl with braces, a backpack full of books, and a never-ending arsenal of questions that made even the most patient of adults have to take a deep breath before they answered yet another inquiry from my curious mind. This trend…
At Dunker Muffin Paper Company (see what I did there?), everyone is up in arms about the most recent first quarter accounting reports that were just released. The sales team is convinced that the accounting department has incompetent employees and the accounting team is playing defense, adamant that their processes and ways of record-keeping are…