Financial security, whether that’s for a business or an individual, requires planning. You need to know where you want to be, where you are now, and how to cross the gap between the two places.

As your business grows–or as you look to take a smaller role in your company–you may find the business has become over-reliant on you, which makes it difficult for you to take a step back. Here are some steps you can take to enable your business to thrive, even if you can’t be there all the time.

Small business owners often feel that they have to do something to stand out from the crowd and attract an audience. If that’s how you feel, you’re definitely not alone.

Keeping your employees happy makes business sense. You want to keep your good employees, and it costs money to find, hire and train new staff. Beyond that, employees that are satisfied and feel valued are more motivated and productive.

Whether your small business is business-to-business (B2B) or business-to-consumer (B2C), you likely deal with some level of customer churn, especially given the COVID-19 pandemic. Even customers who love your business and your products may have lapsed for a variety of reasons.

In business, finding a niche that can supply enough revenue is important. More entrepreneurs than ever are realizing the importance of finding a narrow set of customers and catering their products or services to them.

Unlike business consultants (whose fees may well exceed your budget), advisory board members may agree to provide advice pro bono, for a small stipend, meal, or reimbursement of travel expenses. These tips will help you create a first-rate advisory board that can immediately help improve your bottom line.

eCommerce is growing rapidly, and recent research estimates that it will make up over 22% of global retail sales by 2023. With these statistics and the changes COVID-19 has brought, it’s more important than ever to take your retail business online if you want to stay competitive.

The start of a business is an exciting time. You’ve got a great idea for a business and are enthusiastic to get started. It’s important to plan ahead to give your business the best chances for success.

That’s a lot of motivation to encourage repeat customers. Here are 4 tips to encourage your customers to keep coming back.

Today, the MATAX team is very proud to announce that we’ve been recently named as one of the leading accounting companies in Clutch. We are proud to be on this list of amazing and talented accounting companies this 2022.

If you’re looking for people to invest in your business, be prepared to answer some important questions. Investors look for smart investment opportunities—that means they want to find out as much as they can about you and your business before they make a decision about whether or not to invest with you.

Balancing customer experience against your budget is a difficult task. You need the right amount of staff working to keep customers happy, but not so many people that workers are standing around looking for things to do.

Receipts are vital to successfully running a business. You need receipts to track your purchases and expenses. Your clients need receipts for their tax purposes and to manage their finances. Paper receipts have been around a long time, so many people are used to them and may even be resistant to moving away from them.

If you’ve been considering making the move to a cloud-based accounting system, you’re not alone. Cloud technology has impacted many business functions, including making managing financial aspects of your business easier and more efficient.

Managing people is one thing, but anyone with experience in managing managers will know that’s a completely different ball game. A management team that works in complete harmony is a rare and beautiful thing, but it never comes easy.

Each quarter, members of the MATAX team pick their favorite. Here are the selections for the quarter.

The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reflect on what’s working in your business and to set some goals for the year ahead.

New Year resolutions – we’ve all made them, and broken them − often before the end of January. There’s something about New Year celebrations that makes us yearn for a fresh start, but is there a way to make that desire for change more permanent?

More and more people are leaving their office jobs and setting up online businesses these days, especially because of COVID-19.  Running an online business offers a way for you to work from home and be your own boss. It may sound like an overwhelming process, but many entrepreneurs find it fulfilling.