Profit First is hard work. Here’s why your small business should implement it anyway.
Let’s get this out of the way first – Profit First IS NOT a “set it and forget it” solution. If you’re looking for a hands off solution to your...
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Converting from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online: What does the process look like?
So you’re finally making the plunge, after years of using QuickBooks Desktop (QBDT), you’re switching to QuickBooks Online (QBO). That’s a great...
Which Restaurant Pricing Strategy Works Best?
Setting menu prices for your restaurant is tough work. While to your customers these prices might feel arbitrary, a good menu will have up to three...
Top 3 Small Business Accounting Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Small business accounting mistakes happen, but they happen more often when you don’t have an accountant. Those mistakes are often why we’re coming in...
Why your business needs to switch from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online ASAP
At Kaizen, QuickBooks Online (QBO) is our preferred accounting platform for our clients. It’s a flexible, powerful software that allows us to map out...
Why now might be the right time to change your accountant
Changing your accountant might not be the first thing on your mind during the summer. We get it, there are BBQs to go to, vacations to take, and life...
The 5 Ways Menu Choices Can Increase Your Restaurant’s Profitability
In our continuing effort to offer value to restaurant owners, we thought we’d take a deeper look at one of the best ways to increase your...
Bookkeeping vs Advisory Services
For the most part, a tax return or a financial statement will look similar no matter who prepares it. That’s not to say that bookkeeping isn’t...
Accounting for restaurants: 7 ways to increase their profit
Running a restaurant is no easy feat. Restaurant owners face a plethora of challenges that require constant innovation, flexibility, and...
How to price parts for auto repair shops
In some ways, pricing for auto repair shops should be easy, right? You have your costs of parts, you have the cost of labor, and you then calculate...
Accounting for Restaurants 101: 3 Things to Know if You're Just Getting Started
Accounting for restaurants: is it different from accounting for other industries? Well, yes and no. There are certain practices that universally...
Accounting Tips for Auto Shops
Not only do we have real life experience working in the industry, but we do accounting for a fair number of auto shops, and in that time, we’ve...