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What a recession might mean for your restaurant

What a recession might mean for your restaurant

A recession is bad for all businesses but can be especially rough on restaurants. Margins are already tight, and staffing issues can often compound...

Know how to read your financial statement

How to Read Financial Statements: A Small Business Owner’s Guide

It’s easy to want to skip to the "bottom line" of your financial statements, but like any great story, you’ll need context for the ending to make...

How to Recession-Proof Your Business

How to Recession-Proof Your Business

We’ve got an overheated economy and a bear market. IF we reach a recession this year, is your business ready?

cloud-based accounting

The Past, Present, and Future of Cloud-Based Accounting

Cloud-based accounting is a process in which you use an internet-based system to access your accounting from anywhere at any time. Three things are...

accounting fraud protection

Are You Doing Enough to Ensure Check Fraud Protection?

Contrary to popular belief, businesses are still susceptible to check fraud, as it remains one of the most prevalent methods of attack on businesses....

Eliminate Phishing

Eliminate Phishing With Secure File Sharing for Business

How secure is your business? There's a good chance that it isn't as secure as you may think. According to research, companies in the United States...

automated HR onboarding

How Automated Onboarding Improves Your Bottom Line

In a job market that has significantly more job openings than talent to fill them, it is essential that your talent acquisition and onboarding...

what is electronic payment blog

What Is Electronic Payment, and Why Does it Matter in 2022?

The accounting process is already full of long and repetitive processes, so it can be especially beneficial to automate it. Electronic payments, in...

Smiling man in glasses working on a laptop at a well-organized desk, representing the efficiency of OCR and accounting software integration for streamlined bookkeeping.

How OCR and Accounting Software Make Bookkeeping a Breeze

If you've ever spent hours sorting through receipts and typing up numbers into your accounting software, you know that bookkeeping isn’t always the...

Accounts Payable automations are changing accounting. There's a lot to love about AP automation, and it might be just what you need to save time and money.

How AP Automation Solutions Are Changing Accounting

If you're a business owner feeling a bit wary about automating your accounting, it’s completely understandable. But there's a lot to love about...

Highlighting 5 Benefits of Using HCM and Payroll Software

Highlighting 5 Benefits of Using HCM and Payroll Software

As your business grows and flourishes, keeping everything running smoothly takes more work. Every individual part of your organization’s...

Human Capital Management (HCM) software can streamline HR tasks, improve payroll processes, enhance organizational efficiency, and improve productivity and the employee experience

HCM 101: What Is Human Capital Management?

Employees are the most important assets of any business. And while your people are your most valuable assets, managing your employees...