It is National Small Business Week, and coming from a small business myself, I guess it is not that wild that I am mentioning it. The fact that you are reading this, though, shows that you enjoy engaging with small businesses. With both of these things being true, if there is some small business purchase you have been thinking about, it could be time to go through with it, you know, to help them celebrate.

Or maybe it is time to start thinking of running a small business of your own.

One of the best parts of being in this business is meeting people who embark on that quest. We get to see the passion they have that drives them to bring it to the public and share it with others. I recommend working with passionate people as much as you can, for even if your passions do not lie in the same area, it is infectious. This leads to us doing all we can to help these businesses succeed and at the risk of a little conceit, we believe that assistance helps lead to success.

For you see, those passions I mentioned do lie in different areas. Businesses are rarely started because someone is excited at the idea of tracking finances, keeping clean books and going over profit and loss statements. I say rarely because some of them are, and that is done by those of us who love to specialize in that area.

Many others, though, do not realize the importance of such things when they go into business. Without keeping good track of your numbers, purchases, sales, and balances, though, you will not thrive as much as you could. Even if business is booming, opportunities to be more financially efficient will be missed because finding them is not a priority. If business is not booming, not paying attention to such things could lead to the business’s demise.

I am sure some of you reading this may not have even thought of the services we perform for other businesses. As you have learned over the past few months in this space, a lot of our business involves filing taxes, and we are very thankful for those clients who only use us for those services. But if you ever find yourself branching into new areas – or looking for new help in some old areas – know that we would love to help you if we can, or point you in the right direction if we cannot.

And being aware of what one cannot do in business is important. You should concentrate on what you are best at and what brings you the most fulfillment. This is bound to not be every task that needs doing in a business, though. You should then let the expertise of others work for you, which then lets the expertise of others free you up to do more of what you want to be doing in the first place. It is that passion that makes small businesses worth celebrating, why we are proud to be one, and are fulfilled by helping others.