I Hate Accounting! A Podcast by Botkeeper

Sometimes there’s truth to the old adage that if you want something done right, you do it yourself. And usually that’s when you’re working on a passion project that requires your own individual creativity. But smart business owners with growth mindsets know that delegating is actually one of the most important skills they could have.For most of us, construction is one of those areas where it’s smart—and often safest—to hire someone to do the work for you.

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No matter what industry you’re in, accounting is one of those critical tasks that requires diligence and attention to detail. Needless to say, it’s not usually the favorite activity for most business owners or managers. Accounting for a construction company is even more complicated and often cumbersome. There are so many details, departments, and partners to consider that it’s a wonder anyone does it correctly at all!

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Managing the relationships that your company has with suppliers and vendors is challenging. And the more vendors you have, the more at-risk you are for costly errors in your accounts payable process.

Learn more at https://www.botkeeper.com/blog/how-accounts-payable-outsourcing-works-and-why-your-business-needs-it

“Bot” may be in our name, but robots aren’t necessarily our premium priority at Botkeeper. In fact, we have a whole team of humans behind the bots, and we put their happiness and quality of life right up there with creating and maintaining the revolutionary tech that is automated bookkeeping with a human touch.

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Lincoln Logs, Legos, K'Nex, Erector Sets—remember how fun it was to create the structure of your dreams with any one of these building toys? As long as you had enough pieces, the possibilities seemed endless. And the best part was that you didn't need to create a construction budget or put anything down in order to bring your dream to life...just a vivid imagination! But in the adult world, planning a new construction project is both exciting and challenging.

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A day in the life of a contractor is a busy one. You’re up early to answer emails and sort through paperwork before heading to a jobsite. From there your day is full of meetings with subcontractors, reviewing the progress they’ve made, and making sure your project is on track and, more importantly, on budget.

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Any American with a pulse knows that individuals and businesses pay a plethora of taxes. But it wasn't always that way. Even though taxes have been around since before the inauguration of the United States, they used to be much simpler.

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Someone should really write a tell-all book for business success that includes a money-back guarantee. There's no doubt that we'd buy that book. But since it doesn't exist (yet), the next-best alternative is to research and learn how to avoid the biggest mistakes and pain points your business might face.

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Unless you’re a bookkeeper or accountant by trade, you probably don’t spend your days thinking about the two (but hey, no shame if you do). Similarly, you probably don’t know that there’s a difference between the two.

That’s because most people think of bookkeeping and accounting as one in the same—and they’re not entirely wrong. It’s true that bookkeeping and accounting are often confused with each other because of their relation to financial reporting. But while these two are related, interdependent, and essential business functions, bookkeeping and accounting are distinct from one another, too. In this article, we explore bookkeeping vs. accounting, including the differences between the two, how they overlap, and how each is evolving thanks to accounting automation software. Let’s go!

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So, your business has grown, and you’re finding it difficult to stay on top of your bills, taxes, customer payments, and a ton of other bookkeeping tasks. Sound familiar?

Many businesses wait too long to hire a bookkeeper until the signs are glaringly obvious—or worse—until a huge financial mess demands one.

Learn more at https://www.botkeeper.com/blog/how-to-hire-a-bookkeeper