The Back Office Blog

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How to Calculate and Analyze Your Gross, Operating & Net Margin Ratios

Accounting

Quick Summary This article is about calculating and analyzing profit margin ratios, specifically gross, operating, and net profit margins. Each ratio is a profitabili...

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How Much Should Your Business Spend on Accounting Technology

Accounting

More and more, small and mid-sized businesses are upping their spend on accounting technology as a proven way to streamline their bookkeeping process.

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Building Accounting Functions That Scale with Your SaaS Company

Accounting

Wondering how to structure your back office so it will support your SaaS company through exponential growth? You’re not alone. Many SaaS business founders struggle to ...

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How to Use SaaS Success Metrics to Grow Your Business

Accounting

In a previous blog post, we broke down 11 SaaS metrics you can use to track growth. Now that you’ve had a chance to take stock of what you should be measuring for your...

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11 SaaS Metrics to Track Growth

Accounting

Cloud technology has made it possible for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies to disrupt legacy software providers. But generating revenue and driving cash flow from ...

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How To Be Investor Ready

Accounting

Are you looking to raise capital for your startup? If so, you should always be prepared for potential investor meetings. Approaching investors unprepared is one of the t...

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5 Steps to Prepare Your Business for Tax Season in Canada

Accounting

With the Canadian tax season just around the corner, many small business owners are beginning to stress about filing mistakes and missed deadlines. By getting your tax r...

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How to Create a Meaningful Business Budget

Accounting

Small businesses looking to grow need a business budget. Creating a budget doesn’t just make it easier to understand and control cash flow, it can help you fund future...

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Non-Profit Reserve Funds: Guide to Financial Stability

NPO

Reserve funds are very much top-of-mind for many non-profit organizations (NPOs), with good reason. By maintaining a healthy operating reserve ratio (operating reserves ...

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4 Accounting Tips to Scale Up Your Quick Service Restaurant

Accounting

Whether you’re building out your own chain of quick service restaurants (QSR) or you are a franchisee trying to expand, it’s important to build upon a solid foundati...

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How Bookkeeping Supports a Merger or Acquisition

Bookkeeping

When your tech business end goal includes making an exit, you should ensure your financial records are as transparent as possible when preparing for the sale of your com...

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Guide to Grant Reporting: Preparing Accurate Financial Reports for Your Funders

Accounting

As the final stage in the grant process, grant reporting is the culmination of all the time and effort you’ve spent creating a proposal budget and managing the grant a...

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