Protea Conversations: Carter Welch

Protea Financial was founded in 2014 to provide high quality out-sourced 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 work force after taking time off to start a family. This allowed Protea to attract extremely talented individuals who were previously…
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Protea Conversations: Andrea Christensen

Protea Conversations 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 previously…
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Small Businesses, Sales Tax, and How One Mistake Could Close Your Business

All small businesses in the United States must collect and remit sales tax to the city and state in which they are doing business. Typically, this means you must file a monthly or quarterly sales tax form in the state you live in, but if you do business in multiple states, it means you will…
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Protea Conversations: John Comfort

Protea Financial was founded in 2014 to provide high quality out-sourced 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 work force after taking time off to start a family. This allowed Protea to attract extremely talented individuals who were previously overlooked.  Protea…
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Ten Critical Factors in Getting Your Business Off to a Fresh Start in 2022 (Part 3 of 3)

In part two, I wrote about the first five key factors to get your business off to a Fresh Start in 2022.  Those key factors were: 1) Vision; 2) Hard Review; 3) Focusing on Understanding if Needed Changes are Strategic vs. Behavioral; 4) Customer-Based Brand Positioning; and 5) Product Strategy. In this article, I will…
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Ten Critical Factors in Getting Your Business Off to a Fresh Start in 2022 (Part 2 of 3)

Recently, I wrote about “Resolutions”.  Why do many resolutions fail? Why do some succeed? I shared research that suggests that failed resolutions often come down to three factors: 1) Changing your consciousness, 2) Accountability, and 3) Overcoming your internal fears of change. Today, I will lay out the first five of ten critical factors to…
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