5 Ways to Collect Cash Upfront from Customers
All businesses depend on revenue. This is especially true for startups where maybe money is scarce. So, collecting cash upfront from customers is crucial and beneficial to the success of the business.
What happens to my personal taxes if my employer switches to a PEO mid-year?
A question that comes up every now and then is “my employer changed to PEO, a professional employer organization, mid-year, how does that affect my personal taxes and W2s?” The answer is, it is not that complex.
Financing a Startup
Financing a Startup - 8 most common sources of startup financing.
Which States Are Taxing PPP Loan Forgiveness?
PPP or the Paycheck Protection Program has been pretty big in the startup space, especially for a lot of seed and Series A companies that haven't raised a lot of capital.
Brex vs Ramp - Which card is best for startups?
One of the fastest-growing tools that we’ve seen our startup clients adopt is Brex’s corporate card. But Ramp’s expense management card is a great option for later-stage companies.
How does a secondary transaction get reported on ASC 718 Stock Option Expense?
The quick answer is that a secondary transaction should not impact your ASC 718 reporting. However, going forward, It potentially can impact your 409a.
What is a Secondary Stock Transaction?
As you know, right now, the stock market and venture capital market are very frothy and on fire. So there are a lot of secondary transactions happening. Meaning, a lot of venture capital firms are buying the founder shares or previous VC investors shares in the company.
Can my startup retroactively apply for PPP 1?
Today I'm answering the question, can my startup retroactively apply for a PPP 1 loan? This is a question I'm getting quite a bit from startup founders who were eligible but didn't apply for the Payment Protection Program loan in March, April, and May of last year.
Brex vs American Express - Which credit card is best for startups?
The Brex corporate card is one of the fastest-growing financial tools we’ve seen startups adopt in the past few years. But traditional card vendor American Express isn’t sitting on its laurels, and has announced their own “Brex Killer” card -- “American Express Corporate Program for Startups.”
When Should My Startup Do Budget VS Actuals?
Learn what budget vs actuals is, when you should do it and why it is crucial for the long-term success of your startup business.
Startup office leases and the COVID crisis
Many startups are finding themselves in a tough situation due to the COVID crisis. And we see many of our early-stage companies cutting their office expenses as a way to reduce their burn rate. What should a startup do if it is in a really tough situation and wants to adjust its office lease?
Pre-Seed Funds
It turns out that pre-seed funds are filling a really important niche in the market. These firms actually help increase the velocity of the earliest stages of venture capital. Greasing the wheels of Silicon Valley, in a way.
Your startup is a giant sea monster
You’re a startup and the world of possibilities lies at your feet. You’ve developed a product that can provide value to organizations across the globe. You simply need to let the world know about you.
What is EPLI and how it could save your startup $100,000 dollars
This is the story of how a 20-person startup lost $100,000 of their cash because they didn’t have EPLI. If you are a startup founder, have employees, and haven’t heard of EPLI, this post is for you!
How do you calculate the True Cost of a startup employee?
The first hire for a startup is an exciting time! When a startup goes beyond the founders and has employees, the business can start to feel “real.”
Webinar: SMB loans during COVID
Kruze Vice President FP&A, Healy Jones, will be joining this new Procurify’s webinar on All You Need To Know For Small Business Loans.
Is the recent COVID stimulus package passed by the federal government available to seed and venture capital-backed startups?
Kruze Consulting, a leading accounting firm serving VC funded startups, breaks down how the COVID stimulus bill, the CARES Act, will help seed and venture funded startups.
SBA Crisis loans may work for startups - plus alternative funding sources
Congress is working on legislation to help businesses survive the COVID-19 crisis. Traditionally, SBA loans would not be a fit for venture-backed startups because of personal guarantees requirements and majority ownership issues.
What the Plaid acquisition by Visa means for startup bookkeepers
Visa has announced that they are acquiring Plaid, a FinTech Unicorn who provides the backend data-transfer piping a lot of automated financial systems use - including some cutting edge bookkeepers.
If this is the tech recession, what can you do about it?
From our perch as accountants to almost 200 venture-funded startups, we may be seeing some signs of a coming economic slowdown. Here is our advice on what startup founders should do to prepare for a recession.
Using milestones to gate your burn rate
Early-stage startups have a constant battle of managing their cash-out dates (when they run of capital) and spending enough to make progress on their business plan.
Brex vs Stripe - Which card is best for startups?
One of the fastest-growing tools that we’ve seen our startup clients adopt is Brex’s corporate card. But Stripe’s new card is a huge announcement from a major fin-tech provider to early-stage companies.
How working capital can impact a startup's cash flow
In the early days of a startup, projecting cash flow is relatively simple, because it’s a one-way street.
6 Tips for Setting Up Startup Financial Systems
At Kruze Consulting we work with hundreds of startups and we see it all - shoeboxes full of receipts, hand-written, coffee-stained financial ledgers and even a contract on a cocktail napkin!
Venture Debt Market to Grow to $10 Billion in 2019
As experts in the venture debt market, we recently released a study that surveyed venture debt firms and bankers representing over 85% of the venture debt market.
Event - Managing Departmental Budgets for Fast Growth Startups
Kruze Consulting and Procurify are pleased to present an event for San Francisco startups, Managing Departmental Budgets for Fast Growth Startups.
Do Startups Need a DCF for a venture capital round?
We have worked with hundreds of companies that have raised over $2 billion in venture and seed financing, and have seen a ton of startup pitch decks, capitalization tables and, of course, venture dollars.
Featured Service - ORIX
ORIX Corporation USA is a company that provides capital to clients middle market - and startup - clients.
Free Resource for Startups Raising Venture Capital
Kruze Consulting’s clients have raised over $500 million in venture and seed funding in the past 12 months, and we’ve worked with top venture capitalists who have invested in our clients.
Startup Finance and Accounting Job Descriptions
We’ve compiled detailed job descriptions for startups’ finance and accounting teams, based on our experience managing the growth of our startups’ accounting and finance functions.
Featured Service - FloQast
FloQast is a software exclusively designed for accountants to close books faster and more accurately.
Does my Startup need Netsuite? 5 Signs that your Startup is Ready for Netsuite
Netsuite is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) tool. It manages your accounting, reporting, supply chain, procurement, and much more.
What Does a Good Startup CFO Do?
The first thing a CFO does for startups is to manage the financial reporting. That means making sure the books are closed and closed correctly every month.
Featured Service - AVRA Talent
AVRA Talent, previously known as Recruit, partners with startups and growing firms to help fill non-technical talent.
Featured Service - Opendoor
Opendoor makes it possible to sell a home online in minutes, removing all of the headaches, uncertainty, and risk from the transaction.
Dangers of Venture Debt
Today we're talking about the dangers of venture debt. Now that sounds really scary. Venture debt's actually a great tool for prolonging your runway and making sure your startup can hit the right milestones.
Venture Lending Common Events of Default
Today we're talking about events of default in venture debt. Now an event of default is when you get put in the penalty box and the lender controls your destiny. They can make you fundraise. They can make you sell the company. You do not want to be in default. So, stay out of default is rule number one.
Metrics for Leadership
Today I'm here to talk with you about metrics and KPIs. I'm not going to talk with you about them in the traditional sense of resource allocation. Other ways that finance professionals typically talk about those things.
Startup Financial Modeling Tips
Our clients have raised over $500 million in VC in the last 12 months. In our experience, a solid financial model, one that helps convey the assumptions and one that builds excitement, is key to getting VCs to engage in your fundraising
Startup's Due Diligence Information Venture Lenders Ask For
The first thing they're going to ask for is your historical financials.
Financial Modeling Basics for Startups
There are really five things. First of which, you do need three years worth of projections.
What Startup Systems to Set Up First?
We help venture back startups with everything from accounting, finance, tax, and HR. One of the biggest questions that we get from our new founders is what systems they should set up.
Bookings vs Revenue
At Kruze Consulting, we get tons of questions about the difference between bookings and revenue.
How much can your startup save in payroll taxes?
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