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 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 | 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...
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