The accounting software you choose can make or break your business. Managing a business requires you to make dozens of important decisions each month, and you must constantly adapt to change. As your company grows, you’ll sell more items, hire more people, and process more transactions. You need accounting software that can handle every type […]
Best Ways To Think Of Ideas For A Startup
in Personal Finance/by Kenneth W. BoydA baby pooping all over themselves in public can be a crisis… It’s really bad if the clothes are covered in poop- and you can’t get to a washer for hours. If you just change the baby and keep the clothes in a diaper bag, the clothes might be ruined. There’s now a solution. I […]
The Diet Coke Label: A Personal Finance Story (Chap. 14)
in Personal Finance, Stories: Accounting and Finance/by Kenneth W. BoydWhere’s the Diet Coke?! The grocery store shelves were fully stocked, as David scanned the selections nervously. There’s all the Pepsi products, regular Coke (who drinks that?), but no Diet Coke. He was about to ask a clerk when he leaned in and noticed the problem.
Best Ways To Generate Good Business Ideas
in Personal Finance/by Kenneth W. Boyd“Stay Calm And Vape On” The phrase was on the license plate frame of a Chrysler Town and Country minivan. The late day sun was trying to peek though the windshield, but the interior was full of smoke. It was as if Cheech and Chong were driving the kids home from soccer.
How Can I Keep Calm When The Stock Market Is Bullish?
in Personal Finance/by Kenneth W. Boyd“He can’t lick his butt- that’s why he’s got an infection and losing weight.” I hope she’s talking about a dog, I thought.
What Is The Most Secure And Profitable Investment In The World?
in Personal Finance/by Kenneth W. BoydSo, I was in an eclectic coffee shop with my 26-year old daughter over the holidays. One of the traditions of this coffee shop is that all the cups and mugs are from thrift stores- stuff that they’re accumulated over the years. The two guys working the shop were in their 20s, also. My daughter […]
Xero vs MYOB: Accounting Software Comparison
in Accounting, Software/by Kenneth W. BoydThe accounting software you choose can make or break your business. Managing a business requires you to make dozens of important decisions each month, and you must constantly adapt to change. As your company grows, you’ll sell more items, hire more people, and process more transactions. You need accounting software that can handle every type […]
Asking For Directions: A Personal Finance Story (Chap. 13)
in Personal Finance/by Kenneth W. BoydAuthors’ note: Explaining personal finance can be pretty dull. That’s a problem, if you need to learn about personal finance. On a plane from St. Louis to Seattle, I decided to try and fix the problem. What if I could wrap some personal finance concepts inside of a quirky (funny?) short story? My goal here […]
Is Tesla Nearly Bankrupt?
in Personal Finance/by Kenneth W. BoydNew Year’s Eve presents the opportunity to, as a friend of mine said, “get into a car and race all of the drunks back home.” Something I hope we all avoid (hey- use Uber). As we turn the page and move into 2018, it’s an appropriate time to ask the question: Is Tesla bankrupt? What […]
Is it possible to start a business with little to no money? How?
in Personal Finance/by Kenneth W. BoydSo, I’m driving behind a commercial pickup truck that had this sign on the back: “Not responsible for broken windows” On the back of the truck’s cab, it had this sign: “ Stay back 100 feet. Not responsible for broken windows.” Really, bro? It seems a little unrealistic to think that you can pile a […]
What Happens to The Founder of a Company Backed by Angel Investors if the Company Fails?
in Personal Finance/by Kenneth W. BoydI remember a Christmas when I was in grade school, and my mother told me that one of my gifts was “ten feet long”. Turns out it was a basketball hoop. Nice, Mom. Sometimes, are perception of what is true is far different that reality, and unfortunately that happens when a business fails. A founder […]