From the monthly archives:

June 2012

“The small-business market, unlike the mid- and enterprise markets, utilize the general services of public accountants in much greater volume and typically for more fundamental business services – such as business bookkeeping and daily process support,” writes Joanie Mann at her accounting technology blog.    Bigger companies  typically use their own financial departments and/or in-house […]

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Social Security numbers, initially created by the Social Security Administration in November 1935, the numbers were issued to help administer Roosevelt’s New Deal Social Security program, otherwise known as the Social Security Act. The purpose of the Act – coming out of the Great Depression – was to provide benefits to retirees, the unemployed, certain […]

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We can think of seven immediate benefits to outsourcing your bookkeeping / accounting to Catalyst – Never hire – or fire – a staff bookkeeper again. Expert service for a fraction of your current costs. No extended contracts required – cancel any time. No minimum payments. No problems/costs of computers, furniture, absenteeism or other headaches. […]

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Embezzlement is the theft of money or property from a company by a person who has access to the money or assets. Embezzlers frequently are the professionals you are least likey to suspect. “Firstly,” says QuickBooks expert Donna MacMillan, “whether you are just starting in your business or been in business for awhile, educate yourself […]

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Warming Up To Asana

by Lynnea Bylund on June 8, 2012

Source: Catalyst House Blog Lately, we’ve been putting Asana through its paces. Asana is essentially a very customizable cloud-based to-do list with a few tools that, when used intelligently, can bring order to a variety of projects. But what exactly is Asana? It can be best described as a collaborative to-do manager for both individuals […]

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We should be flattered – one of our Small Business Intelligence Update (SBIU) got picked up by Nina Kaufman’s Small Business Legal Blog at Entrepreneur.com. –  “Smart small business bookkeeping is the new sexy!” .  Well it’s just common sense! Source: Nina Kaufman | Entrepreneur.com – Aside from the “two sets of books” scenario that provides the fodder for tabloid […]

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Many of us have heard about “hot shot” accountants and bookkeepers who save clients untold cash by reorganizing sole proprietors into 501c-3 status, or moving trust funds into semi-secret offshore banks. These are typically fabrications that stretch credibility as much as the Internal Revenue Code. What many small business owners do not realize is that […]

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