Tag: small business
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How to Evolve with Your Customers
Your business’s health depends on keeping customers and attracting new ones. But as new technology hits the market, the economy changes (hello, global pandemic), or your customers’ expectations change, how do you ensure that your business stays current? At Neat, we’ve faced the challenge of evolving with our customers more than once. And luckily, we’ve…
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7 Tips to Improve Your Small Business Communication in 2020 and Beyond
Internal communication is a key success factor for nearly 79% of organizations, and yet 29% of employees believe their current internal communication tools aren’t working. If you’re not focused on improving communication in your small business, you need to read this. Why? Well, for starters, a report by The Economist Intelligence Unit revealed that poor…
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5 Lessons on Going Digital (From a Brand That Has Done It)
Small-business processes are colliding with digital tools at breakneck speed — and with good reason. It doesn’t matter what your small business is, implementing digital tools in your processes can improve multiple areas of your business — from how you operate to how you provide value to customers. But despite it being necessary to stay…
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The New Neat: How Neat Is Evolving to Help Small-Business Owners in the 21st Century
Age-old processes often have a way of encouraging people to stick to the status quo. And perhaps no business process is grounded in tradition as much as small-business bookkeeping. At Neat, we believe in challenging and disrupting the bookkeeping status quo — as you can see from the transformation of our company over time. Whether…
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You’re Doing Small Business Bookkeeping Wrong (But So Is Everyone Else)
As a small-business owner, you’re a jack-of-all-trades. You can confidently switch your “business operations” hat to “chief marketing officer” hat in the blink of an eye. But when it comes to bookkeeping, a feeling of dread grows in the pit of your stomach. You’re not alone. “I [expletive] hate it — the worst part of…
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Small Business Tax Preparation Checklist (2020)
If you’re like most small business owners, you’re looking for ways to save money and avoid potential problems with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Whether this is your first time filing taxes for your small business or you’re a seasoned business owner interested in maximizing business deductions, we’ve got you covered. In fact, if you’ve…
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WTH is WFH? 5 Tips for Remote Work
If you’re a small business owner working from home during Covid, you may be feeling pulled in different directions. After all, as we’ve been reminded recently there are plenty of ways for working from home (WFH) to go wrong like: Although working from home looks a bit different for everyone, it doesn’t have to be…
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Living With Less Stress During COVID-19: The Busy Business Owner’s Guide
The Problems That Are Stressing Us Out Everything You Need to Know About Stress: A Short Guide More Money, More Problems: An Inside Look at the Struggles of a Small Business Owner How To Reduce Stress Like A Boss Final Thoughts With issues like COVID-19, healthcare, and business taxes, all weighing heavily on the mind…
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Three tax tips to help you get ahead
“In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” – Ben Franklin Ben Franklin famously stated that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. But as we find ourselves in the new year, with tax time quickly approaching, you can go ahead and add stress to that list. Even though we know…
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Shop small. Have a big impact.
Small Business Saturday is a holiday shopping tradition where we come together and support our communities and small businesses. When these businesses succeed communities thrive. A great way to support local creators and entrepreneurs is to shop local this weekend, and share your experience. For small businesses, social media is a powerful tool. Holiday shopping in…