By Elizabeth Davis on September 2, 2010
Reminder, I am available for Open Office Hours on Thursdays from 9 am – 11 am at The Daily Grind (810 North Ave, Norwalk).
Do you have questions such as:
Business Questions:
How do you set up a budget?
How do you use Quickbooks?
How does recent legislation impact me as a business owner?
Individual Questions:
How do I set up a [...]
Posted in Small Business | Tagged Balance Sheet, Budget, Income Statement, Personal Finance, QuickBooks, Small Business, Technology
By Elizabeth Davis on April 22, 2010
I’ll be teaching a course again this spring through the Des Moines Public Schools Community Education Program. Here are the details about the course:
Small Business Accounting
Introductory course on accounting for small business owners. Topics covered include: single-sided (checkbook) vs. double-sided (financial statement) accounting; examples of records to keep and for how long; [...]
Posted in Small Business | Tagged Balance Sheet, Budget, Cash Flow Statement, Income Statement, Local Communities, Small Business
By Elizabeth Davis on January 5, 2010
I’ll be teaching a course again this winter through the Des Moines Public Schools Community Education Program. Here are the details about the course:
Small Business Accounting
Introductory course on accounting for small business owners. Topics covered include: single-sided (checkbook) vs. double-sided (financial statement) accounting; examples of records to keep and for how long; [...]
Posted in Small Business | Tagged Balance Sheet, Budget, Cash Flow Statement, Excel, Income Statement, QuickBooks, Small Business, Technology
By Elizabeth Davis on December 4, 2009
I have been using QuickBooks 2010 now for a while and have found 5 new features that I really like. Some of them are simply time savers within the QuickBooks program. Some of them though are tools that can greatly improve my business processes (& my client’s business processes)!
1. Company Snapshot
This feature was [...]
Posted in Technology | Tagged Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, Excel, Income Statement, QuickBooks, Small Business, Technology
By Elizabeth Davis on October 6, 2009
I’ll be teaching a course this fall through the Des Moines Public Schools Community Education Program. Here are the details about the course:
Small Business Accounting
Introductory course on accounting for small business owners. Topics covered include: single-sided (checkbook) vs. double-sided (financial statement) accounting; examples of records to keep and for how long; how [...]
Posted in Small Business | Tagged Balance Sheet, Budget, Cash Flow Statement, Income Statement, Small Business
By Elizabeth Davis on September 29, 2009
Here in the mid-west we are watching the leaves change color as we head into the autumn season, which is also the typical budget season for most businesses. October is just around the corner, do you have your budget for next year done? If so, good for you! What recommendations do you [...]
Posted in Budgeting, Small Business | Tagged Budget, Excel, Income Statement, Small Business
By Elizabeth Davis on August 2, 2009
The income statement is also known as a Profit & Loss or “P & L” statement. It shows the operating & non-operating revenues & expenses for a company over a period of time, as well as the net income or loss during that time period. It shows the profitability of a company not [...]
Posted in Finanical Statements | Tagged Income Statement, Small Business
By Elizabeth Davis on July 19, 2009
Over the next few blog posts I will provide an explanation of 3 basic financial statements. Each statement has a unique purpose and with a little education and guidance you can learn to read the financial statements. In this blog post I will provide a brief overview of the 3 statements. Then [...]
Posted in Finanical Statements | Tagged Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, Income Statement, Small Business