It's March and that means two things: Tax season is in full swing. Chicago winter is about halfway over. There isn‘t much a financial consultant can do when it comes to the weather, but when it comes to making your tax season less...
Meet the team: Eileen Manaloto, Sr. Accountant
Despite a job market full of unique challenges, My Small Business Pro was incredibly fortunate to bring on a new team member last year, Eileen Manaloto. Like many small businesses, we got creative in finding the right resource to support our amazing clients and fit...
Back to the Financial Future!
A new year is upon us! While there’s a tendency to charge into 2022 with new hopes, plans and goals; but you need to pump the brakes. One of the most prudent things you can do is slow down and take some time to do a serious review of your past. Last year is full of...
Why Your Accountant Hates You
Unless prompted, few business owners willingly gush about their accountants. I get it, accountants aren’t always the most affectionate bunch; sometimes referred to as boring or dry. Many consider them a necessary evil, number crunchers or even bean counters. Some...
Sharpen your Tax Ax
As the year winds down, most people start to slow down. People are looking forward to the holidays and start to bundle up as the days get shorter, maybe even start planning that holiday vacation. But if you’re a business owner, there’s something that starts to scare...
Show Me the Money: Best Collection Practices
If you are like most small business owners, chasing after the money is one of your least favorite financial tasks. And I get it. You are not a bounty hunter or a detective. Your time has value and you probably did not include the cost of time spent...
For the Good of the Business: Taking Time Off (from Accounting and Everything Else)
FOR THE GOOD OF THE BUSINESS: TAKING TIME OFF (from accounting and everything else) It has been two and a half years since the Fritz Financial Solutions team has written on this topic – and of that time, much has been spent in pandemic survival mode. During the phase...
MSBP ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing Dan Washelesky
MY SMALL BUSINESS PRO ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing Dan Washelesky I have been looking for the right fit for a long time – it seems like forever – and I am so glad that he’s here! As every small business owner knows, hiring can be one of the biggest challenges of daily...
How and Why to Develop a Relationship with Your Bookkeeper
In conversations with current and prospective clients, and even when I speak with friends and family about our business, most have a predefined understanding of what a bookkeeper is and does. A lot of people think a bookkeeper is someone who they hire at a little...
The Benefit of a Trained Eye
What do you see when you look at your financials? If you are like some business owners we know, you scroll straight to the bottom to see whether the cumulative total of the income and expense entries has a positive result, and whether you like that number. ...
Let’s just Write it off!
Ahhh the joys of being a business owner. You get to set your own schedule, be in complete control of your success and of course, deduct your business expenses. Just like all of those statements, there are some pros, cons and a lot of misconceptions that go...
How to beat tax stress
It's March and that means two things: Tax season is in full swing. Chicago winter is about halfway over. There isn‘t much a financial consultant can do when it comes to the weather, but when it comes to making your tax season less...
Meet the team: Eileen Manaloto, Sr. Accountant
Despite a job market full of unique challenges, My Small Business Pro was incredibly fortunate to bring on a new team member last year, Eileen Manaloto. Like many small businesses, we got creative in finding the right resource to support our amazing clients and fit...
Back to the Financial Future!
A new year is upon us! While there’s a tendency to charge into 2022 with new hopes, plans and goals; but you need to pump the brakes. One of the most prudent things you can do is slow down and take some time to do a serious review of your past. Last year is full of...
Why Your Accountant Hates You
Unless prompted, few business owners willingly gush about their accountants. I get it, accountants aren’t always the most affectionate bunch; sometimes referred to as boring or dry. Many consider them a necessary evil, number crunchers or even bean counters. Some...
Sharpen your Tax Ax
As the year winds down, most people start to slow down. People are looking forward to the holidays and start to bundle up as the days get shorter, maybe even start planning that holiday vacation. But if you’re a business owner, there’s something that starts to scare...