Ida Peters

Introducing the smartphone revolution: All it takes is a simple hand-held device to change the game for small business owners everywhere. Are you and your smartphone attached at the hip? Do you wake up, squinty-eyed, scrolling through notifications that you missed while you were asleep? And do you go to bed, setting your phone’s alarm […] The post Smartphone Revolution: How It Has Changed Small Businesses Forever appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

If you’re like most businesses, you have information that could hurt your venture if it got into someone else’s hands. Even if you don’t have something top secret, like code for a killer new social network or the recipe for Coca Cola, you have other types of valuable information that need to remain confidential or […] The post Do You Need an NDA When Hiring Contractors? appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Next up: #IMakeaLiving is coming to Los Angeles, California. We’d love to meet you there! The #IMakeaLiving events bring together an eclectic group of small business owners for a lively, candid, and often hilarious, conversation. Part small business boot camp, part group therapy, you’ll leave feeling inspired and motivated. Plus, you’ll get lots of actionable […] The post Calling All L.A. Small Business Owners! You’re Invited to the #IMakeaLiving Event appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

January 1 st arrived before you knew it – where does the time go? Now you realize it’s tax time again and you haven’t done any of your bookkeeping for an entire year.  Don’t panic! I’m going to reveal to you the 5MinuteBookkeeping method of how to do a full year of bookkeeping when you need it done yesterday – using QuickBooks Online, with as little data entry as possible. Get ready! Where do you start? First, set aside a long weekend, grab some coffee, put your phone on silent mode (or better yet, turn it off!), and get comfortable. This will require dedicated time and attention. You can do this! Is QuickBooks Online right for your business? Before getting started, make sure that QuickBooks Online is right for your business. How do you know? Lucky for you, we have a blog post that will help you make that determination! Buy QuickBooks Online Once you’ve determine that QuickBooks Online is a good fit for your business, you’ll have another decision to make – which version of Qu

How do you manage projects while also doing everything else? With project planning, of course. When you think about project management, you probably think about: Large projects that take a long time to complete and require plenty of resources and money Detailed processes, with far too many steps to even remember and implement The reality […] The post Keep the Train on the Tracks with Project Planning appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

January 1 st arrived before you knew it – where does the time go? Now you realize it’s tax time again and you haven’t done any of your bookkeeping for an entire year.  Don’t panic! I’m going to reveal to you the 5MinuteBookkeeping method of how to do a full year of bookkeeping when you need it done yesterday – using QuickBooks Online, with as little data entry as possible. Get ready! Where do you start? First, set aside a long weekend, grab some coffee, put your phone on silent mode (or better yet, turn it off!), and get comfortable. This will require dedicated time and attention. You can do this! Is QuickBooks Online right for your business? Before getting started, make sure that QuickBooks Online is right for your business. How do you know? Lucky for you, we have a blog post that will help you make that determination! Buy QuickBooks Online Once you’ve determine that QuickBooks Online is a good fit for your business, you’ll have another decision to make – which version of Qu

January 1 st arrived before you knew it – where does the time go? Now you realize it’s tax time again and you haven’t done any of your bookkeeping for an entire year.  Don’t panic! I’m going to reveal to you the 5MinuteBookkeeping method of how to do a full year of bookkeeping when you need it done yesterday – using QuickBooks Online, with as little data entry as possible. Get ready! Where do you start? First, set aside a long weekend, grab some coffee, put your phone on silent mode (or better yet, turn it off!), and get comfortable. This will require dedicated time and attention. You can do this! Is QuickBooks Online right for your business? Before getting started, make sure that QuickBooks Online is right for your business. How do you know? Lucky for you, we have a blog post that will help you make that determination! Buy QuickBooks Online Once you’ve determine that QuickBooks Online is a good fit for your business, you’ll have another decision to make – which version of Qu

If you’re using accounting software, it’s easy to run financial reports. But what then? There are so many numbers to look at; it can be overwhelming. Which ones are the most important to monitor the health of your business? Which numbers should you track to ensure that your business grows? Most of my clients started […] The post Financial Reports: The Most Important Numbers to Grow Your Business appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

January 1 st arrived before you knew it – where does the time go? Now you realize it’s tax time again and you haven’t done any of your bookkeeping for an entire year.  Don’t panic! I’m going to reveal to you the 5MinuteBookkeeping method of how to do a full year of bookkeeping when you need it done yesterday – using QuickBooks Online, with as little data entry as possible. Get ready! Where do you start? First, set aside a long weekend, grab some coffee, put your phone on silent mode (or better yet, turn it off!), and get comfortable. This will require dedicated time and attention. You can do this! Is QuickBooks Online right for your business? Before getting started, make sure that QuickBooks Online is right for your business. How do you know? Lucky for you, we have a blog post that will help you make that determination! Buy QuickBooks Online Once you’ve determine that QuickBooks Online is a good fit for your business, you’ll have another decision to make – which version of Qu

During tax season, do you usually find yourself scrambling to prepare your tax return with the April 15th deadline looming? April may seem far away right now, but there’s no time like the present to get a jump start on your taxes. Filing early has a number of benefits. You can get your money faster […] The post Tackle Tax Season Early in 2018: 5 Tips to Get a Head Start appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .