News & Education
News, insights and events from the world of business and finance—plus the occasional local highlight.
Start the New Year Off Right with a Simple Business Budget
So you've made it through another year without a business budget. Congratulations! It's impressive running a business with a [...]
Cash Flow is King, and Here’s Why
Does this sound familiar? It’s the end of the month and it’s time to pay your employees, but there’s [...]
Empowerment is Priceless
At JR Bookkeeping, we absolutely love our vibrant and supportive community that helps one another in times of difficulty. [...]
Three Ways to Survive a Temporary Cash Crunch
The bad news? You’ve been hit with a surprisingly high tax bill this year. Now the good news: Higher [...]
Wealth Health? Four Simple Steps to a Healthy Checkbook
Many small businesses simply do not have good habits in place when it comes to their finances. And it's [...]
Client Highlights: Lo>e Social Cafe in Ojai
At JR Bookkeeping, we're passionate about small local businesses here in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties because we're passionate [...]
Pay Contractors Easier: A New Feature from QuickBooks Online
Updated September 2, 2020 Are payments to your contractors a thorn in your side? Do you ever forget to [...]
5 Easy Steps to Better Accounting for Small Businesses
Bookkeeping is the record-keeping part of accounting. It is a process that involves recording all the transactions and financial activities [...]
Adjusting Your Business for a COVID World [QBO video series]
If there's any single word that describes life for businesses during a pandemic, it's this: change. All of us [...]
7 formas que ayuda la contabilidad a su negocio [infografía]
Hace un par de años, creamos una infografía que presenta algunas formas en que la contabilidad ayuda a sus negocios. [...]
Seven Ways Bookkeeping Helps Your Business [infographic]
A couple years ago, we created an infographic laying out some ways that bookkeeping helps your businesses. Well, it's [...]
How Not to Pay Back Your PPP Relief Funds
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was part of a federal stimulus bill signed in May of 2020 in response [...]
Safely Reopening Ventura County after COVID-19: Criteria for Businesses
This article was originally published on May 8, 2020 by our friends at The HR Firm in Ventura and [...]
Reapertura segura del Condado de Ventura después de COVID-19: Criterios para empresas
Este artículo fue publicado originalmente el 8 de mayo de 2020 por nuestros amigos de The HR Firm de [...]
Recursos en Español Para Pequeñas Empresas Afectadas por el Coronavirus
Ante la crisis del "coronavirus" o COVID-19, como se conoce oficialmente, el Gobierno Federal, el Estado de California e [...]
Ok, California Businesses Must Offer Retirement Plans for Employees. Now What?
In case you haven't heard, a new state law requires all California businesses with 5 or more employees to [...]
Resources for Businesses & Employers Affected by the COVID-19 Coronavirus Crisis
UPDATE: This page was originally a blog post from by the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce on March 11th [...]
Juliana Ramirez Featured on SBCEO’s ‘Education Matters’
This past December, our very own Juliana Ramirez was interviewed by Santa Barbara County Education Office superintendent Dr. Susan Salcido [...]
Oxnard Chamber Member Spotlight…Yours Truly!
We recently were privileged to be featured by the Oxnard Chamber of Commerce, one of our newest partners here [...]
Money, Teamwork & Making the Dream Work: An Interview with Veronica Arellano
We sat down with Veronica Arellano of Edward Jones in Ventura who discusses financial planning, the challenges of growing [...]
Thank You to—and from!—SCORE Santa Barbara
Earlier this month, we were privileged to teach a QuickBooks Online workshop at SCORE Santa Barbara. The turnout and [...]
Bookkeepers, Accountants & Tax Preparers, Oh My!
Wasting time = wasting money As business owners, there are several hats we have to wear—from product development to [...]
Wealth Health? Give That Checkbook a Checkup.
Money problems can be avoided by monitoring a few key financial areas. The good news: you don’t have to [...]
JR Bookkeeping is QuickBooks’ Firm of the Future for November 2017
Every month in 2017, QuickBooks® is featuring one (just one!) accounting professional as its ProAdvisor® Firm of the Future. [...]
Good News: You CAN Survive a Temporary Cash Crunch
The bad news is that you’ve been hit with a surprisingly high tax bill this year. The good news [...]
Financial Advice to Avoid on the Road to Success
Be wise when seeking financial guidance. There’s a massive amount of advice out there, and some of it may lead [...]