The Kaizen Team

Author profile for The Kaizen Team of Kaizen CPAs + Advisors. On this page you can see all the blog posts that The Kaizen Team have written.

Promotional image for Kaizen Time, part of the Blood, Sweat & Business podcast, featuring the text 'Plan for a Year of Tax Savings.' The background includes a professional in a suit with boxing gloves, symbolizing readiness and strategy. The image highlights tax-saving strategies for small business owners, aligning with actionable tips from the blog.

Plan for a Year of Tax Savings: Strategies for Small Business Owners

Every year people and business owners alike make plans to turn things around… but how? Over the years we’ve seen thousands of tax returns and...

Professional in a suit with boxing gloves, highlighting the triple tax-free benefits of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs): contributions, growth, and withdrawals. Presented by Kaizen CPAs + Advisors

How Your HSA Could Provide You a Triple Benefit

Unlock the power of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) in this episode of "Kaizen Time," part of the Blood, Sweat & Business podcast. Hosts Eric...

Promotional graphic for the Kaizen Time episode of the Blood, Sweat & Business Podcast, titled 'How Charitable Contributions Work.' The image features a professional in a suit holding boxing gloves, symbolizing the strategic balance of giving back to the community and optimizing business finances. The episode discusses practical approaches for small businesses to handle charitable contributions, maximize tax benefits, and support their communities effectively, brought to you by Kaizen CPAs + Advisors.

Charitable Giving: Feel Good, Save Big!

Let’s talk about how giving back can give you more than warm fuzzies—it can help your business too! In this episode of Kaizen Time, part of the...

Blood, Sweat & Business presents Kaizen Time: Best Way to Use Subcontractors - An episode by Kaizen CPAs + Advisors focused on effective subcontractor management tips. Featuring boxing gloves as a symbol of strength and preparedness in business.

Working with Subcontractors: Do It the Right Way

What are the best practices when working with subcontractors? Some may come into your business to do work, but others may be representing you....

Knock out year-end payroll tasks with Kaizen CPAs + Advisors! Kaizen Time podcast cover featuring boxing gloves and tips on essential tax and payroll fixes for smooth compliance and big savings.

Essential Year-End Payroll and Tax Moves for Big Savings

As the year wraps up, it’s crunch time for payroll and tax adjustments! In this Kaizen Time episode, Brian Bride, Director of Payroll...

Kaizen Time podcast cover titled 'Expanding Business Red Flags,' featuring insights from Kaizen CPAs + Advisors on avoiding common pitfalls in business expansion, buying another company, and identifying red flags before acquiring assets. The image shows a suited person with boxing gloves, symbolizing the challenges in business acquisitions.

Top Red Flags to Watch for in Business Expansion and Acquisitions

Looking to expand your business? Before you make any big moves, get familiar with the red flags! Buying a business or acquiring assets can be...

Kaizen Time: How to Manage Your Downtime

How to Manage Your Downtime

Small Business owners don’t get much downtime, but what about when it does happen? Clay Hamlin, a partner at Kaizen CPAs, discusses the steps...

Kaizen Time: Is an AI Accountant Any Good?

Is an AI Accountant Any Good?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being integrated into nearly every facet of our lives. Today there are AI accountants, created and operated by...

Kaizen Time: How to Build a Labor Matrix

How to Build a Labor Matrix and Why You Need It

Most automotive repair shops know about a cost pricing matrix, but what about a labor matrix? It isn’t too different but is essential to your...

Kaizen Time: Recession Proof Your Business

How to Recession Proof Your Business

Are we heading into another recession in 2024 or 2025? There are signs, but even if that isn’t the case it never hurts to have a plan. Don’t be...

Kaizen Time: Maximize Your Real Estate Taxes with Cost Segregation

Maximize Your Real Estate Taxes with Cost Segregation

Your property is one of the most valuable assets your business may ever have. You are constantly building equity, but can you get even more out...

Kaizen Time: What Are Mandated Retirement Funds?

Mandated Retirement Funds: How to Remain Compliant

What are Mandated Retirement Funds and how do they affect your small business? Brian, Director of Payroll Operations, breaks down how each...

Kaizen Time: Why Paid Leave Laws Matter

What Are Paid Leave Laws and Why Do They Matter?

What are employee paid leave laws and why do they matter? Brian, Director of Payroll Operations, goes through the ever-changing world of...

Kaizen Time: Save Big with Employee Self-Serve

How to Save Big with Employee Self-Serve

What is Employee Self-Serve? It sounds great and to be honest, it is! When employees are hired on, you can save by having new hires enroll...

Kaizen Time: iSolved vs QuickBooks Online: Which is better for your small business?

iSolved vs Quickbooks Online: A Fight for Your Payroll

iSolved and Quickbooks Online are the two big platforms addressing payroll services in 2024-2025, but how to they perform when stacked up...

Kaizen Time: Why You Need a Payroll Service for Your Small Business

Why You Need a Payroll Service

Payroll is one of the most basic and necessary functions of any small business. The ramifications for failing to pay employees can be...

Kaizen Time: Discover the biggest business blunders and avoid these costly mistakes.

Lessons Learned from Business Failures

Don’t make the same mistakes as those before you, instead learn from their failings! We’ve seen hundreds of profit & loss sheets and know...

Kaizen Time: Explore the future of work and small business to help futureproof your business.

What is the Future of Work & Small Business

No one knows exactly what business is like in the future, but one thing is for sure… it will NOT be the same as it is today. The workplace and...

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