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Understanding and tracking your business’ financials is an essential part of owning a business. That’s why bookkeeping is something that you either have to learn or outsource when you’re running a business.

Luckily, not only is it possible to learn how to manage your own books, there are a few notable benefits to tackling it yourself.

Cash flow management is one of many reasons it's so hard to get a new business off the ground, and it becomes even more difficult when there's a crisis. If you're looking for one area to focus on that will have a dramatic impact on your business, this is it.

If you run an online store, putting some of your profits towards tax-deductible business expenses can help your business grow and give you a break come tax season.

Even day-to-day expenses—car trips to the post office, or the electricity bill for your home office—could be saving you money, so long as they’re recorded and reported.

Read on to learn about the write-offs you may be missing, and some ideas on how to use them as a means to reinvest in your ecommerce business.

While shipping carriers continue to operate as an essential service, there may be some changes that could temporarily impact the way you fulfill orders. To keep your business moving during these uncertain times, we’ve put together a list of strategies to help you ship orders and communicate with customers.

If you’ve just launched or are about to launch your online store, congratulations! To keep the good times rolling, you'll need to learn the basic accounting tasks that come along with owning a store, and quickly.

After Heatonist moved its online store to Shopify and saw positive results, Noah decided to entrust Shopify Fulfillment Network with his shipping needs. Noah recognized that Shopify’s process was in line with Heatonist’s mission, and entrusting fulfillment to SFN gave his team the time needed to focus on growing the business.

Elizabeth Grojean founded Baloo Living, a business that sells weighted blankets sourced from eco-friendly materials, after a trip to Bali left her questioning the corporate rat race. However, after unplanned press coverage left her scrambling to fulfill orders, Elizabeth started her search for a fulfillment partner—unfortunately, she found that most were rarely able to deliver what was promised.

From seasonal downturns to crucial scaling periods, there are many situations when an entrepreneur needs to seek business financing. We take a look at the key financial moments to be aware of when you're planning and how to conquer the financial ups and downs of building a business.   

As shipping and packaging play a crucial role in any online store, consumers are curious and conscious about the environmental impact. To kick start your research for sustainable shipping and packaging solutions, we’ve rounded up eight merchants to share their journey and approach to shipping products with the environment in mind.

Payments are a key part of the shopping experience no matter where and what you’re selling, but it’s especially important online where trust and security are top of mind.

If you’re selling in the European Economic Area (EEA), you may have heard about the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). It’s a regulatory requirement intended to increase protection against fraud for online purchases, and will have some impact on businesses in the EEA.

However, it’s our job to help you navigate these complexities of selling so that you can focus on running and growing your business. Here’s an overview of what’s happening, and what it means for you.

In today's guide, we’ll look at essential small-business finance skills for successful entrepreneurs, including building a budget, tracking spending, and creating financial statements that are easy to understand.

Packaging inserts are a low-cost and versatile way to delight customers and increase customer loyalty. Today, we'll share the top reasons packaging inserts are so useful and how you can start including them in your shipped packages.