Business Planning

4 Easy Ways to Get your Clients to Pay You ON TIME from Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper

By Patty Hansen | Sep 22, 2021

It happens all the time. A customer fails to pay on time, the credit card expires, or the check bounces. What can you do as a business owner to spend as little time as possible on these items, but still get the cash collected? Your favorite Orange County Bookkeeper is here…

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The 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast Recommended by Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper

By Patty Hansen | Nov 11, 2020

One of the best tools to forecast cash requirements is the 13-week cash flow forecast. It can help a business owner predict what their cash balance will be 13 weeks in the future. It helps to answer whether there will be enough cash to cover payroll and bills for a…

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Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeepers Advice for Building a Continuity Plan for Your Business

By Patty Hansen | Oct 14, 2020

At the beginning of 2020, you might have thought that developing a business continuity plan was not a top priority. Or maybe you thought it was only for large businesses. Fast forward to today, and a business continuity plan has become an essential staple in business planning. There are more…

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What to Do When an Employee Is Terminated? From Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeepers

By Patty Hansen | Sep 23, 2020

Every company should have a strict process to follow when an employee leaves the company, no matter what type of termination it is – voluntary or involuntary. Your favorite Orange County bookkeepers have compiled a checklist that you can use to compare to your own process to either confirm you…

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3 Essential Metrics for a Smarter Marketing Spend From Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeepers

By Patty Hansen | Jul 22, 2020

The only way to get smarter about how to invest your marketing dollars is to document and measure what is happening now in your business.  Once you’ve measured, you can then improve. Marketing Spend The first step to measuring what you spend on marketing is to aggregate all of the…

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18 Small Business Opportunities in 2020 from Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeepers

By Patty Hansen | Jun 10, 2020

Deciding on the kind of business you want to start is a very big decision. Some businesses require specialized skills that either the owner or employees will need. Others require a substantial initial capital outlay. In any case, it’s always a good idea to consider the health of the industry…

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2020 business trends

10 Hot Business Trends for 2020 from Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeepers

By Patty Hansen | Jan 8, 2020

As we welcome a new year it’s a perfect time to reflect on the trends that will impact us and our businesses. Team One Accounting has compiled a list of trends in 2020 for your consideration and reflection: Trend #1: Sustainability Concern for the environment has made the list for…

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10 Ways to Boost Your Revenue in 2020 from Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper

By Patty Hansen | Dec 18, 2019

The start of a new year creates the perfect time to revisit old business strategies from last year so you can maximize your revenue for 2020. If your financial numbers were fantastic this year, that’s great! Keep the strategies that worked for you and cut the ones that didn’t. Whether…

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Get Organized with This 32-Item Year-End Close Checklist From Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeepers

By Patty Hansen | Nov 20, 2019

A great way to make a wonderful start to 2020 is to wrap up 2019 feeling organized and on top of the world. Below is a checklist of items that you can start on now to make your year-end close go smoother than ever before. And don’t worry if you…

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Your Favorite Orange County Bookkeeper’s ask: Does Your Business Have a Safety Net?

By Patty Hansen | Sep 11, 2019

One of the most important parts of managing a business is making sure there is enough cash to keep the business running.  As a business owner, you probably have an idea how much cash is in the bank at any time. The smaller your business, the more likely you are…

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