Like many optimistic entrepreneurs, when I started my company three years ago, I didn’t fully understand what I was signing ...

When buying a small business, a due diligence checklist can help you evaluate its financial statements, contracts and existing liabilities. Reviewing the legal standing of the business, including ...

The end of the calendar year is the time to tie loose ends, evaluate business strategy, and do housekeeping. NEXT shares a small business checklist to help navigate tax preparation, bookkeeping, ...

When tax season rolls around, neglected accounting tasks can haunt small business owners. It’s a pain to categorize income and expense transactions from memory or track discrepancies among hundreds of ...

Locate, consolidate, and record all paper and digital receipts of business expenses for the past year to make sure you're caught up on bookkeeping. Reconcile your accounts receivable to help ensure ...