Accounting

How to Find the Best Accounting Software & Tools

I guess you’ve witnessed how ecommerce has been growing exponentially over the past couple of years.

This trend, as a matter of fact, is expected to continue picking up steadily- at a rate that will see ecommerce retail sales in the U.S hitting $735 billion by 2023.

Quite remarkable, I must say. But, in case you haven’t heard the news yet, it’s not just the online sales process that has been transforming progressively. Ecommerce, combined with modern tech, has also triggered increased growth of what’s reportedly recognized as the world’s oldest professional field- accounting.

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ZipBooks is a clean, lightweight ledger. It’s free to start with, has friendly invoicing, easily connects to banks, and creates basic reports. For a lean service shop or solopreneur, it’s hard to argue with the value.  But as your volume or headcount start to increase (or if you need to easily defend yourself against an ... Read more

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Let’s be honest: most start-ups don’t die from competition, they bleed out from spreadsheet paper cuts for things like mistimed revenue, mystery COGS, and data tables that live in a Dropbox labeled “final_final(3).xlsx.” These issues don’t stem from being bad at math, they’re from not keeping a leash on your accounting. And when the dollars ... Read more
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