Month: September 2015

Hey ZipBookers! We’ve been getting a lot of requests to integrate with Stripe, so we did! How do I setup Stripe? To start accepting credit cards with Stripe, follow the steps below: 1. After logging in to your ZipBooks account, click “Account” in the sidebar menu. 2. Click the “Payments” tab on the top right. […]

As small business owners ourselves and having run many successful businesses in the past, we threw together some ideas from our staff on the best ways to manage your cash flow for a small business. Be aware of common obstacles in your area of business For example, if you’re running a smaller company, you may […]

When your time is worth more than the cost of an accountant… …is when you know you need one. An accountant can help with business plans, company formation, loan applications, and tax audits. But even though an accounting professional can help you at many stages in your business, there are also key points to knowing […]

We at ZipBooks have been hard at work adding new features and we want to know what you think! With our new recurring billing feature, you’ll be able to set up a schedule for billing regular clients. And the ability to customize staff rates means you can assign any staff member to a project and […]

Although QuickBooks currently costs money after their 30-day free trial, some business owners have figured out how to get it for free. There are some illegal options, like torrenting the software. Or, there some extremely complicated options, like signing up for a new free trial every 30 days. Consider ZipBooks But why not skip all […]

While the term “cloud accounting” is still relatively new, the idea of storing to the “cloud” isn’t. What started as a consumer trend that moved music, video, and images to a highly-available server that could be accessed from multiple devices has quickly become popular among businesses as well. Cloud accounting is exactly what it sounds […]

We want to know what you think about our newest features! We now have Chrome time tracker extension. Download the extension for the browser you prefer, and enjoy being able to track time right from your desktop. With the ability to access time tracking without even opening the ZipBooks app, it’ll take even less clicks […]