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Mary ann Palagod

• 1d

📊 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬

Behind every clear financial report is a well-organized 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 (𝐂𝐎𝐀).

Think of the COA as the financial filing system of a business. It organizes transactions into the right categories so financial information stays clear, accurate, and useful.

The five main account categories are:

💰𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬— What the business owns 📌 𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬— What the business owes 👤 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲— The owner’s interest in the business 📈𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 — What the business earns 💸 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬— What the business spends to operate and generate income

A well-structured Chart of Accounts can help businesses:

✅ Keep financial records organized ✅ Generate clearer financial reports ✅ Understand where money is coming from and going ✅ Make more informed business decisions

You don’t need to be an accountant to start understanding your numbers. Sometimes, it begins with knowing how your financial information is organized.

As a bookkeeper, I believe organized books should do more than produce reports—they should help business owners understand the story behind their numbers.

💬𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭?

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Mary ann Palagod

• Jul 27

𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤. 𝐀 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭. Every Monday is a reminder that we don't have to carry last week's worries into this week. Whether you're a freelancer, business owner, or leader... Today is an opportunity to: ✨ Reset your mindset. 🎯 Refocus on your goals. 📋 Review your priorities. 🙏 Trust God's plan. 💪 Take one step closer to the success you're building. Success isn't created in a single day. It's built through the small choices we make consistently. As you begin this new week, don't focus on everything you have to do. Focus on the 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩. 🌱 𝐀 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. As a bookkeeper, I believe every successful week starts with clear priorities, organized systems, and a focused mindset. Whether you're a freelancer or a business owner, I hope this week brings you progress and new opportunities. Have a blessed Monday! ☕💙 💬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤? #MondayMotivation hashtag#NewWeek hashtag#GrowthMindset #BusinessOwner hashtag#Freelancer hashtag#Success #Leadership #FaithAtWork hashtag#QuickbooksOnline hashtag#Xero #ConstructionAccounting hashtag#Bookkeeping

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Victor Adewole

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• Jul 27

𝗜 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁... 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗪𝗲 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗸𝗲 A business owner visited a website. Stayed for less than 8 seconds. Never clicked another page. Never filled out the contact form. Never called. The business didn't lose the client because they had bad service. They lost them because the website failed to answer one simple question: "𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂?" That happens every day. People don't read every word on your website. They scan. They're looking for reasons to trust you. If they can't quickly understand: ✔ What you do ✔ Whom you help ✔ Why you're different They'll move on. As a WordPress developer, I don't just build pages; I build experiences that help businesses make a strong first impression. Because online, you rarely get a second chance. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿?

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Emeelya Urueshe

• Jul 27

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Delower Hasan

• Jul 27

I recently worked on a full-stack ERP platform for MTC, a rice farmer-owned company in Tanzania. The system brings together • rice Module • input supply Module • warehousing Module • milling Module • mechanization Module • finance Module • loans Module • groups Module • training Module • expenses Management • and investor reporting into one role-based dashboard. Built with 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁.𝗷𝘀, 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁, 𝗡𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗝𝗦, 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗦𝗤𝗟, 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗪𝗦, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, this project was a strong example of how custom software can support real-world operational complexity in agriculture.