It's easy to discount your office and company culture. After all, you're not in a literal office but on set or location for a great deal of your work. Perhaps very few people are office regulars—or maybe your production company is fully remote! Whatever the case may be, your company culture is something that can make or break your business's longevity.

It’s time Heads of Production got their flowers. For those in the know—and those just finding out—being a HOP is a job that seems to cover everything. And that’s not far from the truth.

A great American once said, “Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.” That American? Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.

As we enter 2025, it’s a good time to reflect on your “why.” Many people start a business to make money, but beyond the financial motivation, have you considered the deeper purpose behind your business?

Did you know most New Year's resolutions don’t survive past March? It's easy to feel energized by your goals at the start of the year but much harder to envision them becoming reality.

Astrology and business have surprising similarities. Both require strategic timing, building trusted relationships, and strong self-awareness—key ingredients for any personal or professional success. 

The astrology forecast for October 1 to December 31 reveals a dynamic landscape of celestial peaks and valleys. Fortunately, the stars offer guidance on when to push forward and when to step back. Let’s see what the cosmos has in store for Q4!

As your production company grows, there comes a time when basic accounting services just aren’t enough.

Trust is an element that strengthens any close relationship. You can’t trust someone you don’t know, and you don’t know someone until their character has been tested.

The truth is that accountants can be key players in making meaningful and strategic financial decisions in your business, but if you’re leaving your teammate on the bench, how can you expect them to flex their financial know-how and get in on the action?

Changing accountants doesn’t have to be a hassle. In fact, it’s a piece of cake.

Learn the real costs of employee turnover for small businesses, which outweigh the expenses even during the start-up phase.

What’s your business’s true purpose? If you don’t know, it’s time to figure it out!

Learn how to detect financial or cyber fraud in your accounting books and recover from it if it does happen to your small business.

Looking ahead into 2024, our friends and clients make predictions about what the next year has in store for their companies and the production industry at large.

As this year comes to an end, SYZYGY's friends and clients reflect on all that they’re grateful for in 2023 and share their resolutions - financial and otherwise - moving into the future.

Scary stories from the front lines of production: This month, Syzygy’s friends and clients share chilling real-life tales from their careers ranging from the spooky yet silly to the truly terrifying.

We learn so much from our clients every day; we thought it would be a most excellent idea to share some of their producer wisdom right here in our new blog series. First up, we’re going back to school with leaders from Doomsday, Epoch Films, Hey Wonderful, and Ways & Means as we take it back to the fundamentals with a crash course in Production 101.

Accountants sometimes get a bad rap. The worst stereotypes are that they pinch pennies, only report financial matters after they've happened, or only exist to file taxes, which is necessary but never fun. But they can provide accounting services that do so much more for small businesses.

Many people aspire to start a small business, but logistical legal and tax requirements often deter the dream before it starts. With expert input, however, you can set up your business properly to avoid consequences from success.