Smarter Office Blog

Small businesses come with never-ending financial responsibilities that can interfere with growth. From expenses and invoices to day-to-day accounting and year-end tax preparations, there are countless duties that take time away from providing services and producing goods. Fortunately, there are also several modern tools that can save business owners time and headaches that come with daily financial tasks. Here are nine essential budgeting tools to help streamline the financial side of your business.

Having an established financial safety net is important for everyone, but it’s especially important for remote workers, freelancers, and other professionals with similar working setups.

Too much to do and not enough of you to go around? Too many distractions (think email, social media, text messages) keeping you from checking things off your to-do list?

As a small business owner, you’re wise to loathe wasting time. But, there are a number of time drains that you might not even be aware of! Here are 4 of the biggest daily time wasters small businesses owners tend to encounter and how you can avoid them. 

While marketing is not an exact science, there are ways to gauge its profitability. Here's our guide to effective marketing ROI analysis to help you determine if your money is well spent.