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Preparing Your Business for the Post-Pandemic Economy
As we’re all unfortunately aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has been life altering for many businesses, causing many to close under the pressure. However, now that the United States has lessened the restrictions that made it challenging to do business, it is time to...

4 Steps To Boost Your Self-Esteem
When you think of the term self-esteem, what comes to mind? Do you think of things like confidence, strength, or resilience? Or maybe you think of arrogance or someone that is self-absorbed. For many people, they will put theirs or others self-esteem in one of the...
Opting Out Of The Advanced Child Credit
As you may or not be aware, The American Rescue Plan, signed into law on March 11, 2021, expanded the Child Tax Credit for 2021 in order to get more help to more families. The Plan increased the Child Tax Credit from $2,000 per child to $3,000 per child for children...

How To Say Yes Less
A number of years ago I hosted a monthly women’s group in my home where we chose personal development topics to work on over the course of a year. One year we chose the book “A Year Of Yes” by Shonda Rhimes, the amazing creator of shows like Grey’s Anatomy and...

Getting Control Of Your Inbox
For most accountants, and especially accountant moms, time is one of the most precious things we have, but often seems like it’s the most scarce as well. While we all want to get our work done efficiently, serve our companies and clients in the best way possible, and...

Signs Of Work Martyrdom And How To Stop
You know the old adage about “all work and no play”, but for a lot of accountant moms, all work can often become an identity. When this happens, the lines become blurred between being an accountant versus being a mom, and can create real problems when trying to have...
SBA Targeted EIDL Advance and the Supplemental Targeted Advance
As small businesses all across the country attempt to reopen and recover from the pandemic, the SBA has expanded its reach in the form of an Targeted EIDL Advance and a Supplemental Targeted Advance. The first thing to know is, if the business did not apply for...

Interview With Rachel Schmidt of ADP About The Important Benefits ADP Offers Accountants And Their Clients
Rachel Schmidt has been with ADP for over 3 years and during that time has earned the designations of President’s Club Performer as well as Accountant Specialist. As a hard-earned ADP Accountant specialist, Rachel strictly partners with accountants and the CPA...

How Complaining Is Hurting Your Intelligence
This line is too long, traffic is out of hand, my daughter spends too much money, my mother-in-law needs to get out of our personal business, and the IRS keeps making it more difficult for accountants to do their job. Does any of this sound familiar? I’m sure you...

Feelings Are Information, Not Problems
As a woman and a mother in a profession like accounting, it can be challenging to own your feelings and not make them a problem. With a limited number of women in leadership roles and the messaging that women often get about not being “too emotional”, it can seem...