Small Business Accounting Basics

The accounting function is critically important for any small business or startup venture. We discuss how you may want to think about setting up your accounting and how things change as you grow.

Wondering how to use an accountant to help grow your business? We look at things that an accountant can help you with. After all, they can do much more than just crunch numbers.

Wondering how to find a good accountant? This useful article explains what to consider when choosing an accountant for your business.

Small business accounting? Most entrepreneurs would rather spend their time developing their product line or growing their client base. But accounting is important.

Small business budgets on your mind? This helpful article, one of many resources for entrepreneurs on this site, gets you started with budgeting for small businesses.

Managing expenses is a challenge for most small business owners, but it's a challenge worth mastering.

Looking for small business accounting services? We take a look at the options you have to choose from when it comes to doing the accounting for your venture.

Would't it be horrible if you did everything right to set your business on the path to success, but a few budgeting mistakes ultimately lead to your downfall?

This article, as part of the Accounting Terminology for Entrepreneurs series, introduces some key accounting terminologies that begin with D and F.

This article, as part of the Accounting Terminology for Entrepreneurs series, introduces some important accounting terminologies. We cover accounting terms starting with the letters P-Z.

This article, as part of the Accounting Terminology for Entrepreneurs series, introduces some important accounting terminologies. We cover accounting terms starting with the letters G-L.

This article delves further into the topic and explains breakeven charts, margin of safety and an recommendation on lowering your BEP point.

Why is accounting so boring? For most of us, an accounting discussion is a quick cure for insomnia. But business owners cannot afford to be bored by accounting.

To catch a crook, you have to think like a crook. Learn about these ways to embezzle money so you won't become a victim of embezzlement.

In order for you to make a useful estimation of the profits to expect out of a business activity you need to establish the costs you'll incur in making sales. It is these expenses that are incurred in bringing a product/service to the market that are referred to as the cost of sales.

This article aims to equip entrepreneurs with an important analytical tool of financial decision making.

A growing bank balance often takes entrepreneurs by surprise. Money in the bank can site idle earning no interest. That's a business mistake you will want to be sure to avoid.

How can a small enterprise keep track of its expenses and sales, and the profits it made in a given timeframe? With what tools can a small enterprise estimate its costs of production and make a comparison of its present and past performance? An efficient accounting system is exactly what's required.

People become entrepreneurs because they want to have more control over providing financial security for themselves and their families. For some entrepreneurs, this also means furthering their children's education -- but saving for college can be difficult for entrepreneurs. Here are some suggestions for small business owners who are trying to fund their kids' higher education.

This article, as part of the Accounting Terminology for Entrepreneurs series, introduces some key accounting terminologies that begin with A.

This article, as part of the Accounting Terminology for Entrepreneurs series, introduces some key accounting terminologies that begin with B and C.

This article, as part of the Accounting Terminology for Entrepreneurs series, introduces some important accounting terminologies. We cover accounting terms starting with the letters M-O.