Naomi and Reid are thinking about retirement. Sure, they’re still young, in their early 30’s, but they know that if they don’t start socking away some money now, they will never save enough to support themselves in their golden years. …
Whether you’ve been in business for 10 months or 10 years, you’ve probably turned over the calendar to 2017 with the goal of increasing profits. I know I have. For me, I spent the last week of 2016 (when all …
Who doesn’t love a good spreadsheet? Beautiful and clean formats with elegant formulas and cell references, they are the epitome of grace in business. They not only look great but they can help business owners test assumptions and better understand …
How much revenue do you want to earn in the coming year? $150,000? $300,000? If you’ve read books like The Secret you know that you need to put out into the universe what you want. But putting down on paper …
The first week of January, newspapers and magazines offer a flurry of tips on creating and sticking to New Year’s Resolutions. By the first week in February, most have been tossed out the window. Whether you blame lack of will-power, …
As entrepreneurs, we’ve come to accept that being our own boss isn’t always peaches and cream. We deal with dreaded tasks and chores (bookkeeping, anyone?), and service difficult clients. With some savvy delegation, we unload onerous chores on others. It’s …
This article is a guest post by Laura Meister of Farm Girl Farm in Sheffield, MA. When I started growing vegetables ten years ago, it was all I could do to keep up with the start-up math: how many square …
QuickBooks Online vs. Desktop Without reservation, I recommend that all my clients use QuickBooks to manage their bookkeeping and garner information to make managerial decisions. While there are other bookkeeping software options available, QB has the right level of features …
Last month, Noelle and I had the pleasure of attending the SBN Local Food Trade Show. Fifty vendors and hundreds of other food producers and buyers were in attendance for a lively day of networking and discussions focused on buying and …
Does your food business produce more than a ton of food waste per week? If so, now is the time to plan for the change! In Massachusetts, new regulations will ban food waste from the waste stream, sending it to …