Discover Card Background The Discover Card, the U.S.’s third-largest credit card brand, was created by Sears in 1985 and went national the following year. Initially affiliated with Dean Witter, then Morgan Stanley, it became an independent company, under the name Discover Financial Services (DFS), in 2007. The company never has stressed an interest in serving […]
Make Bookkeeping Tasks Easier with a Schedule If you break bookkeeping down into small and scheduled tasks, then it’s simple to stay on top of things. We suggest setting calendar reminders for yourself and your staff. Here’s how we suggest breaking down your bookkeeping tasks. At the end of this article there’s a link to […]
Understanding all aspects of your business is part of being an entrepreneur. In the early stages, you have to get comfortable with every department. You are responsible for juggling customer service, sales, marketing, and balancing your bookkeeping. While this experience can be helpful in the long run, it can become overwhelming and inefficient. There is […]
Business owners tend to react in one of two ways when asked to create a business plan: They roll their eyes, knowing they will have to create a complex, 40-page report full of lofty narratives and colorful charts. They mutter something about not needing a plan to operate their businesses because they are not seeking a […]
Previously I wrote about “Free Photography Contracts”, make sure you checkout that article as well. If you’re a freelance photographer, your photography business cards are tools just like your cameras. Purpose of Business Cards Your photography business cards are marketing. This marketing is designed to increase your client leads. So they aren’t just for current clients, […]
I’ve been leading development teams for many, many years. Whenever we needed to hire a developer, I tried all sorts of ways to figure out if the person would be as good (technically) as they say. In the old days, I would ask all the right questions, have someone write pseudo code on a whiteboard […]
When it comes to potential clients, there are two situations in building a service-based business: No leads or very few client leads: for you, getting a new client lead is a celebration, because you have barely enough work to scrape by and pay the bills. Since your business isn’t slammed with work, you have no fear […]
What is a 1099 employee? During the life of most small businesses, every owner might need help producing the deliverables and enlist persons outside their immediate family for help. Now the decision of how the helpers will be paid must be made. Should I pay this person as a 1099 contractor or W2 employee? Should […]
New technology and accessible AI tools are making work easier, even for accountants. See how you can embrace digitalization in accounting and keep your firm as a top competitor.
In 2010 LessAccounting had grown to a size that we needed to hire a person to help with customer support. We’d never hired customer support before and didn’t know how to hire the right person. We did know that judging applicants on resumes is stupid. We didn’t want to hire a “customer support guru” or […]
