The Back Office Blog

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Cash Flow Forecast: Understanding Your Revenues and Expenses

Accounting

Cash Flow Forecast: Understanding Your Numbers A cash flow forecast is a vital financial analysis tool for growing your business. When done well, cash flow projection...

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Five Ways to Improve Your Accounts Payable Process

Bookkeeping

It’s not unusual for accounts payable (AP) to take a backseat to accounts receivable (AR), especially in smaller organizations. After all, it’s only natural as a bus...

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How to Hire a Good Bookkeeper for Your Business

Bookkeeping

Sooner or later, your business will likely need to hire a bookkeeper to help manage your accounting data and tasks.

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Bookkeeping Tips For Business Owners To Stay Organized

Bookkeeping

A solid, organized bookkeeping system lays the foundation for business success. By keeping your financial records up to date and accessible, you’ll save time and avoid...

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4 Top Plumbing Accounting Software and Tools

Accounting

As a plumber, you are familiar with the fact that you need to have the right tools on hand to get the job done right. This truth applies to your bookkeeping and accounti...

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8 Accounting Tips Every Plumbing Contractor Needs To Know

Accounting

Accounting and bookkeeping are tasks that many tradespeople push to the side. This is entirely understandable as your days are spent on the road traveling to different j...

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Four Things To Consider When Hiring A Bookkeeper For Your Plumbing Business

Bookkeeping

Your years of training and apprenticeship have made you an expert in plumbing systems and pipe fixtures. You have worked hard to build your business, grow your clientele...

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Six Ways For A Plumbing Business To Boost Cash Flow

Accounting

For your plumbing business to stay in operation, you need cash on hand to pay your employees, purchase tools and equipment, and cover the other overhead costs. Focusing ...

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Key Considerations When Hiring a Bookkeeper for your Electrical Business

Bookkeeping

An electrical contracting business is a busy business to run. You probably find yourself out on the road most days, spending your time traveling from job to job and work...

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Payroll Deductions – How Much Should You Be Paying?

Payroll

In 2017, small businesses in British Columbia were responsible for almost 1.1 million jobs - or 44% of the province’s total employment.

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Fund Accounting Basics for Canadian Non-profit Organizations

Accounting

While the accounting systems used by commercial businesses and Non-profit Organizations (NPOs) share plenty of similarities, the critical difference lies in their source...

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Is Direct Deposit Payroll The Right Choice For Your Business?

Payroll

As a business owner or non-profit director, it’s your responsibility to ensure employees are paid accurately and on time. But with so many provincial and federal regul...

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