Mike McDerment | FreshBooks Blog https://www.freshbooks.com/blog Information and inspiration on how to start a business, grow your business, tax tips, freelancing & more from FreshBooks! Sat, 13 Aug 2022 00:02:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.1 Breaking the Time Barrier [Free eBook] https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/breakingthetimebarrier https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/breakingthetimebarrier#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2021 15:20:23 +0000 https://www.freshbooks.com/?p=23229 Click here to download the book. I believe anyone who provides a valuable service should get paid for the value they deliver. In January 2003, I was running a small design firm when I finally snapped. I was using Microsoft Word to bill my clients when I accidentally saved over an invoice. The frustration of […]

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]]> https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/breakingthetimebarrier/feed 75 Open Letter From the Founder of FreshBooks Regarding COVID-19 https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/covid-open-letter-freshbooks https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/covid-open-letter-freshbooks#respond Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:50:32 +0000 https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/?p=62035 Saturday, March 21, 11:13 a.m. Preface: I want to acknowledge that some have found this letter insensitive, especially those small business owners who are experiencing great hardship at this time. I take full responsibility for how this letter was written and apologize for offending anyone who felt this way. Please know this was not my […]

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]]> https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/covid-open-letter-freshbooks/feed 0 FreshBooks Economy Reaches $1 Billion in Just Four Months [Infographic] https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/infographic-freshbooks-economy-reaches-one-billion-in-just-four-months https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/infographic-freshbooks-economy-reaches-one-billion-in-just-four-months#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:40:06 +0000 https://www.freshbooks.com/?p=6146 We spent a little time digging into the aggregate activity and usage across the FreshBooks economy to better understand the trends and needs of our users. So far the data report proves what we’ve long suspected: There’s a thriving global network of freelancers, small business professionals ,and service providers—in short, you lovely people who are […]

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]]> https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/infographic-freshbooks-economy-reaches-one-billion-in-just-four-months/feed 43 7 Ways I’ve Almost Killed FreshBooks https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/7-ways-ive-almost-killed-freshbooks https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/7-ways-ive-almost-killed-freshbooks#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:05:38 +0000 https://www.freshbooks.com/?p=1341 I’ve often said, “Were it not for Joe and Levi, I would have run this company into the ground long ago.” The fact is, truer words have seldom been spoken. Here’s a list of the ways that I’ve almost killed FreshBooks over the years: 1. Thinking We Had to Move Faster than We Did I […]

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]]> https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/7-ways-ive-almost-killed-freshbooks/feed 57 Dee Hock on Relationship Priorities for Managers https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/dee-hock-relationship-priorities-for-managers https://www.freshbooks.com/blog/dee-hock-relationship-priorities-for-managers#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:06:40 +0000 https://www.freshbooks.com/?p=1349 I was recently introduced to the writings of Dee Hock, founder and former CEO of Visa. Here is what he has to say about relationship priorities for managers: Dee Hock on Leadership “I ask each person to describe the single most important responsibility of any manager. The incredibly diverse responses always have one thing in […]

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