by Dennis Beaver | accounting, financial, lawyers
March 5, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver A recent article, Overbilled by Your Lawyer? You’re Not Alone, told the story of a lawyer whose firm touted expertise that she didn’t yet have and billed for time that she didn’t work. That story led to an e-mail captioned “Bravo” from...
by Dennis Beaver | accounting, business, debt collection
September 22, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver A common complaint — especially from small-business owners — is the failure or refusal of their customers or clients to pay their bills on time, or pay them at all. I submit that a certain amount of this, sadly, is encouraged by...
by Dennis Beaver | accounting, business, patent
February 10, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver It is more than the American dream. Many would say that it is our birthright: starting a business. “Regardless of what kind of business,” observes Bakersfield-based CPA Michael Stevenson. “The risk of failure should always be kept...
by Dennis Beaver | accounting, business, customers, documents, Email, U.S. Postal Service, US Mail
Email-only billing has created problems for some customers as bills land in spam folders and payment disputes ensue, not to mention heightened fraud risks. March 16, 2026 • By Dennis Beaver Once upon a time in a galaxy far, far away, e-mailed invoices became common,...
by Dennis Beaver | accounting, business, due diligence
July 5, 2024 • By Dennis Beaver Our article “Buying a Business? Get Proper Help,” was based on my interview with Josh Tolley, a nationally syndicated talk show host and author of recently published, Acquisitional Wealth. Tolley’s message: Given the high...
