by Monique Swansen | Aug 26, 2025 | Business
When you run a small business, wearing multiple hats is normal. But when one person wears all the financial hats—that’s where trouble starts. I’ve seen it more than once: A trusted team member who enters invoices, cuts the checks, and reconciles the accounts… and...
by Monique Swansen | Jul 15, 2025 | Business
I can’t tell you how many times a small business owner has called us in for help with their books—only for us to uncover something much bigger. They often think it’s just a reconciliation issue or a miscategorization. But once we start digging, we almost always find...
by Monique Swansen | May 19, 2025 | Business
Running a business of any size is no small feat. When it’s a small business, the buck stops with you— you’re in charge of all decisions, putting out fires, and wearing more hats than you ever imagined. It makes sense that internal controls often get overlooked, but...
by Monique Swansen | Apr 16, 2025 | Business
Modernizing a family-owned business is almost never just a technical decision—it’s deeply personal, with multiple stakeholders often holding strong opinions about how things get done. For one company we’ve been working with, the question of whether to overhaul their...
by Monique Swansen | Mar 17, 2025 | Business
Most businesses fail to recognize that accounting is the difference between guessing and growing. When I hear people talk about accounting as a “necessary evil” or simply “overhead,” I know we’re not having the right conversation. Accounting isn’t just a line item on...
by Monique Swansen | Jan 14, 2025 | Business
When the owner of a family-owned business came to us, he shared something we hear a lot: “I think I’m making money, but I don’t know for sure. Is my pricing set up the right way?” He’d been figuring out his gross margin by subtracting commissions and...
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