Michael McAllister

CPAs for Hire: Helping Chesterfield Businesses Grow By Carol Enright CPAs for Hire is in a growth mode — not only for itself but for the many small businesses it serves. “Chesterfield business owners need as much support as possible to keep the Valley thriving, especially after coming off of a rough couple of years,” … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CPAs for Hire Enters Ninth Year in Business ST. LOUIS, January 2023 – CPAs For Hire announced its ninth year anniversary as a full-service accounting, tax and advisory firm this Spring..  Serving the Greater St. Louis area, CPAs for Hire offers a broad range of services in accounting, tax, and financial management … Read more

Top 5 Ways A Business Owner Can Get The Most Out Of Quickbooks Online Accounting might not be the fanciest or most exciting part of running a small business. Most entrepreneurs think more about exciting new product innovations, game-changing ad campaigns, and making customers smile than balancing their books. Still, accounting is as integral to … Read more

Follow these Five Suggestions And Make 2022 Your Most Profitable Year Yet. Inflation rates are running sky-high, meaning that figuring out ways to increase profits should be a top priority for all business owners this coming year. Undoubtedly, there are intangibles such as excellent marketing campaigns, product fit, knowing your audience, making sales, etc. But … Read more

Tip #2: Track Your Profits and Losses One of the world’s most prolific management consultants, Peter Drucker, said it best: if you don’t measure it, you can’t improve it.  The first step toward being more profitable is comprised of two essential components: Knowing whether–or not–your business is profitable. Knowing how profitable (or not profitable) you … Read more

Tip #3: Scale Your QBO Package to Your Business’s Needs Small businesses don’t just need an accounting solution; they need software that makes sense based on their needs. As we touched upon in the previous section, spending too much to obtain a given benefit or upgrade completely defeats the purpose of the “improvement.” Yet, there’s … Read more

Tip #4: Reap the Benefits of Seamless Job Costing This section bears some similarities to P&L reports. However, we’re getting more granular with QuickBooks Online’s job-costing feature, shedding light on specific clients and projects instead of general, broader profitability.  Broadly, job-costing tracks costs and revenues linked to a given project, whether with a one-off customer … Read more

Tip #5: Keep Your Employees Smiling Did you know that unhappy employees cause a $300 billion loss for US employers per year? Then, on a more positive note, according to studies from the University of Warwick, happiness makes people more productive by 12%. Moreover, happy workers are good for client relationships and might boost sales … Read more