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Shalini Gupta & Associates, PA’s Fighting Inflation Series: Taking Out a Business Loan
Today I want to start a series on how small businesses like yours can fight inflation. Because I know that’s one of the top concerns for businesses across the country right now. But I’d also like to know…How’s your business faring? I’m genuinely interested in how...
The Word on Payment Methods for Columbia, MD Businesses
…payment methods!Try to come up with one thing that’s more important to your Columbia, MD business than taking in revenue smoothly. Yeah, I couldn’t, either.And making sure that revenue is coming in becomes almost an obsession when you’re feeling the squeeze of...
Alleviating Cash Flow Management Pains for Columbia, MD Businesses
[1] Because we’re talking cash flow management today… with a recession looming on the horizon and the effects of inflation being felt so hard in everyday life, it’s difficult not to freak out over what lies ahead for your Columbia, MD small...
Why Should Columbia, MD Businesses Care About FASB and GAAP?
Yes, inflation isn't slowing down, even here in Columbia, MD.Though it's not the main thing I'll be writing about today, I did want to point out this economic elephant in the room for my Howard County business owner readers and clients, and not just speed...
An Accounting Methods Rundown for Columbia, MD Businesses
Before I get into accounting methods basics today (a subject near to my heart) ... I hope you were able to get in on some Memorial Day activities this past weekend (though I know some Columbia, MD business owners are in the thick of things during this commemorative...
Making the Most of Your Columbia, MD Business’s P/L Statement
In the arena of not-so-good news, along with so many other things these days, it looks like IRS interest rates have gone up for Quarter 3. Inflationary insults to injury for Columbia, MD business owners.These days are getting tougher. Hang in there.Now … the one...
Shalini Gupta & Associates, PA’s Guide to the Profit and Loss Statement
As a small business owner, you’re often preoccupied with all the things that go into running your Columbia, MD business – the daily logistics, managing employee workflow, paying the bills, bringing in more customers… making a profit. Let’s focus on that last one,...
Three Financial Statements Columbia, MD SMBs Need To Get Right
If you’re a successful Columbia, MD business owner in this high-pressure time, you’ve learned to master the art of the pivot. Pivot on pricing, pivot on operations, pivot on hiring, pivot on supply, pivot on financials... Successfully pulling it off is...
Customer Relationship Management Software for Columbia, MD Businesses
Apparently, it is National Small Business Week. And while I tend to think these kinds of “national weeks” or days, or what have you, are often pretty silly … well, as someone who has been in the trenches with the SMB community over the last few years, I...
Time Management Software Choices for Columbia, MD Businesses
Tax “season” is over – at least for most of us. For all of the tax-exempt organizations out there operating on a calendar year basis, just a little nudge regarding the May 16th filing deadline. We’re here to help.Now, however, despite the relief that comes with the...
What is the Best Payroll Software for Your Columbia, MD Small Business?
Every Columbia, MD business owner in today’s inflationary environment is looking for ways to economize and improve: overhead expenses, workload, staffing needs, office space, supply chains, etc. It all feels stretched. We’re *all* feeling it, even here in Columbia,...
Small Business Accounting Software: A Columbia, MD Owner’s Guide
For as long as trade has existed, so has accounting. Goods are sold, profit is made, expenses are accrued, and everything gets recorded (presumably, ha!). And it wasn’t THAT long ago that electronic spreadsheets were considered “a big advancement” in...