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Are You Really Seeing the Big Picture?

When entrepreneurs launch a startup, they often get knee-deep in the day-to-day tasks. While this is necessary to get your business of the ground, it is imperative to continue to focus on the long-term strategy.

By Michelle Shemilt

Building a Business

Payroll, Meet Accounting: ZenPayroll and FreshBooks Join Forces

By Nina Zipkin

Business Accounting

3 Ways to Make More Cash in 2014

By Avrum Laurie

Building a Business

5 Year-End Tax Tips to Get You Ready for 2014

By Bonnie Lee

Building a Business

IRS to Take a Closer Look at Small Business Filings

Here are three important tips for how entrepreneurs can avoid getting into trouble with the IRS.

By Gabrielle Karol

Building a Business

How to Avoid 3 Common Budget Pitfalls

Income on the books but no cash in the bank? Here's how to avoid a cash crunch.

By Mike Sowinski

Building a Business

How to Respond to a Letter From the IRS? Breathe.

Getting a letter from the IRS can be a panic-inducing experience. Here's how to handle it and calm your nerves.

By Amrik Randhawa

Business Accounting

Why You Shouldn’t Take Business Advice From Your CPA

Your CPA might try to convince you he's a business expert. Don't believe him.

By Gene Marks

Tech

Intuit Partners With Square for Easy Accounting Integration

New service can save business owners the time and hassle of manually feeding accounting data into QuickBooks.

By Jason Fell

Building a Business

Intuit Updates QuickBooks Online Accounting Tool With Customizable Features Aimed at Small Businesses

The popular web-based program now supports payment and payroll integration, and CRM services.

By Benjamin Kabin

Tech

The Surprising Tasks Your Competitors Are Outsourcing

Small businesses are becoming increasingly reliant on freelancers to get even their core business functions done, including accounting, report writing and preparing PowerPoint presentations.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Break out of Your Mom-And-Pop Shell With Polished Financials

No one likes dealing with financial stuff but the president of financial service company Consero Global Bill Klein provides us the skinny on the importance of investing in your startup's financial data.

By Bill Klein

Building a Business

5 Reasons the IRS’s New Focus on Small Businesses Is Ridiculously Egregious

The IRS is sending letters to tens of thousands of small businesses asking if they are underreporting revenue, according to new reports.

By Ray Hennessey

Building a Business

The Buck Stops Here: How to Make Invoicing Less Excruciating

To take the sting out of the annoying task of invoicing, consider the tips.

By Rebekah Epstein

Building a Business

3 Weekly Accounting Habits to Install Right This Minute

To ease the pain of doing your taxes later, here are some good-accounting practices to implement now.

By Amrik Randhawa

Building a Business

Why Your Business Could Be Failing Even If You Hit Your Numbers

More than half of businesses that meet their income forecasts fail. Here's why and what steps you can take to make sure your business forecasts are financially sound.

By Matt Garrett

Business News

Tax Time Bruises Still Hurt? 3 Accounting Habits to Implement Now

With this year's tax season happily in your rearview, now's the time to make your next tax time easier. Here are some tips.

By Amrik Randhawa

Business Accounting

New Accounting Framework to Ease Burdens for Small Businesses

Two U.S. accounting organizations aim to give business owners streamlined options for financial reporting.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Accounting Apps for Your Number-Crunching Needs

Accounting is a painstaking, resource-intensive process for businesses of any size. Luckily, the choices for low-cost and flexible accounting software are greater than ever before.

By Polly S. Traylor

Building a Business

The Year-End Accounting Missteps of Rookie Entrepreneurs

This time of year may be about giving, but don't forget to devote plenty of time to getting your books in order. Here are a few often-missed year-end accounting tasks.

By Amrik Randhawa

Building a Business

3 Rules for Selling a Business: Lessons From the HP-Autonomy Fiasco

Being acquired by another company? Keep these factors in mind.

By Jason Fell

Building a Business

Your Startup’s Top 3 Most Trusted Accounting Allies

When you're first starting up, making a few accounting allies can help set you on the right track to have hassle-free financials.

By Amrik Randhawa

Building a Business

Why Mid-Year Tax Reviews Are a Must for First-Time Entrepreneurs

Waiting until the end of the year to get your books in order can be a losing gamble. Consider knocking out those year-end anxieties now.

By Amrik Randhawa

Building a Business

How to Know What to Outsource

Venture capitalist, author and professor Peter S. Cohan answer readers' top questions about entrepreneurship.

By Peter S. Cohan

Building a Business

4 Start-Up Accounting Tips for the Young Trep

When launching a new business, young entrepreneurs tend to forget one very important element: their books. Here's how to avoid making that mistake.

By Amrik Randhawa

Building a Business

Five Steps to Get Your Business Finances in Order

Establishing solid corporate and accounting strategies from the start is critical when launching a business. Consider this advice to get off on the right financial foot.

By Gwen Moran

Business Accounting

A Common Personal Finance Mistake New ‘Treps Make

Starting your own business will affect many parts of your life, including how you manage your finances.

By Catherine Clifford

Building a Business

Hidden Cash: Tap Into R&D Tax Credits

Many small businesses could save big bucks by taking advantage of a tax credit long popular with larger companies.

By Randy Myers

Business Accounting

Obama Takes Aim at Corporate Taxes

The President hopes to revise the U.S. business tax code. Though the goal is to the level the playing field, there would be winners and losers.

By Diana Ransom

Building a Business

Dividing the Family Fortune

Passing on the family fortune can be tricky when it's tied up in a small business. Here's how to find a solution that works for your business and your family.

By Randy Myers