Rebuilding and recovering from the Thomas Fire and the Montecito Mudslide can seem like an insurmountable task. We have tried to accumulate a list of resources for businesses that are picking back up. Here are some valuable resources for those on the Central Coast: WEV’s ‘Quick Response Loans’ – If a
Being a business owner often means doing a little bit of everything for everyone (or a LOT bit of everything for everyone!). It is hard to balance all the different component parts of your job. Or, as Meichelle Arntz of Recipes Organic Bakery says in our earlier interview, being a
Automated Intelligence (AI) has been a hot-button issue for the accounting and bookkeeping industry. The rapid increase in technology has led to fears that an increase in AI machine learning will effectively eliminate bookkeeper and accountancy positions.
The door jingles as you walk into Aqua Skin and Nail Bar on Upper State Street in Santa Barbara, California. Without missing a beat, the exuberant manager of Aqua, Winston, sings out a welcome greeting. He knows the name and the desired service for every person who walks in the
Business owners, especially for new businesses and start-ups, have more going on than one human can handle. They also usually have a tight budget with minimal cash flow – for that reason business owners can be reluctant to take on new expenses (like bookkeepers or accountants). They think they aren’t
Remote work is quickly taking over as a norm in most office-job industries. A recent Gallup poll found that 37% of respondents already work remote and that the numbers are rising every year. Indeed, remote work seems to offer increased flexibility with the added benefit of increased productivity.
We’re counting down to the holiday season and the excitement of New Year’s Eve. For most of us, this means a chance to celebrate with friends and family! For some of us, this also means its time to account for the end of year inventory. This doesn’t sound as fun
Maybe you’ve always considered hiring a bookkeeper to handle your end of year tax preparation but just haven’t gotten around to it this year…. and yet, the end of the year is here!
In 1991 Marsha Bailey founded the nonprofit organization Women’s Economic Ventures hoping to right an issue she had seen come up time and time again in her time working at a rape crisis center: women did not have the ability to get out of difficult situations because they were economically
Doug Holt, the gregarious owner of Branded Innovation, came to his interview in the same way as he interacts with the majority of his employees and clients: through a video call from his home in the beautiful city of Bend, Oregon.
