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Setting Up Small Business Bookkeeping

Essential Accounting Support Posted on July 12, 2022 by Christie HammondApril 7, 2025

Setting up your business bookkeeping incorrectly can translate to major financial headaches. Get started right with a few simple actions…

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Posted in Bookkeeping, Business Basics
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What’s Important About the End of 2nd Quarter?

Essential Accounting Support Posted on June 21, 2022 by Christie HammondApril 7, 2025

2nd quarter is when you evaluate and adjust what areas in your business need to change before the end of the year. Begin by reviewing 1st…

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Posted in Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business Basics
Bookkeeping vs. Accounting

Bookkeeping vs. Accounting: What Bellevue Small Business Owners Need to Know

Essential Accounting Support Posted on April 24, 2022 by Christie HammondMay 18, 2025

Bookkeeping and accounting often get used interchangeably, but they’re different functions that serve different purposes for your business. You should know the difference.

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Posted in Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business Basics | Tagged Small Business Operations
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Cash Flow for Small Businesses

Essential Accounting Support Posted on March 22, 2022 by Christie HammondMarch 22, 2022

Cash flow is exactly what it sounds like: the amount of money flowing in and out of your business at any given point in time. Companies that don’t pay attention to this are more likely to struggle when something unexpected happens.

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Posted in Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business Basics
Bookkeeping Monthly Reports

Which Bookkeeping Reports Should You Review Monthly (and what they tell you)

Essential Accounting Support Posted on February 28, 2022 by Christie HammondFebruary 28, 2022

You must regularly review and understand your bookkeeping reports. It empowers you to make critical business decisions with confidence. These are the basic reports to review monthly to keep your business moving forward.

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Posted in Bookkeeping, Business Basics
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Track business expenses and organize receipts

Essential Accounting Support Posted on January 18, 2022 by Christie HammondDecember 13, 2023

If you are like most business owners, you probably don’t enjoy the effort required to track business expenses and organize receipts.

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Posted in Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business Basics
Working with a Bookkeeper

When Is It Time to Hire a Bookkeeper?

Essential Accounting Support Posted on September 23, 2021 by Christie HammondDecember 13, 2023

These questions help small business owners to determine if it’s the right time to hire a bookkeeper to help keep your business finances in order.

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Posted in Bookkeeping, Business Basics
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What are You Worth? Determining Your Compensation

Essential Accounting Support Posted on September 1, 2021 by Christie HammondJune 25, 2025

New business owners often ask me, “What should my compensation be? How should I pay myself?” Here’s what I like to tell them.

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Posted in Accounting, Bookkeeping, Business Basics, Salary
How to Pay Yourself

How to Pay Yourself a Paycheck From Your Business

Essential Accounting Support Posted on May 10, 2021 by Christie HammondJune 26, 2025

Whether you are on salary or take a draw of income out of your own business, here is what to consider about how to pay yourself a paycheck.

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Posted in Administration, Bookkeeping, Business Basics, Salary, Tax
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Why We Procrastinate and How to Stop

Essential Accounting Support Posted on April 22, 2021 by Christie HammondApril 23, 2025

Putting things off isn’t about being lazy or undisciplined. This means that we are acting against our best interests. We know we should do something, but we can’t seem to make ourselves do it.

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Posted in Administration, Business Basics, Uncategorized

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