Small Business Finance Guides
Small business finance guides in plain English: bookkeeping, controllers, CFOs, cash flow and getting your numbers in order. Where we quote an outside figure, we name the source and the date we read it.
Bookkeeping
- Accounts Payable Process and Accounts Receivable Explained
- Bookkeeper vs Accountant vs CPA: What's the Difference?
- Cash vs Accrual Accounting for Small Business
- How Much Does Bookkeeping Cost for a Small Business?
- How Much Does It Cost to Outsource Accounting?
- How to Reconcile a Bank Account in Bookkeeping
- In-House vs Outsourced Bookkeeping
- What Does a Bookkeeper Do?
Cash Forecasting
- 13 Week Cash Flow Forecast Template: How to Build One
- Cash Flow Forecast Template for Small Business
- How to Build a Financial Forecast for a Small Business
- How to Improve Cash Flow
- How to Manage Cash Flow in a Small Business
- What Is Scenario Analysis in Business Planning?
Catch-Up Bookkeeping
- Catch-Up Bookkeeping Checklist
- How Much Does Catch-Up Bookkeeping Cost?
- QuickBooks Cleanup Checklist
- What Is Catch-Up Bookkeeping?
Fractional Controller
- Bookkeeper vs Accountant vs Controller
- Controller vs CFO: What's the Difference?
- How Much Does a Fractional Controller Cost?
- Month-End Close Checklist for Small Business
- What Are Internal Controls for a Small Business?
- What Is Month-End Close?
- What Is a Fractional Controller?
Fractional CFO
- Fractional CFO Cost: What Providers Publish
- Fractional CFO for Startups
- Fractional CFO vs Full-Time CFO
- How to Hire a Fractional CFO
- Is a Fractional CFO Worth It?
- What Does a Fractional CFO Do?
- What Is a Fractional CFO?
- When Should You Hire a Fractional CFO?
Funding and Exit
- Financial Statements for a Business Loan: How to Prepare
- Funding Readiness Checklist
- How to Prepare Your Business for Sale
- What Is Exit Planning?
- What Is M&A Advisory for Small Businesses?
- What Is a Quality of Earnings Report?
Glossary
Start-Up Setup
- Bookkeeping for Startups: What Outsourced Bookkeeping Covers
- Startup Accounting Setup: What to Do First
Financial Statements and Reporting
- Are Cash Flow and Profit the Same?
- Budget vs Actual: How to Run the Report
- How to Read a Balance Sheet
- How to Read a Profit and Loss Statement
- KPIs for Small Business Owners
- What Is Gross Margin and How Do You Calculate It?
- What Is Management Reporting?
- What Is a Cash Flow Statement?