Avoid These Three Big Accounting Mistakes Business Owners Make

Starting a business comes with a steep learning curve, from marketing to employee management to the sales funnel. All of it must be ironed out quickly so you don’t lose profits. A good accounting team can give you the information you need to manage your business–it’s one of the most important investments a business owner can make.

You have deep knowledge of your field, but probably not in accounting. Here are the top three mistakes we see business owners make in their accounting and how to avoid them.

Business owners don’t take full advantage of accounting system information.

Relying on your excellent instincts has helped you start and expand your business, but this expansion brings complexities. Now it’s time to go beyond instincts and lean into the financial data to help you keep growing.

Executives don’t always see the value in investing in an efficient, integrated accounting system.

Integrating third party applications into the accounting system helps non-financial staff incorporate their day-to-day work into the accounting process. Efficient systems reduce the double entry of information throughout the business process. It also helps you see real gains and losses as you look at data month over month because you know the data was gathered in the same ways.

Business owners look at their accounting costs as an expense as opposed to an investment.

Try seeing your accountant as a partner as opposed to a cost center. Investing time, money, and importance into your accounting saves you money in the long run.

You have invested a lot in your business and want it to be successful, even if you aren’t a CPA. Schedule a consultation with us to learn how we can help you avoid these three mistakes in your business and develop the company of your dreams.