News & Education
News, insights and events from the world of business and finance—plus the occasional local highlight.
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 [...]