Accounting and Decision Making
Darrel Hawes
We can look at decision making in business in five steps or parts, and at least three of them rely on accounting or have implications for your accounting system or process. Take a look at . . . keep reading
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Cash Flow vs. Profitability
by Darrel Hawes
Inadequate cash flow is a major problem that small businesses often face. It is vital and necessary to earn a profit, but profitability does not automatically mean you will have sufficient cash to m . . . keep reading
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Using All Three Ways to Increase Income
by Darrel Hawes
Now that we have looked at the three individual ways to grow a business, the really exciting part is they can be used in conjunction with one another. Any why wouldn't you? If you have figured ou . . . keep reading
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Increasing Your Average Transaction Value
by Darrel Hawes
Jay Abraham's #2 method of increasing business is to increase the sale amount per client. How can this be accomplished? Let me count the ways! The most obvious tactic is to simply raise your p . . . keep reading
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Dating Tricks With Excel
by Darrel Hawes
The subject of this article is "dates", as in calendar dates. Formatting Dates You can format your dates in many different pre-set formats by choosing Format-Cells-Dates. Many people . . . keep reading
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Business Use of a Personal Vehicle
by Darrel Hawes
Most small or home-based businesses are going to have some vehicle related expenses. You can either have a vehicle that is strictly used for business only, or you may use your own vehicle to visi . . . keep reading
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How to Choose a Spreadsheet Application
by Darrel Hawes
If you're in business, you need a spreadsheet application. At the very least, a spreadsheet application will help you do quick analysis of projects that you are considering. You can set up, for exam . . . keep reading
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Users of Accounting Information
by Darrel Hawes
In his book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey teaches us to "begin with the end in mind". Nowhere is this more important than when considering who will be using your acc . . . keep reading
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Quickbooks Tutorial
by Darrel Hawes
This Quickbooks tutorial will examine what you should be thinking about prior to setting up the program, but will also be useful to those who have an existing Quickbooks installation. Of course the . . . keep reading
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Is Quickbooks for Me?
by Darrel Hawes
I am going to make an assumption that you are a small business person, or want to be. I will do my best to convince you to use Quickbooks as an integral part of your accounting system. Though I am n . . . keep reading
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How to Find Your Outside Accountant
by Darrel Hawes
An accountant can do much more for you than prepare your taxes. I cringe when someone refers to their accountant as their "tax man" or "tax lady". Of course, your business may currently or soon r . . . keep reading
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What Is Accounting?
by Darrel Hawes
Everyone has their own opinion and there are lots of definitions. Back when I was in accounting school, my very first accounting instructor, Pat O'Shaunessey, a fiery Irish guy, made us learn . . . keep reading
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Accounting Explained
