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Bento for Business Partners with Cast & Crew to Reimagine Digital Expense Management for Entertainment Industry

Chicago, Oct. 17 2018—Bento for Business, a provider of financial management solutions, today announced a partnership with Cast & Crew, a provider of payroll and human resources, accounting and financial, and workflow and productivity software and services to the entertainment industry. Powered by Bento for Business, Cast & Crew has now added a debit purchasing card and expense-management solution to its existing suite of production accounting solutions, anchored by PSL+ software. Traditionally, the business and…

Bento for Business Appoints Billtrust’s Flint Lane to Board of Directors

By Shuyi Shang | Company News

Distinguished CEO brings extensive fintech and business services expertise to Bento, as company prepares for next stage of growth. Chicago, Oct. 9 2018—Bento for Business, a leading provider of financial management solutions for small and midsize businesses, today announced that Flint Lane has been appointed to the company’s Board of Directors. The appointment reflects Bento’s expansion and continued growth across commercial payments, treasury management and business banking services. As founder and CEO of New Jersey-based…

Scaling New Heights… of Inspiration and Community

By Shuyi Shang | Accounting, Company News, Finance, Marketing

by Shuyi Shang, Accounting Community Manager at Bento for Business Last month I attended Scaling New Heights, a popular conference in the accounting industry. The theme was “Tame the Machines,” but what struck me most was the people I met there. And more to the point, I was inspired by how passionate they were about their work and the people they serve. So inspired, in fact, that I wanted to capture some of what…

Worst Productivity Advice for Solo Practitioners

By Shuyi Shang | Accounting, Business Growth, Growth, Small Business

by Shuyi Shang, Accounting Community Manager at Bento for Business A lot of productivity advice out there is written for business owners with at least one employee or startup founders out to create the next life-changing app. Plus, there’s a lot of advice floating around out there. Not all of it applies to solo practitioners happily providing a valuable service like bookkeeping or tax prep. Here are some of the worst tips I’ve seen…

23 Resources that Fuel the Most Effective ProAdvisors

By Shuyi Shang | Accounting, Growth, Small Business

by Shuyi Shang, Accounting Community Manager at Bento for Business If you’ve been in business longer than five minutes, you’ve realized that succeeding as a ProAdvisor isn’t just about being a stellar bookkeeper or accountant. You’ve also got to be able to sell, set prices, schedule appointments, keep your client pipeline full – and more. Wearing so many hats can eat away at your actual accounting work until you feel like you’re barely doing any…

Keep your receipts! Credit and debit card receipts are still important

By Shuyi Shang | Accounting, Education, Guest Post

Stephanie Thomas is a certified public accountant (CPA) with expertise in state and local tax (SALT) issues. She wrote this guest post on why it’s important for you to keep a good record of your receipts. Picture it! The time: Tomorrow. The place: Anywhere, USA. A taxpayer is being audited by a state taxing authority. Everything is in order except for one thing: the auditor wants you to prove that sales tax was paid when your…

5 Things Sole Proprietors Should Automate or Outsource ASAP

By Shuyi Shang | Accounting, Business Growth, Small Business, Software, Strategy

by Shuyi Shang, Accounting Community Manager at Bento for Business One of the topics that comes up most when I talk to our CPA and accounting clients is time: they want more of it. But the universe is stingy. So I decided to ask some people who always seem to get stuff done on time what they recommend. Turns out, it’s two things: automation and outsourcing. Here are five things you can automate or…

The Post-Tax-Season To-Do List that Will Transform Your Practice

By Shuyi Shang | Accounting, Business Growth, Small Business

Tax season’s in the rearview mirror, which means a lot of us are breathing a sigh of relief and enjoying some well-deserved down time. That’s great. But before you jump back into business as usual, it’s important to take some time to reflect on your business – especially if this past tax season made you want to pull out your hair. Most solopreneurs don’t make time to do this because they’re so busy keeping up with…

8 Unconventional May Getaways to Help You Recharge

By Shuyi Shang | Accounting

by Shuyi Shang, Accounting Community Manager at Bento for Business March and April suck. How do I know? Tax season. I work with accountants and CPAs every day, and recently you guys have just been…MIA. But hey! It’s finally, officially over, and I have great news. May is maybe the best time of year to travel in the US, especially if you’re looking for a relaxing holiday (and I bet you are). It’s post-spring…

Fraud Alert: 10 Ways You’re Making it Easier for Employees to Steal from You

By Shuyi Shang | Accounting, Employee Theft, Finance, Small Business

Whether or not you’ve stopped to think about it, small businesses are more vulnerable to internal fraud than their larger counterparts. This is because small businesses… Typically don’t have a budget for fraud detection. Rarely have official policies in place for handling funds, checks, reimbursements, and bills. Often rely on trust rather than clearly defined documentation, rules, and consequences. These attributes have real-world consequences. The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners found that the median fraud-related…

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