Amanda Cameron

Business owners often confuse margin and markup. After all, they both deal with sales, help you set prices, and measure productivity. But, there’s a key difference between margin vs. markup—and knowing this difference is how you can set prices that lead to profits.

Did you structure your business as a sole proprietorship? Do you want to move beyond your sole proprietorship status? If your business structure just isn’t cutting it, one of your options is to change sole proprietorship to LLC.

In accounting, there’s one thing you can’t ignore: how debits and credits work. To keep accurate books, you need to learn and understand the difference between a credit vs. debit. Otherwise, your books will wind up unbalanced and sloppy (and no business owner wants that!). To get to know debits and credits in accounting like […]

Caught the entrepreneurship bug? Congratulations—it’s likely an exciting time for you! You have ideas, plans, and goals to accomplish. But, starting a business can also be a little overwhelming if you don’t have existing knowledge of what you need legally. Check out this starting a business checklist to plan out everything you need to know […]

The average cost to start a business is less than $10,000. But, every business is different. So if you have a million-dollar business idea, you probably want to know what it’s going to cost you. How much does it cost to start a business, exactly? Although there’s no neat little price tag on your entrepreneurial […]

When you start a small business, you need an easy and reliable way to track income and expenses. One way you can manage your books is by using accounting software. But, what’s the cost of accounting software? Find out the factors that can impact pricing and what additional costs to look out for while shopping […]

The end of the year is a busy, if not the busiest, time of year for small business owners. You’re gearing up for the start of a new year and trying to wrap things up before the year comes to a close. One thing that should be on your mind during this time of year—aside […]

The end of the year is a busy time for businesses. If you’re like most business owners, you’re probably juggling end-of-year accounting procedures in addition to heavier traffic and sales and payroll tasks. Instead of scrambling (or forgetting) to get your year-end processes complete, use a year-end accounting checklist to organize the way you wrap […]

You want a simple way to complete bookkeeping tasks. After all, the more organized your process, the faster you can record transactions and get back to business. To stay on track, you might consider using an accounting cycle. And to do that, you need to know the accounting cycle steps.