Laurie O'Neil

Five clever tactics to achieve your business goals faster by developing accurate financial projects are revealed by experienced business coach.

Ben Franklin gave timeless small business advice when he proclaimed that there were only two certainties in life: death and taxes. But you don't have to let your tax responsibilities drive you and your business to an early grave. Here are seven tips from a business mentoring expert on how to survive paying taxes.

Almost any small business can use advice on how to improve its collection cycle. The first line of defense against late payments is a complete invoice. Your bills should be accurate, detailed and easy to understand. Further improve your accounts receivable collections by asking four important bookkeeping service questions.

Many bookkeeping business owners avoid marketing to new clients because they've not found a successful, or comfortable, approach to do so. The following proven marketing approach will help you grow your bookkeeping business.

What I have come to learn as a business coach is that business plans don't have to be long to be good. In fact, a single page can contain all the essential elements you need to show where you're taking your bookkeeping business and how you're going to get there.

Goal setting is crucial to the success of any business, but is particularly important for entrepreneurs in the bookkeeping service business who are distracted with multiple priorities. Goals direct actions, give us something to aim for, and serve as a yardstick for measuring our bookkeeping business's success.