by Monique Swansen | Jul 15, 2026 | Accounting News
I come in to look at the books. That’s usually how it starts. A business owner wants a cleanup, a fresh set of eyes on their finances, or a clearer picture of where they stand. But almost every time, I end up looking at their tech stack too, because the tools...
by Monique Swansen | Jun 25, 2026 | Accounting News
A client called me on a Tuesday. He was in the middle of acquiring a smaller competitor he’d been eyeing for years. The deal was weeks from closing. Then the lender flagged a cluster of transactions in the target company’s books that didn’t add up. It wasn’t a huge...
by Monique Swansen | Jun 22, 2026 | Accounting News
Most business owners don’t think about selling their company until they’re ready to stop working. And by then, they’ve often already left money on the table. Here’s the thing: an exit plan isn’t a retirement document. It’s a business strategy. And the owners who treat...
by Monique Swansen | Jun 18, 2026 | Accounting News
A transportation company came to us with a question they’d been sitting on for a while. They operated in multiple states, had deliberately built the business over the years, and, by most measures, were doing well. But one location had been nagging at the owner....
by Monique Swansen | Jun 15, 2026 | Accounting News
Most small business owners I talk to see accounting as a cost they have to pay for, like insurance or utilities. I’d like to gently push back on that. If accounting is just overhead in your mind, it’s probably working against you in your business. This is...
by Monique Swansen | Jun 11, 2026 | Accounting News
One of the most consistent challenges I see in cannabis businesses has nothing to do with product or demand. It’s money movement. Cannabis has a real cash problem. Banking access is limited. Processing options shift. Accounts are scrutinized differently and more...
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