by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Sep 24, 2014 | Transition Planning
Buying a business can be a very exciting experience, full of hopes and ideas and goals and dreams. It can also be a little overwhelming – scary even! There are so many aspects to consider, fears that crop up along the way, and thousands of decisions to make....
by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Sep 4, 2014 | Family Business
“Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” Henry Ford In the midst of the doom and gloom of the current economy, family businesses have taken off, whether fueled by desperation or a dream. And the struggle against...
by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Jun 26, 2014 | Bookkeeping
How many times have you gone to pay a bill, only to discover that you missed an early payment discount option? Or needed paperwork to give to your accountant or banker, and even though you know for a fact it passed your hands recently, you can’t find it to save your...
by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Jun 19, 2014 | Family Business
Last week we talked about some reasons that your family business might need a Family Business Council. This week we’ve put together some information about how to get your Family Business Council up and running! Using these tools, combined with a little...
by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Jun 10, 2014 | Family Business
Every family owned and operated business has a unique layer of challenges that are different from a “non-family based business”. Whether your business is a large-scale corporation, a region-wide chain, or has more of a “mom and pop” feel, having a Family Business...
by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Mar 27, 2014 | Accounting, Bookkeeping
This is part of a series of the Top 10 Bookkeeping Mistakes Small Businesses make. To read the others, click here. Confusing profits with cash flow has been left to the last, the tenth of the top ten bookkeeping mistakes – but it’s a really important one. You tend...
by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Feb 27, 2014 | Accounting, Bookkeeping
This is part of a series of the Top 10 Bookkeeping Mistakes Small Businesses make. To read the others, click here. Whether you have employees or not, misclassifying them is a classic bookkeeping mistake. That may sound strange, but you need to think about your...
by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Jan 29, 2014 | Transition Planning
Helping your family business transition to the next phase (or, to use a familiar phrase, preparing for your succession) is a long process. Transition planning can be a process that is too intensive to contemplate, and so the easiest solution is simply to keep doing...
by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Jan 23, 2014 | Accounting, Bookkeeping
This is part of a series of the Top 10 Bookkeeping Mistakes Small Businesses make. To read the others, click here. “It’s just a few dollars.” “I don’t have my business credit card – I’ll just use cash.” “Take that from petty cash – we’ll top it up later.” These kinds...
by Henry H. Jones, CPA, CVB | Jan 16, 2014 | Accounting, Bookkeeping
This is part of a series of the Top 10 Bookkeeping Mistakes Small Businesses make. To read the others, click here. Running your own business affects your life as a whole – and it especially affects your finances, and your bookkeeping. Reconciling your...
