Cash flow is an important element of any small business. To effectively manage your cash flow, you need to be aware of all the aspects that can affect it and how they impact your business. The best way to achieve this is by understanding what might cause fluctuations in cash flow and coming up with…
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As an appraiser of every type and size business, my experience and training has helped me develop several key defaults to value, the biggest of which is as follows; Value is driven by three key inputs; risk, growth and cash flows In other online forums and presentations, I’ve represented this truth as a three-legged stool…
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A balance sheet is a financial statement that provides an overview of the company’s assets, liabilities, and equity at a specific point in time. It is important to know what each one means in order to understand how well you’re doing. It can be difficult to understand all the information on this document, but there…
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You may think reconciling your books is a tedious process, but it doesn’t have to be. In this blog post we’ll go over the steps needed to prepare a reconciliation and how you can streamline the process so that it’s as painless as possible. What is a general ledger account reconciliation? A reconciliation is…
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If you’re a business owner or been thinking about opening up a new venture, the thought of improving its performance must have crossed your mind. And that’s where financial forecasting comes into play. It’s simply the process of looking into the future of your business based on historical data and trends. In this post, you’re…
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Protea Financial was founded in 2014 to provide high quality out-sourced accounting at an affordable price. Given Protea’s flexible work environment, the Company especially appealed to accountants who wanted to re-enter the work force after taking time off to start a family. This allowed Protea to attract extremely talented individuals who were overlooked. Over 80%…
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