Small Business Growth Planning for the End of the Year
Growing your small business should be one of your primary goals, especially early in your business’s lifecycle. Understanding how to do that requires...
Year End Planning for Small Businesses
Why next year needs to start now Most small businesses start planning for the new year in January. The only problem? You’re already behind. STARTING...
Hiring an Employee vs Hiring an Independent Contractor: What a CPA wants you to know
Hiring an employee or an independent contractor isn’t as simple as you’d think. In fact, there are real world implications for misclassifying a...
How to get better restaurant reviews: deliver an ‘amazing experience’
For the last few months we’ve been delivering you (pun intended) a series of articles on how to create an atmosphere conducive to meeting the goals...
Profit First is hard work. Here’s why your small business should implement it anyway.
Let’s get this out of the way first – Profit First IS NOT a “set it and forget it” solution. If you’re looking for a hands off solution to your...
Marketing for Restaurants: Where to Start
As a restaurant owner, you know that the BEST marketing is great food and service. For the purposes of this article, we’ll assume that you have that...
Converting from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online: What does the process look like?
So you’re finally making the plunge, after years of using QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), you’re switching to QuickBooks Online (QBO). That’s a great...
Which Restaurant Pricing Strategy Works Best?
Setting menu prices for your restaurant is tough work. While to your customers these prices might feel arbitrary, a good menu will have up to three...
Top 3 Small Business Accounting Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Small business accounting mistakes happen, but they happen more often when you don’t have an accountant. Those mistakes are often why we’re coming in...
Why your business needs to switch from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online ASAP
At Kaizen, QuickBooks Online (QBO) is our preferred accounting platform for our clients. It’s a flexible, powerful software that allows us to map out...
Why now might be the right time to change your accountant
Changing your accountant might not be the first thing on your mind during the summer. We get it, there are BBQs to go to, vacations to take, and life...
How to set up online delivery for restaurants in 5 steps
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, online ordering has become an integral part of any restaurant plan. Even traditionally delivery-averse restaurants are...