Protea Conversations: Margarita Wear

Protea Financial was founded in 2014 to provide high quality outsourced bookkeeping and accounting at an affordable price.  Given Protea’s flexible work environment, the Company especially appealed to accountants who wanted to re-enter the workforce after taking time off to start a family. This allowed Protea to attract extremely talented individuals who were previously overlooked. …
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Protea Conversations: Chet Laws

Protea Financial was founded in 2014 to provide high quality outsourced bookkeeping and accounting at an affordable price.  Given Protea’s flexible work environment, the Company especially appealed to accountants who wanted to re-enter the workforce after taking time off to start a family. This allowed Protea to attract extremely talented individuals who were previously overlooked. …
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The Accounting Equation

The accounting equation is the most important piece of information any accountant can learn. Anyone starting out in the field of accounting or wants to just better understand the account equation should take time and learn the equation. It really a very simple formula. Assets = Liabilities + Equity This straightforward equation on a company…
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The Benefits of Using QuickBooks Online

QuickBooks Online is the software-as-a-service (SaaS) or cloud version of QuickBooks, one of the most well-known accounting tools available to businesses. QuickBooks has been around since the early 80s, but the online version was launched in 2001. As one of the most widely-used accounting tools, many businesses use QuickBooks on a daily basis. There are…
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