When Investors Rein In the Free Spending
The relationship between the founders of Wetzel's Pretzels and their powerful investors has not always been silky smooth. Read more
Bookkeeping
Recent Bookkeeping Articles
Collection: Days Saved, Thousands Earned
A receivables expert tells how much your company stands to gain when your customers pay up fast. Read more
Hot Tip: Pay Bills Early, Earn Money
Chris Zane of Zane's Cycles earns his salary with the money he saves by paying his company bills early. Read more
Barter: A Potential Cost Saver for Small Businesses
Once a dusty corner of the economy, barter is emerging as a hot entrepreneurial niche and a valuable tool for cash-crunched companies. Read more
Local Currencies Assist Small-Business Development
During the past 20 years many nonprofits have created local currencies -- a spin on barter -- to help support small businesses in their communities. Read more
How can I establish the creditworthiness of a company that's a prospective customer?
Offices Operations mentor Charles J. Bodenstab offers some advice on researching the creditworthiness of customers. Read more
Outsourcing Bookkeeping
An entrepreneur of a fast-growing company wonders when it's the right time to graduate to a big-time accounting firm. Read more
How Fast Should My Inventory Turn?
The quicker inventory turns, the less cash you tie up. Read more
Operate with Financial Fitness
Consider these three winning strategies to keep your business fiscally sound. Read more
Accounts Payable: Avoiding Seasonal Glitches
A CFO explains how she was able to maintain tight controls over her company's accounts payable. Read more
Hot Tip: Set Cost-Cutting Targets
Rethink each expense and how you can reduce it. Read more
The Basics of Balance Sheets
Get a quick handle on the financial strength and capabilities of your business using your balance sheet as a guide. Read more
Bookkeeping and Accounting Basics
Keeping track of your business's finances may seem overwhelming, but it's not that hard when you know the basics. Read more
Prescription for Encryption
New services from Internet service providers may help small businesses take the pain out of online credit card ordering. Read more
Persuasive Projections
Predicting the future is hard. But when you're making financial projections, that's exactly what you need to do. You can avoid some of the most common mistak... Read more
Bill Porter: My Biggest Mistake
The founder and chairman emeritus of E*Trade discovered that a little conservatism goes a long way. Read more
Shifting Workplace Values Alter Pay Strategies
Incentive compensation is becoming the norm, and salary increases seem to pattern economic performance. Read more
Accounts Payable: Catching Costly Errors
A CEO explains how costly errors can be when vendors overbill. Read more
Getting Money from a Moving Target
Auntie Nolo tells you how to collect a court judgment from a debtor who has moved. Read more
Share the Salami
To entice their workers to save more on food costs, these deli owners offered to split the savings with them. Read more
Origins of the 500: Fresh Starts
Where do America's fastest growing private companies get all those great ideas? A look at how accidents and massive debt were catalysts for productive change... Read more
Upstarts: Bad-Debt Market
Even with the economy going at full steam, bad debt is on the rise. Here's why sorry news for compulsive spenders has created opportunities for various start... Read more
Collection Techniques to Avoid
The authors argue that some collection strategies don't work as well as you might think. Read more
