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Bookkeeping Basics

Getting records in shape for the coming year

BusinessWeek - Smart Answers imageIt's not unusual for small companies to find themselves in financial disarray. Paul Stappas, president of Bookkeeping Administration Management in New Jersey, urges entrepreneurs to get their records in shape for 2008 and gives tips for doing that

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