Tax Refunds for Businesses: What to Do With Them
A tax refund lands in the business account and, for a moment, it feels like free money. It is not quite that. A refund is usually your own cash coming back, and …
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Finance
Cash flow, pricing, unit economics and the financial basics every owner should know.
Business Insurance Claims: How to File and Follow Up
A burst pipe, a crashed van or a break-in can knock a small business sideways, and the insurance claim that follows can feel like a second job. The good news is …
Choosing an Accountant for a Growing Business
The accountant who helped you file your first return may not be the right fit once you have staff, inventory, investors or customers in several countries. …
Seasonal Working Capital Explained
Plenty of profitable businesses run short of cash at the worst possible moment: just before their busiest season. The shelves need filling, staff need hiring …
Setting Quarterly Revenue Targets
A yearly revenue goal is easy to write and hard to feel. Twelve months is a long time, and by the time you notice you are behind, it is often too late to catch …
Collecting Overdue Invoices in January
January is when unpaid December invoices quietly turn into a cash problem. Clients come back from the holidays to full inboxes, finance teams close their year, …
Days Inventory Outstanding Explained
How long does a typical item sit on your shelves before it sells? Days inventory outstanding, or DIO, answers that question in a single number. It tells you how …