Accounting may not be the most exciting task, but it’s important to your business and should be a priority. As a Sr. Sales Development Representative at Acuity, I’ve had many…
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Waiting until spring to do spring cleaning is so overrated. When it comes to organizing your books, there’s no time like the present! Decluttering and updating your books may seem…
Q1 is a time for reflecting on the past year and planning for the new year. This is true for yourself, but it’s also true for your business. We want…
It was all rain in the “always sunny” California for QBConnect 2017, giving Team Acuity the perfect opportunity to stay inside and check in on all of the latest and…
Team Acuity is gearing up for the sold out Xerocon 2017! Will you be there? We can’t wait to mix and mingle with our cloud accounting and bookkeeping friends next…
This month, make payroll and bookkeeping easy as pie. Every business owner knows that the morale of a team depends on getting paid accurately and on time. This month, we…
Make the Most of QuickBooks Connect 2017 We are thrilled to be heading out to Silicon Valley next week for QuickBooks Connect 2017, a three-day event for small business owners…
Save Big on Bookkeeping When You Go With Xero Fall is officially here and we want to help you close Q4 (and enter the new year) with confidence. Now through…
Summer is quickly coming to a close and Q4 is just around the corner – are you close to hitting your year end financial goals? Whether your answer is “yes,”…
The summer is heating up and we want to put money back in your pocket. Now through July 4th, new customers purchasing an Acuity bookkeeping package will receive one free…
Technology and business – it’s a love-hate relationship. While technology can help propel companies towards phenomenal growth, it can also serve as a major source of stress for those implementing…
#AskAcuity: When should we incorporate classes or departments instead of adding multiple categories to our chart of accounts? A chart of accounts is a numbered list of the accounts that…
We understand that tax season is one of the most hectic times of the year for you and your business. So we want to help take the load off. We are…
This post is part of our monthly #AskAcuity series, dedicated to answering our customers’ burning business accounting and financial questions. We love hearing from you – if you would like…
Ever wish you had a CFO in your back pocket? You’re in luck. When it comes to building a business, the sky’s the limit when it comes to financial milestones….
When you’re holding the reigns of a growing business, it can be difficult to take a step back to determine the level of financial expertise you need to take your…
2016 is rapidly coming to a close and it’s crunch-time for business owners grinding to meet annual goals. Make 2017 your best year yet by offloading what 40% of small…
Recently, Acuity’s managing partner, Matthew May, was asked to speak on DIY business accounting best practices at Digital Ignition, a North Atlanta tech coworking launching pad. (You really have to…
At Acuity, one of our big goals is to give businesses better transparency into their finances. We want to see companies like yours be more successful by providing you with…
[Photo Attribution] Meet David Averyt: Managing Partner – Acuity, Birmingham David is sitting on boxes in his living room as we chat. His home is undergoing a major renovation, and…
School supplies are lining grocery store aisles, kids are antsy, and school buses are back in business. All these things can only mean one thing: back to school season is…
Have you caught them all… or most likely just the Pokemon Go bug that has hit the foreheads of non-aware pedestrians across the nation? I am no stranger. I’ve recently…
When it comes time to escalate to collections, the best advice we give can be found on a somewhat cheeky yet truthful World War II poster: Keep calm and carry…
We’ve all been there: tracking down an outstanding invoice from a customer. It’s time consuming, frustrating, worrisome, and frankly, it’s just plain not fun for either party involved. With B2B…
As just about any business owner will tell you, invoicing customers isn’t always their favorite part of their to-do list. In fact, in a recent study 23% of respondents said…
Over the years, expense reports have developed quite a dreaded name for themselves. Often associated with missing receipts and boxes of papers, expenses have the reputation of being the bane…
Invoicing your customers isn’t just another item on your to-do list. It’s pivotal to your bottom line. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 53% of small businesses rank cash…
The ability to work in the cloud, and in some cases conduct business completely through it, is shaping our workforce today. Wait! Don’t go anywhere. Before you scoff at the…
According to a National Business Association survey, 27% of small business owners spend more than 5 hours per month on payroll. That’s 60 hours each year! Even though that number…
We’re already four months into the 2016 tax year. April 18th has come and gone and it’s time to cleanup your books for next year (or if you’ve filed a…
Being a small business owner means wearing a lot of hats. In addition to leading the business operations, you may also be responsible for duties like marketing, HR, website management and…
Roughly 50% of small businesses fail within their first four years. While it may seem alarming, we’re going with the glass half full mentality around here. To us, that statistic…
If it seems like you’re spending more and more time each year thinking about and filing taxes, you’re not alone. In fact, the majority of small business owners spend more…
In our list of favorite accounting tools for your small business, we introduced you to Xero, a no-nonsense online alternative to Quickbooks. As a cloud-based accounting tool, Xero really…
While as a solopreneur your to-do list is never ending, we wanted to help you break down, in a step by step way, what you can do to save yourself…
Ever wonder whether you should be on the online or desktop version of QuickBooks? Instead of a boring feature comparison, here’s a different way to think about which QuickBooks version is…
“Wait! What’s SleeterCon and how am I missing it?” you’re probably saying. Well, it’s the largest gathering of cloud accounting software vendors and accounting professionals in the country. Now you’re…
We understand that Q4 is the most hectic time of the year for you and your business. So we want to help take the load off this holiday season. We are…
One of my favorite times each week is mentoring entrepreneurs on accounting and financial topics. I’ve been holding office hours for various groups around Atlanta for almost 10 years (Atlanta…
There are things we have to do in our personal lives to stay healthy and fit. Unfortunately, these things aren’t necessarily our favorite activities….eating your vegetables, exercising, skipping dessert. These…
