I hope I’m not the first one to break this news – I try to avoid p*ss*ng in people’s cornflakes if I can – but it’s important to understand that “tax deductible” doesn’t mean “free.” It doesn’t mean the government pays you dollar for dollar for any business expense your

Bookkeepers come in all shapes and sizes, colors, genders, educational and cultural backgrounds, and corners of the world. But we all fall into one of three categories: bad bookkeepers, decent bookkeepers, and f’ing bananapants amazing bookkeepers. Okay, so maybe that’s a little too black and white, because many of us

We all strive for work life balance, right? But that looks different for everyone. And when you own a business, you’re going to be excited about it. Obsessed with it, even. And that can feel great! Maybe even a little addicting. But it can also lead to the dreaded “B-word”:

I talk to a lot of business owners who only have one checking account for all their business and personal finances. This is a NO NO. And here’s why: Using the same account for business and personal transactions makes it difficult to keep accurate business records. To be able to

I don’t know about you, but I became obsessed with Inventing Anna on Netflix, the story of a fake German heiress who scammed super wealthy people (who “should have known better”) out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The complexity of her mind was what fascinated me, and it led

I’ve gotten this question a lot lately in networking with small business owners. Women wanting to know when it’s time to outsource their books, looking for a specific financial milestone as to when to make the jump from doing their own finances in Excel to hiring a bonafide bookkeeper. Unfortunately,