accounting, cloud accounting, software, shopify, xero, small business tools

Xero + Shopify – A Marriage Made in Cloud Accounting Heaven

   Our favorite cloud-based accounting system just got awesomer. We didn’t think Ben & Jerry’s could get any better. Then they put a cookie core in it and blew our minds. That’s about how we felt when we heard that Xero, our favorite cloud-based accounting system, was combining forces with e-commerce engine Shopify. In case you haven’t…

book review, productivity, engagement, work smarter

How We Discovered the Power of Full Engagement

The book that helped the Bottom Line team tap into their secret sources of productivity. It all started with a Huffington Post blog. No, not one of the gossip section ones…it was a post written by Justin Rosenstein about his tips for better productivity. This is the guy who invented Asana, the project management software, so…

holiday, stress-free, business, new year, planning, rest,

What Your Business Wants for Christmas – Part 2

  For a healthy, prosperous 2016 business year, your final task for 2015 is to relax. The other day, I was at a Christmas party where we were playing holiday trivia. One of the questions turned to A Christmas Carol. You know, the story by Charles Dickens about the greedy old man, Ebenezer Scrooge, who is…

What Your Business Wants for Christmas

A little end-of-year preparation for your business is all you need to enjoy your holidays stress-free…  Buried deep in a family photo album, there’s a snapshot of seven-year-old me on Christmas morning. Rumpled pajamas, frizzy hair, and a look on my face that blends insulted outrage with utter devastation. The reason for this face lies in my lap. A…