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Leveraging payment automation to optimize your startup’s AP processes
Discover how payment automation can simplify accounts payable, reduce manual work, and improve efficiency.
Strategies for streamlining subscription management and optimizing spend
When unchecked, subscriptions can result in wasted spend. Here's how to stay on top of it.
What is a sweep network and how does it work?
Learn how your business bank’s sweep network can unlock additional FDIC insurance for your funds.
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Ultimate Pitch Guide: Crafting a winning pitch deck
Part II in our series, on the essentials of a compelling deck
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How to make your books investor-ready
Maintaining clean, current books can speed up fundraising diligence and help you answer investor questions with confidence. Here’s what to organize before you raise.
Timing your first finance hire and finding the right person for the job
Joyce Mackenzie Liu shares insights on how to identify the right time to bring a full-time finance hire in-house, and tips for finding the right person.
Creating a target investor list for your seed round
Learn how to identify and prioritize the right investors for your startup’s seed round.
Single-entry vs. double-entry bookkeeping: Which system does your business need?
Single-entry bookkeeping can work for a very simple business, but growing startups often need a fuller picture of what they own, owe, earn, and spend. Here’s how single-entry and double-entry bookkeeping differ, plus how to choose the right system for your company.
An intro to bookkeeping for SaaS companies
The bookkeeping processes that you establish early on for your SaaS company will shape how well you understand and control your business moving forward.
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How Outlive Homes scaled to 73 properties without hiring a finance team
Outlive Homes uses Mercury to keep funds organized, automate manual work, and maintain property-level visibility — all with a four-person team.
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How Moonshot fills the gap between progress billing and vendor payment timing
For Moonshot, the cash flow gap between spending on materials and getting paid for them was a stressful balancing act. Mercury introduced both visibility and the yield to close that gap — and turn it into a profit.
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What is an account balance? A guide to debits, credits, and normal balances
Knowing how account balances, debits, and credits work will help you to understand what your company owns, owes, earns, and spends.
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Banking and books under one roof: A fractional CFO’s take
Lauren Murphy leads the U.S. office at Hire CFO, a fractional finance firm focused specifically on tech startups. She was already recommending Mercury to her clients — Mercury Books made the recommendation even easier.
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Half the manual work, twice the advisory: How RidgeWood runs on Mercury Books
Chris P is the founder of RidgeWood, a cross-border accounting firm serving over 200 monthly clients in the U.S. and Canada. RidgeWood was one of the first beta partners for Mercury Books.
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How Mercury Books brought calm to Plantkind’s bookkeeping
What do thoughtful spaces and good software have in common? When designed well, both bring calmness to complexity and make the whole picture easier to see.
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Cleaning up three years of bookkeeping backlog in under 20 hours
Joel Martin is a serial entrepreneur who’s tried — and hated — nearly every piece of accounting software out there. Mercury Books, paired with Mercury Command, is the first one he truly enjoys.
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The best business credit cards for agencies and consultants
The best business credit cards for agencies and consultants can help manage cash flow, simplify expense tracking, and improve visibility across spending. Here’s how to choose the right setup for your business.
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Bookkeeping vs. accounting: What’s the difference?
Get clear on the basics of accounting and bookkeeping, how to decide when your startup needs to set up processes for one (or both), and when to outsource.
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Bank connected bookkeeping: Benefits, limitations, and best practices
Learn how to connect your bank and your books to support streamlined, automated bookkeeping.
Accounting software vs. spreadsheets: When should you upgrade?
Spreadsheets work until they don’t. Here’s how to recognize when your business has outgrown them and what to look for in accounting software.
Accounting periods, explained: How monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting compare
Monthly, quarterly, and annual reports each reveal something different about your startup. These insights can help you understand business performance and, in turn, make better financial decisions.
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How payroll works: From timesheets to direct deposit
Here’s a simple guide to calculating, processing, and paying employees.
How to calculate payroll tax deductions for each employee
Learn how to calculate payroll tax deductions step by step, including withholdings and employer payroll taxes.
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Corporate cards vs. spend management platforms: Do you need both?
Team cards make it easier for employees to spend company money. A spend management platform brings together the policies, approvals, and automation that help you manage that spending as your business grows.
Stories to engage and explore the entrepreneurial imagination
Building marketplaces with Sara Mauskopf
Six years into Winnie, Mauskopf shares learnings, challenges, and thoughts on the road ahead.
Charles Hudson is optimistic about outliers
Find out how one investor finds success in the margins.
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Carolynn Levy, inventor of the SAFE
Levy shares how she wrote the five-page document that underpins much of early-stage venture capital today.
Ryan Hoover errs on the side of curiosity
How the founder and investor’s inquisitive nature charts his course.
Introducing Mercury Treasury exclusive mutual fund products
Two new offerings built with Morgan Stanley Investment Management and State Street Investment Management, available only through Mercury.
A commitment to craft, set in stone
How ceramicist and sculptor Simone Bodmer-Turner brought texture — inspired by the tools of her artistic practice — to Mercury’s latest drop.
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