If you’ve been around here for a while, you may have noticed that our name changed. As of July 2021, the name officially and legally changed from Southern Belle Bookkeeping to Profit Meadow Bookkeeping. I was doing a lot of work “on” the business in the early summer of 2021. I had just read The …
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It’s no secret that I’m a Mike Michalowicz fan. I love almost all of his books (there was one that I couldn’t finish. Stay tuned for that reveal!) Get Different is Mike’s new (2021) book on Marketing! Since marketing is my biggest struggle, I could not WAIT to get this book! I expressed interest early …
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Before you decide with social media platforms to use, you need to decide what type of business you are: B2B or B2C. B2B- Business to Business B2C- Business to Consumer Profit Meadow Bookkeeping is B2B. I own a business that sells its services to another business. The ice cream shop down the street is B2C. They …
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It’s difficult to decide how much to pay the people on your team. While there are minimum wage requirements, most of the decision is up to you. The idea is to find a sweet spot where you aren’t paying your team too little or too much. Too Little You want to pay well so that …
So you have a business idea, and you looked it up on the Internet to see if it’s a good idea or not. What you found was that not only was it a good idea, but it may be TOO GOOD of an idea, because EVERYONE is doing it! Don’t be discouraged! There is ALWAYS …
Are you shopping around for a POS system? Here are some links to the most popular systems on the market right now: Square: http://squareup.com/us/en Stripe: http://stripe.com/ Clover: http://www.clover.com/ I have had clients that use all of these systems and love them! There are also several POS systems that are tailored to specific industries. For example, I have a …
I LOVE Mike Michalowicz, but I don’t think he’s infallible. I think it’s important to note that before moving forward. For instance, I think Profit First, the Pumpkin Plan, and Fix This Next are pure gold. I have all three on audiobook and have listened to them more than once. Each time, I make sure I …
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How often you pay other people is completely YOUR decision… … however, it is best to pay them on a predictable schedule that best fits YOUR business’s situation. You need to make sure that you are going to have enough money to in the bank to pay your employees/contractors. You don’t want to be scrambling …
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As you may have read from my other posts, I have chronic health issues that make working difficult. (At the time of writing this, I don’t have a definite diagnosis, but the doctors are suspecting MS.) I have dealt with these issues for almost two years now, and I have only been in business for …
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Paying yourself is a habit you should form from the beginning of your business adventure. No matter what, there will always be opportunity for you to reinvest money back into the business. It takes discipline to pay yourself. Here are tips I give my clients: Start Small If you are new to paying yourself, don’t …
