Clearpath Associates

Happy New Year! We are looking to fill a part-time bookkeeping contract role based in the Asheville/Brevard, NC area. This position is mainly remote with the availability to work onsite a few hours a month. Please let us know if you or someone you know is interested. Thank you!

Responsibilities Include:
General accounting
Conducting monthly bank account reconciliations
Transaction categorization in QuickBooks Online
Manage Accounts Payable and pay bills

Michael Gibbs recently shared, “As you hit the growth stage, your business needs to become more bureaucratic, dull, conservative, process-oriented, slow, less innovative and take fewer chances.” Entrepreneurs can surely fall into the trap of believing that the things that got them this far will continue to bring success through this growth stage. One area you may struggle during this stage is with financial planning and services. As you think about your business processes and find you need help, please consider giving us a call.

Understanding the difference between Cash Flow and Net Income is a foundational step in running your business. Net Income is the first metric that business owners focus on and it truly is a good measure of the business growth. However, Cash Flow is an even more important metric that many business owners fail to track. Many business owners think that Net Income and Cash Flow are the same thing. They are interrelated but they are not the same. Visit our blog to find out more about the importance of Cash Flow and how to best manage yours. http://ow.ly/FDBZ50Gi5Rw

We are so excited to have a new employee on board with ClearPath Associates! Karen grew up in the state of Maine and graduated from Boston College with a degree in Accounting. She worked in Boston and moved to Atlanta in 1996. She has worked at both small and large companies and brings extensive experience in both Accounting and Finance. She most recently worked at IBM for 13 years and over that period further developed her skills in Accounting, Acquisitions, Budgeting, Financial Analysis and Pricing. Karen resides in Johns Creek, GA with her husband and 2 children. She enjoys reading, volunteering and spending time with her family.

If you answer yes to any of these questions, head over to our blog to read more about if it’s the right time for you to hire a CFO. https://www.clearpathassociates.com/when-is-the-right-time-to-hire-a-cfo

"Sinkers are an unavoidable part of living and doing business—and they are essential. Back in 1917, Freud believed that the melancholy person had “a keener eye for the truth than other people who are not melancholic.”
Sinkers will point out brutal facts. In doing so, they provide the opportunity for others to rise. The key is making sure the pool is not filled with sinkers."

Are you a riser or a sinker? Are you a riser or a sinker? Take this quiz, and then learn more about what it means for your leadership.

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At ClearPath Associates, our financial advisory services include heavily digging into the finances and operations. We never tire of asking the hard questions and we don’t stop digging until we have the answers we seek. We like to say our financial advisory capabilities point true north. Are you willing to make the climb with us? Check out our blog to read more about the 4 quadrants of services we offer, and how we can serve your small business.

https://www.clearpathassociates.com/4-quadrants-of-service

"As financial managers consider possible investments, they should ensure any cost/benefit analysis accounts for the fact that a physical environment that supports employee wellbeing — and takes safety, comfort, and environmental sustainability into account — will help their organisations retain and attract talent, boosting long-term productivity."

How CFOs can incorporate resilience in their infrastructure plans An important part of securing more resilient infrastructure is investing in adaptability.

: This past Wednesday was the first day of Fall. Here are some interesting facts about other things that change during this season that you may not know.

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Interesting...By buying up outstanding invoices, the Facebook Invoice Fast Track program puts money in the hands of small businesses that would have otherwise had to wait weeks if not months to get paid by their customers.

Facebook to buy $100 million worth of unpaid invoices from 30,000 small businesses owned by women and minorities Facebook announced a $100-million commitment to a program that supports small businesses owned by women and minorities by buying up their outstanding invoices.

"When you get feedback from another person, pay attention to it. Sometimes that’s hard. It can be hard because the message is something you don’t want to hear. It can be hard because the person delivering the feedback is angry or upset. You’ll have time to clarify meanings and words later."

Three Star Leadership | Wally Bock | Feedback is Just the Beginning Feedback may be the breakfast of champions, but it won’t help you if you leave it in the box.