by Susan Watkin | May 12, 2020 | Media
Every business survives not only on its customer service or products, but on its financial foundation. A lot of business owners shy away from the financial talk, which can seem overwhelming as it isn’t your specialty or your expertise, but therefore you need to look...
by Susan Watkin | May 12, 2020 | Media
Many people attend conferences and trade shows to get the latest scoop on what’s happening in their industries. Events like these are also great places to meet top-notch professionals who may be able to assist you in your endeavors. The same holds true for...
by Susan Watkin | May 12, 2020 | Media
NORTHUMBERLAND — The Northumberland Community Futures Development Corporation (CFDC) has announced it has committed $952,500 in non-dilutive performance-based seed funding to 42 technology startups from across Northumberland, rural eastern Ontario, and beyond. Read...
by Susan Watkin | Sep 16, 2019 | Accounting Professionals, Bookkeeping, Community, Education, Start-Ups
Being a part of an organization like the Peterborough Chamber of Commerce, allows me, and fellow business owners, to be more involved in our community. This campaign is a way to help us showcase ourselves, our businesses and how community is important to us....
by Susan Watkin | Jul 5, 2019 | Education, Solo-preneurs, Start-Ups
Super excited to have been asked by Marg Reffell of www.margreffell.com/ to speak with her about accounting for Freelancers. Marg is an amazing web developer and collaborator; I’ve had the pleasure of working with her on several projects now. We’re...
by Susan Watkin | Jan 20, 2019 | Accounting Professionals, Bookkeeping, Education, Start-Ups
Over the years I’ve heard from many colleagues about how they avoid taking on start-ups or new businesses as clients; presumably because of the newness of their businesses or the unpredictability of their future. Sure, most often they don’t have a lot of...
by Susan Watkin | Dec 11, 2018 | Bookkeeping, Education, Start-Ups
There comes a time in the life cycle of many businesses where it makes sense to either outsource the general accounting needs (bookkeeping/payroll etc.), or if you’ve been outsourcing, perhaps a time to hire someone and bring it all in house. Only the business owner...