With all you have to do in a day, have you ever wondered how you can improve your business productivity?  All entrepreneurs are busy. If you're a small business owner, especially if you're working on your own, you have a lot to do. Between managing emails, helping customers, and making sure everything is running smoothly it’s no wonder you end most days wishing you had more time.   The key to being productive in business isn't just about having more time. By managing your time more effectively, you will accomplish more. Here are seven tips to help you manage your time and [...]

Profit First isn’t just a book by Mike Michalowicz, it’s a whole business lifestyle that even includes a certification. The book was first published in 2014. Since then there have been iterations created for specific industries like dentists, micro gyms, contractors, and e-commerce sellers. Michalowicz has reframed the equation sales, minus expenses, equals profits so that it reads: Sales, minus profits, equals expenses. This is the gist of Profit First. Profit before expenses. It’s an alternative way of looking at a budget. You take the profit out of your sales then force yourself to budget your expenses based on what’s left. [...]

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Return is the form used to report the net GST your business owes the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). It’s much easier to file your GST return if your bookkeeping is up to date. This makes filling out the GST return a matter of looking up the numbers in your accounting app. All the lines on the GST return are also boxes where you enter your numbers. Even if you will be filing your return electronically, it’s a good idea to use a form to calculate the GST you owe (or is owed to you) first. [...]