“This software is amazing!” exclaims Jude as she walks into Paul’s office. “Which software?” replies Paul, unphased. “QuickBooks!” immediately says Jude. “You can do so many things! I can even see the sales per month for as long as we have been using it!” “Yep, that’s why we got it,” […]
Finance
Gurjit bursts into Malia’s office and cheerfully shouts “Plumworks went bankrupt!” Malia quickly grabs her seat’s armrests, pushes herself back and says “whoa, Gur! Relax! What’s going on?” “They’re closing!” adds Gurjit. “Can you believe it? The largest plumbing service provider in the city is closing!” “Huh,” replies Malia, releasing […]
“Hey Brad,” started Riella, “do you have the invoice for Starnol Construction?” “Hold up,” says Brad, as he starts shuffling through the chaos on his desk. Papers get tossed left and right, some of them join their long-lost brothers on the floor and under the table, and some of them […]
“I hate this app!” randomly shouts Jennifer, the president, to Rio, her dispatcher, on the phone. “It always bugs, I always have to copy paste everything, and the information isn’t even filled half the time. So stupid.” “Breathe,” replies Rio. “At least we have an app. I know some companies […]
Gina, a small construction company owner, is at the bank discussing with Morgan, the banker, a loan to finance the acquisition of a new backhoe. “So, we said that your budget for the equipment is one hundred and fifty thousand,” says Morgan. “Is that correct?” “Yep,” says Gina. “Alright,” continues […]
“You think it’s worth it?” asks Malenia, Ripple Construction’s president, to her partner, Alina. “I mean, they’re saying it is, and they’re experts…” Alina immediately raises her eyebrow and answers “well, that’s exactly the problem. Since we’re not experts, how do we know that what they’re saying is true?” “Right,” […]
Rachel barges in her boss’s office and starts a monologue without even a greeting. “Malik, we need a new truck. I’m tired of driving Bill around and the truck I have keeps breaking down. It’s at the garage at least once a month. This can’t continue or I’m going to […]
It’s the beginning of the year and Sasha is about to start working on the books for the previous year. As a small business owner who has been active for less than a year, Sasha has no prior training in bookkeeping. “Alright,” she says as she opens her QuickBooks, “let’s […]
The day is March 3rd and Ahmed walks into his admin Catherine’s office. “Good morning, Cath,” he says with a smile. “How are you today?” “Oh, hi, Ahmed,” she replies while shuffling papers and staring and her computer screen. “I’m good, I’m good.” “You sure?” he insists. “Yeah, yeah,” she […]
On a Monday morning, John walks into the morning meeting late as per his habit. Billy, Simon and Camilla are already seated and talking about the weekend. As soon as John sits down, Billy stops mid-sentence and says to John “Morning partner, how is it going?” John opens his folder […]