Articles by Amita Jain

7 Accounting Metrics To Read Your Balance Sheet

Published April 27, 2022 by Amita Jain

The balance sheet your bookkeeper or accountant prepares is often forgotten among everyday business challenges, only to be remembered during the tax season. If you’re an investor analyzing a company’s potential to reap returns or a... Continue Reading

How To Prepare a Balance Sheet: A Step-by-Step Guide

Published April 7, 2022 by Amita Jain

As an entrepreneur or a business owner, one of the biggest mistakes you can make is not taking the time to study your company’s financial statements. And worse still, not preparing them at all. A balance... Continue Reading

What Is a Statement of Financial Position? And Why It Matters to Your Business

Published March 31, 2022 by Amita Jain

Busy trading, running sales calls, or managing employees? Who has time for finances? Small business owners juggle multiple responsibilities, and in the bustle, accounting often takes a back seat. But even though your bank balance seems... Continue Reading

4 Basic Financial Statements To Make Informed Business Decisions

Published March 29, 2022 by Amita Jain

Get a clear picture of your company’s financial health with these four financial statements. Known as the basics of accounting, financial statements provide stakeholders the information they need to evaluate a company’s financial performance. If you’re... Continue Reading

10 Metrics Every Financial Dashboard Should Include

Published February 10, 2022 by Amita Jain

Track your company’s performance with these ten key financial metrics. Is your business flying blind without any guidance on financial metrics? Running a small and midsize business (SMB) in the dark when cash is tight can... Continue Reading

6 Accounting Tasks That Can Be Fully Automated

Published December 13, 2021 by Amita Jain

If your accounting team is still transferring data between Excel files, you might as well switch to quills and parchment. There is no reason your employees should be wasting their time plugging expense figures into a... Continue Reading

How To Walk Leaders Through Company Financials

Published November 18, 2021 by Amita Jain

It’s the time of year when you sit down with your business leaders to present the numbers. You meet with elbow bumps and engage them in some small talk, mostly about the weather. Now, you have... Continue Reading