Four Ways to Deal with Cross Border Chequing Charges
Are you located in Canada? And do you ever write cheques on a Canadian bank account and mail them to a supplier in the United States? A couple of months ago, I was at a client doing the bank...
View ArticleBranding Surprise
Once upon a time, at an Association of Independent Consultants meeting (AIC), [Update: an organization, which, sadly, no longer exists!] we were discussing branding, and how the real and perceived...
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Client List Test
Some of our Awesome Clients ... (who are no longer stressed about their bookkeeping!) Cormorant/Dancing Cat BooksCanadian Publisher of award-winning literary and YA fiction All Star Game...
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Credits
Website Credits Colophon Powered by: WordPress Theme: OceanWPA really terrific, light theme, with lots of options and nice templates/parts that works well with Elementor.Child theme by Lawrence...
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Credits
Website Credits Colophon Powered by: WordPress Theme: OceanWPA really terrific, light theme, with lots of options and nice templates/parts that works well with Elementor.Child theme by Lawrence...
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Credits
Website Credits Colophon Powered by: WordPress Theme: OceanWPA really terrific, light theme, with lots of options and nice templates/parts that works well with Elementor.Child theme by Lawrence...
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Calendly Jumpstart
AccountingWizard Solutions presents... Everything you need to know to get started: The Calendly Jumpstart Session ...and work smarter, be stress-free, and let the bookings roll in! I'm in! I want to...
View ArticleWhat? You Love What? A Meeting?
Me: I just finished your quarterly bookkeeping… Client: Great! Let’s schedule our quarterly review session! Me: (a bit surprised) OKaayyyy… Client: I LOVE our review sessions. Who would have ever...
View ArticleDoes your bookkeeping do this YOU?
Client: I hate bookkeeping Me: That’s OK. I’m the guy to… Client: No. Really I DO. Nobody likes me on bookkeeping day. I don’t like me on bookkeeping day. Bookkeeping days make me angry. You wouldn’t...
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I am an Elite Athlete
I am an elite athlete. Hey you in the back, stop laughing! I can hear you from here! What if you replace sport with “bookkeeping”? I’m the Vladdy Guerrero Jr. of bookkeepers. How does that sound? If...
View Article“You got paid in full in advance, right?
“You got paid in full in advance, right? Huh? Where’d that come from? I’ll tell you. Last week at the Wednesday morning online networking group the early birds are logging in for some pre-meeting...
View ArticleWhat’s the one thing Moneypenny never asked Bond?
Despite her name, Miss Moneypenny never asked James Bond for his receipts. I wonder why? In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever seen an accountant in a James Bond movie — have you? (I confess — I haven’t...
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Happy Dancing? Bookkeeping? Huh???
So there I was, pushing the shopping cart down the aisles at No Frills while Gail pondered our next purchase… When THAT song came over the speakers at the store. Nope, not one that makes me cry. It...
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So What’s YOUR Hump Day?
When I exercise I walk. Not a leisurely stroll around the park, looking at the birds and people. I WALK. I’m one of those guys on the upper floor at the Promenade Shopping Centre pounding out the laps...
View ArticleBaseball and Life (Fall 2021 Edition)
“Go Jays Go!” reverberated through my living room this past Sunday, along with “Home Run! Blue Jays! It’s outta here! YES!” And for a short while, everything was exciting in front of the TV screen. My...
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The Day I Lost My Wedding Ring
It got cold again the other day just like The Day That I Lost My Wedding Ring. (Spoiler alert: There is a happy ending!) My wedding ring has always been slightly oversized. When I got married, I was...
View ArticleHow to stop the HST “OMG” Moment
“I owe HOW much in HST? You’ve got to be kidding – I don’t have that in the bank”. My client stared at the report in shock. We had finally straightened out his past-due federal Harmonized Sales Tax...
View ArticleFeeling Sh*tty at work? Oh, how I know THAT feeling
2:30pm. Thursday March 31st, 2022. I was outside, beret on my head, sunglasses on my face and my spring coat on for that surprise, warm sprinter* day. I was leaning up against my car, looking up...
View ArticleCan you really hire a 14-year-old to do your bookkeeping?
I was a bit taken aback when Thomas Wu asked me that question on his Koyoti Small Business Podcast (KSBP) a couple of weeks ago. Thomas and I talked about THAT, along with our shared passion for...
View ArticleThat Garden Isn’t Going to Weed Itself, Now, Is it?
I was doing yard work a couple of weeks ago. There I was in the backyard, slathered in sunscreen, on my knees, pulling the weeds under the deck and in the garden. In the 40℃ heat. Soaking wet with...
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