Quickies with Bette

Quickies with Bette is our blog series designed to give you fast, practical insights into finance, taxes, and business growth. From simple strategies to build wealth and improve cash flow, to little-known tax code nuggets that can save you money—each post is a quick read packed with value.

We know every business owner is always learning and improving. That’s why we share short, easy-to-digest tips you can put into practice right away.

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Balance working ON and IN my business.

By |2021-03-02T12:00:26-05:00January 25th, 2020|Categories: Quickies with Bette|Tags: , , , |

Check out how I balance working on my business with working in my business. I wanted to talk about how I balance working on my business with working in my business. And for me, the easiest way I found to make sure that I'm consistently working on my business is I had to pick a day of the week and say, this is my day. It's not a client day, it's not a billable working day, it's a work on the business day, and for me, that day is Friday.

Disasters and Your Tax Documents

By |2015-07-07T15:41:55-04:00July 7th, 2015|Categories: Quickies with Bette|Tags: |

You need to keep tax records for several years, but paper copies are risky. Storms, floods, or simply moving can result in losing or misplacing these documents. Electronic records, kept online, can save you from disasters, while keeping your documents available. ld tax returns and related documents and insurance policies can be scanned and saved in the cloud to electronic storage such as Dropbox, Box, or Google Drive. Many modern CPA firms like mine are paperless- ask your CPA to send you PDF versions of prior year tax returns. PDFs can be password protected to help keep your information secure.

LLC That Sh!t

By |2021-03-25T15:04:13-04:00April 17th, 2015|Categories: Quickies with Bette|Tags: , |

LLC stands for Limited Liability Corporation. Yup.  I said that.  To a new client.  Luckily it was a friend who appreciated my sense of humor and wasn't offended.  But this advice - not necessarily with the same delivery - is advice that I find myself giving out frequently.  There are usually two reasons:

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