The non-profit statement of activities reads much like an Income Statement in for-profit organizations.
Instead of breaking down the activities into Revenue, Cost of Sales, General and Administrative Expenses, and Other Income and Expenses, the non-profit statement breaks down income …
How to Prepare for a Supply Chain Disruption in the Future
As the effects of COVID-19 continue to unfold, many companies have found themselves in a situation for which they were unprepared. Without implementing proper crisis preparation tactics, companies will continue to suffer, as businesses deal with future unexpected occurrences. Being …
Regulation Crowdfunding: From Temporary Relief to Modern Capital-Raising Strategy
On May 4, 2020, the SEC announced temporary conditional relief for small businesses that have offered Regulation Crowdfunding offerings in the past to allow them to raise additional funding through Regulation Crowdfunding investment offerings under more expedited and less strict …
Restaurant and Bar Resources During COVID-19
Small businesses are doing everything they can to overcome the economic hurdles created by the COVID-19 outbreak. It is clear that every business will be impacted in some way, but restaurants and bars have been hit especially hard—and suddenly— by …
Stacey McKibbin and Matt Garrett Discuss Risk Management in the Face of Coronavirus
With the new normal becoming a reality for everyone, how can we prepare our businesses to survive and thrive during this unprecedented time? TGG Founder & CEO, Matt Garrett, and Stacey McKibbin, CEO of Consilio Consulting discuss the importance of …
Financial Transparency for Complex Organizations
As a developer or private equity firm, it is important to streamline your accounting and forecasting processes—particularly when there is complexity involved—in order to ensure the greatest amount of transparency across your company’s financials. This becomes more complicated (and important) …
Paycheck Protection Program Challenges
The Paycheck Protection Program has been created to assist small businesses during this unprecedented time. The SBA PPP program is only a part of the CARES Federal Stimulus package, which works to counteract the economic downturn related to the COVID-19 …
MSELF Loan: Helping Businesses Navigate COVID-19
The government has implemented yet another business stimulus loan program called the Main Street Extended Loan Facility (MSELF). This loan program provides up to $2.3 trillion in loans to larger businesses in need. All US banks are eligible to originate …
The Accounting Dream Team: Roles and Responsibilities
As most business owners know, the team behind your bookkeeping is vital to the success of your business. Still, things can get a little complicated when it comes to understanding the roles and responsibilities of each person. In the interest …
Cybersecurity Protocols
With the changing technological times, almost every company is utilizing technology to run their businesses. This can put a company in a vulnerable position if they do not have the right cybersecurity protocols in place. Small businesses tend to be …
How Boards Can Prepare for Industry Innovation & Disruption
Adopting new technology can be daunting, but innovation is critical to business survival in the age of digital disruption. A recent survey by Ernst & Young revealed insights to help boards of directors improve their companies’ approaches to adopting emerging …
Client Spotlight-National Cardiac Inc. (NCI)
The team at TGG has been working with National Cardiac for over 2.5 years and in that time, they have had some exciting breakthroughs that will change the way cardiac health is administered across the country. We recently interviewed the …
Will AB-5 Be Overturned in the Face of Coronavirus?
As we look into the second quarter of 2020, the question that remains on many business owner’s minds is: will the rules outlined in AB-5 stand in the face of coronavirus? Concerns around the new criteria for worker classification outlined …
7 Accounting and Finance Tactics for Business Survival in Uncertain Markets
This is an article of accounting and finance tactics on how to survive and thrive that our CEO, Matt Garrett shared in a webinar presentation with Vistage. You can view the recorded version of the webinar and the article here …
Checklist for Evaluating your CPA Relationship [infographic]
As businesses grow and change, it is necessary to re-evaluate your relationship with your Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from time-to-time and assess whether that CPA is the right match for your business.
If your business has grown significantly since you …
Building Business Liquidity in Any Economic Cycle
Liquidity is vital to riding our crises and times of financial uncertainty.
Business liquidity during times of instability is vital to longevity and ultimately, to survival. Having liquidity allows a business to continue to meet payroll and fulfill operating costs …
Companies like Cisco have a “Pandemic Response Plan” — Do you?
In a world that is changing more quickly than ever, businesses need a plan when things go sideways. Companies like Cisco have taken the principle of “planning ahead” seriously, ensuring that they don’t have to be worried about the effects …
What the PPP Taught Us: Compliance Lessons That Apply to Any Funding Strategy
The SBA Paycheck Protection Loan Program has changed as of today, Friday, April 3, 2020.
Matt Garrett reviews the eligibility requirements, loan terms and fund allocations required for businesses who receive these PPP loans.…
Boom or Bust Part IV: 3 Ways to Assess Your Customer Base & Measure Performance
In the fourth and final part of our Boom or Bust series, we are focusing on assessing your sales metrics and customer base to measure performance. The tactics we’ve outlined below are designed to help you mitigate risk, grow your …
7 Smart Financial Strategies for Surviving an Economic Crisis
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen, finance experts say the global economy is spiraling towards a recession at best. Some also warn that a depression may be right around the corner with unemployment levels we have not seen for …
Boom or Bust Part III: 4 Ways to Retain Key Talent in a Competitive Market
In the third part of our 4-part series, we are focusing on how to retain your employees since they provide real value to your business every day. The ideas we’ve outlined below are intended to help you find ways to …
TGG Accounting Named to Inc. Magazine’s 2019 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies
Inc. Magazine Unveils Its Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000. For the 5th Time, TGG Accounting Appears on the Inc. 5000, Ranking No. 3756 With Three-Year Revenue Growth of 53 Percent
NEW YORK, August 14, 2019 – …
Boom or Bust Part II: 5 Ways to Prepare For & Withstand a Business Downturn
In the second part of our 4-part series, we are focusing on how to prepare for and withstand a downturn in your business. The strategies below are designed to help you withstand business, industry or economic changes while increasing safety. …
Boom or Bust Part I: 5 Opportunities During Times of Growth
We are beginning a 4-part series, focused on safeguarding your business to withstand economic changes; both positive and negative. We will give you tactics to consider depending on how the overall economy is directly impacting you and the performance of …
The Top 5 Most Important Tax Changes for Small Businesses
Tax season is officially in full swing. For those in the small business world, there are a lot of questions surrounding the recent 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and how those changes to the tax code could positively or …
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Every year TGG’s Founder and CEO, Matt Garrett speaks with thousands of small business owners around the country. They ask him numerous financial and accounting questions, yet the same ones come up time and time again. These are the most …
Basic Business Model
At TGG, we believe in simplifying things whenever possible, especially when it comes to developing a basic business model. Accounting is complicated enough! One area where simplification helps tremendously is benchmarking. While every business has some unique characteristics, businesses within …
Infographic: Roles & Responsibilities in your Accounting Department
When it comes to accounting, a multi-layer structure is critical to provide appropriate internal controls and to produce accurate and timely financials to manage your business. Check out our infographic and click here to read our blog to learn more …
The Ideal Accounting Department
What should your ideal accounting department look like? It’s a common question among businesses. It’s important to know proper roles and responsibilities along with how to best structure it. When it comes to accounting, a multi-layer structure is critical to …
Annual Business Planning Checklist
Annual business planning is one of the most important things that a business owner or CEO must do. It sets the strategy, the goals and determines the tactics for the following year.
Of course, there is a lot to consider …
How to Read a Nonprofit Statement of Activities
The non-profit statement of activities reads much like an Income Statement in for-profit organizations.
Instead of breaking down the activities into Revenue, Cost of Sales, General and Administrative Expenses, and Other Income and Expenses, the non-profit statement breaks down income …