Ida Peters

When running a successful business, how do you stay focused on the big picture? For Michael, CEO of Mold Busters, an expansion meant he needed a tool to help him provide the best customer experience for his growing client base. Enter FreshBooks Select. Read how FreshBooks Select made it simple for Michael to keep his […] The post How FreshBooks Select Helps Michael Focus and Provide a Great Experience for His Customers appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

If you’re unfamiliar with them, financial statements can seem like a mysterious art, better left to accountants and other money wizards. Good news, though: You don’t need an ancient book of knowledge to understand financial statements. When you know how to read them, you can track your performance, plan month-to-month cash flow and file taxes […] The post A Beginner’s Guide to Financial Statements appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Always improving! These are FreshBooks’ latest product updates for January 2019. New year, new updates! Here’s what’s changed in FreshBooks lately: Time Tracking Has Been Redesigned for a Better Experience We’ve heard your feedback and improved the design experience of the Time Tracking feature in FreshBooks, so that it is easier and more intuitive to […] The post New & Improved in FreshBooks: Time Tracking, Bank Reconciliation and Much More appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

“Keeping the books.” It’s a common phrase that refers to maintaining the general ledger. But what exactly is a ledger, and why do you need one? Traditionally, accountants recorded financial transactions in the ledger by hand, using the double-entry accounting method. With the advent of computers, recording transactions became simpler. No longer did you have […] The post What Is a General Ledger, And Why Do You Need One? appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

If you feel that years of cultivating personal money habits are now affecting your business, now’s the best time to take action and weed those habits out. Managing cash flow can prove difficult even for seasoned companies with experienced financial officers on board. Beginning freelancers and small-business owners, however, are even more vulnerable to poor […] The post How to Stop Your Personal Money Habits From Affecting Your Business appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Discover how productive you really can be with these FreshBooks integrations. Is one of your new year’s resolutions to make 2019 your most productive year yet? You can try all the hacks that are made available to you, but being truly productive goes beyond tomato-timing your workday. To achieve productivity greatness, it starts by automating […] The post Best Productivity Apps and Integrations in FreshBooks: 2019 Roundup appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Is now the right time to get rid of old paperwork? But how long do you really need to keep your business records? In fact, you can be downright inundated with records… from tax returns and expense receipts, to invoices, cancelled checks, payroll records, bank statements, meeting minutes—the list goes on. Whether you have everything […] The post How Long Should You Actually Keep Your Business Records?  appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

A general ledger is critical to the success of your business. If used correctly, it can be the most important reporting tool for your business. Businesses have been using the general ledger for centuries as a master document for recording all the financial transactions of their business. But, how does it work? You first record […] The post Now’s the Time to Learn to Love Your General Ledger appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

Is now the right time to get rid of old paperwork? But how long do you really need to keep your business records? In fact, you can be downright inundated with records… from tax returns and expense receipts, to invoices, cancelled checks, payroll records, bank statements, meeting minutes—the list goes on. Whether you have everything […] The post How Long Should You Actually Keep Your Business Records?  appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .

A general ledger is critical to the success of your business. If used correctly, it can be the most important reporting tool for your business. Businesses have been using the general ledger for centuries as a master document for recording all the financial transactions of their business. But, how does it work? You first record […] The post Now’s the Time to Learn to Love Your General Ledger appeared first on FreshBooks Blog - Resources & Advice for Small Business Owners .