NEWSLETTER: RECEIVABLES (OCT 2025)

The Importance of Timely Collections for Small Businesses As a small business owner, you’ve likely invested countless hours nurturing your company, from building relationships with clients to refining your products or services. After five years of hard work, you’ve established a solid foundation, but there’s one area that can make or break your business: timely…
BMO Harris has joined up with Arena to be fueling growth and expanding possibilities for entrepreneurs. On November 18, 2021, founders Heather Tuason of Arena Pay and Amber Payden of ThinkSMARK held a discussion that explored their motivations behind reasons for starting their businesses, how they are supporting other entrepreneurs, and provides helpful advice to…
You’re a savvy business owner. You know Intuit’s QuickBooks “QBO” is your accounting software and it produces your company’s accounting file. You know you—or your bookkeeper—are supposed to reconcile your transactions at the end of the month. What you might not know is that once your transactions are reconciled—and only then—you can populate reports that…
If you’ve always thought your business forecast and your business budget are one in the same, we have good news: You’re not alone. Whether your business is big or small, it’s important to have an accurate forecast and budget. That’s because both of them work together, helping you reach your ultimate goal—financial prosperity. But while…
Most small business owners spend so much time working in their business, they do not plan for when and how to exit their business soon enough. Whether you pass your business on to a family member or sell it to an outsider, you and your business needs to be ready. If you are an owner,…