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10 steps to grow your customer base

Customers are the lifeblood of any business, so it’s vital you can keep generating leads and retaining your existing cus...

June 19, 2021

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Small business accounting: 5 steps to start your books

Are you a small business just getting started? Getting started with your bookkeeping or accounting can be stressful for ...

June 19, 2021

Startup Success: The Most Popular Expenses, Taxes and Bookkeeping Questions Answered

Sage recently hosted a session at Vancouver Startup Week 2021 called ‘Setting up for financial success’ in which busines...

June 4, 2021

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6 tips to help you survive your first year in business

There’s no doubt about it, the first year in business is tough. In order to successfully nurture their startups through ...

May 18, 2021

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The Art of Getting Paid – a free guide to speed up payments

What’s one of your biggest challenges as a business owner? If “being paid” is one of your answers, you’re not alone. ...

May 17, 2021

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Small business accounting: Cash flow 101

Are you a small business just getting started? In this video you will learn all you need to know about cash flow and why...

May 16, 2021

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What are balance sheets and why are they important?

It's important business owners and accountants understand how to read and interpret balance sheets. These documents offe...

May 14, 2021

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6 steps to help you survive your first year in business

There’s no doubt about it, the first year in business is tough. In order to successfully nurture their startups through ...

May 12, 2021

7 business growth challenges to anticipate and overcome

Achieving consistent, sustainable growth is likely to be a fundamental goal for your business. Expansion can lead to all...

April 26, 2021

5 ways to make your office paperless

Going paperless is not just hugely beneficial to the environment, there are knock-on effects for a company’s bottom line...

April 22, 2021

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How you can boss your business and start taking control now

Running a business isn’t easy but you’re bossing it. Nice work. However, you know things can always be done better. ...

March 15, 2021

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Want to get paid on time: Here’s 9 things you need to do now

If you want to take control of your business and really boss it, making sure you’re getting paid on time is vital. Wh...

March 15, 2021

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How business intelligence tools can transform a small business

Business intelligence is about taking data and making it work for you in the easiest, most intuitive and accessible way....

March 9, 2021

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6 features in Sage Accounting that save you time and boost productivity

Leverage your IT investment fully. It's common for businesses not to do so, but it doesn't need to be that way. And it m...

March 9, 2021

12 survival tips for small businesses

Business success is a tricky thing, with a lot of influential factors involved. In a “normal” year, small business succe...

February 10, 2021

Crush Tax Season: Your small business tax questions answered

It happens every year; Christmas, New Year's Eve and then 'bam!'--Tax season. This year, we want to help you take the s...

January 11, 2021

Sage Accounting updates: The way you work just got a lot easier

This month, Adrian Malpass, Product Manager at Sage, covers some exciting updates to Sage Accounting. At Sage, we’re...

January 9, 2021

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How to spot when your growing business is ready to graduate from Sage 50 to Sage Intacct

For a lot of businesses, Sage 50 is the first and only financial management solution they’ll ever need—which is understa...

January 8, 2021

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Download Your Free Quick Start Guide to Bookkeeping

Starting your books for the first time can often be a daunting task, but it doesn’t need to be! With our Quick Start Gui...

December 13, 2020

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Checklist: How to prepare a profit and loss statement

Whether you’re getting ready to launch your start-up, or you are an established business, you need to be able to measure...

December 10, 2020

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Indirect vs Direct Method for calculating cash flow

There are two popular methods to calculate cash flow, the direct method and the indirect method. Before we help you thin...

December 8, 2020

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Customer Story: Canadian Music Label Turns to Sage Intacct for New Insights to Fuel Growth

It' can be an exciting but stressful time for a business when their rapid growth and success requires an upgrade and an ...

November 10, 2020

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How to Calculate Canadian Sales Tax: GST, HST, PST, QST 2020

As a Canadian small-business owner, it is important to know what and when to charge your customers in terms of sales tax...

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Free Survival Toolkit for Small Businesses

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Latest articles for Small businesses

10 steps to grow your customer base

Small business accounting: 5 steps to start your books

5 ways to make your office paperless

Startup Success: The Most Popular Expenses, Taxes and Bookkeeping Questions Answered

6 tips to help you survive your first year in business

The Art of Getting Paid – a free guide to speed up payments

Small business accounting: Cash flow 101

What are balance sheets and why are they important?

6 steps to help you survive your first year in business

7 business growth challenges to anticipate and overcome

5 ways to make your office paperless

The Art of Getting Paid for Small Businesses

How you can boss your business and start taking control now

Want to get paid on time: Here’s 9 things you need to do now

How business intelligence tools can transform a small business

6 features in Sage Accounting that save you time and boost productivity

12 survival tips for small businesses

Crush Tax Season: Your small business tax questions answered

Sage Accounting updates: The way you work just got a lot easier

How to spot when your growing business is ready to graduate from Sage 50 to Sage Intacct

Download Your Free Quick Start Guide to Bookkeeping

Checklist: How to prepare a profit and loss statement

Indirect vs Direct Method for calculating cash flow

Customer Story: Canadian Music Label Turns to Sage Intacct for New Insights to Fuel Growth

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How to Calculate Canadian Sales Tax: GST, HST, PST, QST 2020

Free Survival Toolkit for Small Businesses

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