As the year winds down, small and mid-sized businesses often find themselves scrambling to tie up loose ends—especially on the financial side. Whether it's incomplete or messy books, inventory gaps, or missing budgets, the consequences of inaction or missteps throughout the year come due in Q4. These issues might seem minor during the busy-ness of daily operations, but they can quickly snowball ...

Donald Sauder serves as a CPA and financial consultant for all sorts of small businesses. His clients work in manufacturing, steel fabrication, wholesale and retail distribution, construction, and more. Most of these small businesses start with QuickBooks or another accounting software to manage their books and keep track of assets, liabilities, expenses, and revenue. But for many of Donald’s ...

Amy Martin has been a bookkeeper in Lancaster County, PA, for more than 20 years and her services are in high demand. After years of bookkeeping for construction companies, she made the move to start her own bookkeeping business in 2020. Solely by word-of-mouth recommendations, she has built a thriving business with 3 employees in addition to herself. Her clients use a variety of accounting ...