Blog
There’s a Reason “Success” is Part of Succession Planning
If your business does not have a succession plan, you need to get started on one right away. I really don’t mean to scare you, but plain and simply put, every business ought to have a succession plan. If you are under the impression you don’t need one because you’re...
QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online Conversion: Just a Leap of Faith Away to Big Benefits
A lot of us think that QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online (QBO) are one in the same, but that’s not exactly the case. Sure, they do the same thing, but they are on two very different platforms; QBO takes you places (literally!), proving the bridge to unlock...
Ransomware – Act Now Before It’s Too Late
When it comes to security threats and cyber attacks, we often don’t take any action until it’s too late – when it’s in our own backyard or it happens to someone we know. The latter recently happened to a colleague of ours with ransomware, something that shook us to...
The Power of Three: Benefits of a Client-CPA-Bookkeeper Team
A common misnomer is that a CPA and a bookkeeper are one in the same, when in reality, they have different roles. While the CPA deals with the day-to-day numbers, forecasts and tax filings, the bookkeeper turns the client’s data into actionable results to help take a...
SBS Client Profile: Bruce Bishop of It’s Maid Day
Welcome to another Sound Business Services’ (SBS) client profile. I recently interviewed Bruce Bishop, founder and general manager of It’s Maid Day in Kennesaw, Ga., a suburb of Atlanta. Here is what he had to say about the driving force behind the company, the values...
5 Ways to Build an All-Star Team
No matter how much we know, and how great we are at our jobs, we can’t do everything ourselves and certainly can’t be everywhere at once. That’s why you must have a team around you that not only gets the job done and carries out your company’s message and intention,...
New QuickBooks Online Improvements: Improved Budgeting, Invoice Tracking and More
Intuit is constantly making improvements to QuickBooks Online (QBO), and because QBO is in the cloud, you’ll never have to upgrade or load in a new version. Here are some of the latest feature improvements: Budgeting Done More Accurately As you may know, I’m a big...
Going Paperless: What Do You Need?
Now that you have “4 Reasons to Go Paperless,” I hope you’re motivated to ditch the paper trail and go digital. Saying it and doing it are two different things. How exactly do you go paperless? What kinds of items will you need to make your transition a successful...
5 Ways to Bolster Your Bookkeeping
As tax season kicks into overdrive, having a strong bookkeeping foundation is as important as ever. And, of course, Sound Business Services is there for you every step of the way. There are some routes and strategies for you to pursue and implement that will not only...
4 Reasons to Go Paperless
If you could find a solution that saves time and makes you more profitable, wouldn’t that be worth pursuing? That’s exactly what happens when you take your business paperless. Yet, many business owners and staff I talk to haven’t gotten rid of the file cabinets, or...