Category: Small Business Tips

Here at ZipBooks, we’re working hard to make accounting simple enough for anyone to understand. So, let’s break it down. Essentially, there are two solid ways to do accounting: double-entry accounting and single-entry accounting. So, which one is better? That gets a little more complicated. It depends on what you want to do. Double-entry accounting […]

There are literally hundreds of wallet apps out there competing for your attention. Banks, credit card companies and app developers are all trying to capture market share by creating the best, or most familiar, digital wallet app or peer payment option for consumers. We’ve narrowed it down to 37 wallets that can help both consumer […]

A logo is much more than a flashy symbol or a fancy-looking name. Your logo is the physical representation of your brand identity. Like a flag or a coat of arms, it shows what’s important to your company, what sort of style you have, and what sort of ideas you are promoting along with your […]

You might be wondering what an article about writing a resignation letter is doing on a blog about accounting software. Well, the connection’s pretty clear if you think about it for a second. Let’s say you have a full-time job, but you also do work on the side. Well, at some point, that kind of […]

When it comes to accounting software for businesses, QuickBooks is the 800-pound gorilla in the room. It is well-known and well-established—the first accounting software available. Goliaths like this are intimidating. So, why do we even try to compete? Is QuickBooks too big to fail? First, let’s walk through why we chose to create ZipBooks. Limited […]

William Shakespeare famously wrote: “To business expense or not to business expense, that is the question.” Just kidding. Don’t believe every quote on the internet. However, the question has probably haunted you more than Hamlet’s father haunted him. What qualifies as deductible and what doesn’t? How do navigate expense categories? Deductible Expenses If you’re doing […]

Many businesses fail within the first year, so we asked small business owners what makes the difference between business success and business failure in the first year. We got a lot of great responses, and we wanted to pass along their insights. The top eight answers are on the board. Work Through the Pain “I […]

If you love taking pictures, setting your own schedule, working where you want, and doing what you want, then we have the career for you: freelance photography. But where to start? Keep your profile and parts portfolio in as many places as possible. Having too much work is better than not having enough. And there […]

So, your business has hit the ground running with a great product or service? Fantastic! Now you’re looking to make a bigger splash with your online presence. The best websites create ripple effects with attractive websites. Not quite a tidal wave, but something to make users relaxed as they use it. But what makes a […]

In the highly-litigious society we live in today, forgetting to create a terms and conditions page is probably not a good idea. In almost any sort of business transaction, provider and consumer enter into a kind of contract. For instance, consider what happens when you buy something at the supermarket. The price listed on the […]