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Starting
a Bookkeeping Business
Are you good with
numbers? Does money naturally make sense to you?
Are you organized? Can you find your way around
a computer? Are you a self-starter? Do you want
to work from home but not have a lot of money for
starting up a home-based business? If you’ve
answered yes to all of these questions then you
might want to start a bookkeeping business. Here
are the steps that you need to take for starting
a bookkeeping business:
- Learn your
stuff. It’s tempting to jump right
in to starting a business but you need to make
sure you know you subject inside and out. Read
books, talk to professionals in the industry,
figure out what questions you have and get them
answered. Learn business as well as bookkeeping.
- Find the
software that you like. If
you’re already doing some basic bookkeeping,
you might already have a favorite program. If
not, make use of the fact that most software programs
come with a free thirty day trial so you can find
the bookkeeping software that will be best for
your business.
- Pick a place
to work. If you’re working from
home, you should designate a room or a corner
of the room that will always be for your business.
- Figure out
a work schedule that works for you. You
need to commit to working on your bookkeeping
business a certain number of hours each week.
Figure out a schedule that works for you and stick
to it. When there’s not much work, do research
about the work. When it’s busy, you might
work overtime but remember to take breaks.
- Set your
basic rates. Know what you want to earn
hourly, per customer or per project. Figure out
the going rate in your area and be prepared to
charge a fair rate for your services. You don’t
want to hesitate in this area.
- Revamp our
resume
to reflect any experience or skills that you’ve
gained that will work for you in your new bookkeeping
business.
- Try to find
a niche area that you can advertise with your
bookkeeping business. For example, maybe
you’re great at bookkeeping for freelance
professionals or perhaps you have unique knowledge
of complicated loan information. If you can say
that you have a bookkeeping business with a specialty
in “whatever”, you’ll get more
business.
- Dot your
I’s and cross your T’s. Learn
about the legalities of the bookkeeping business
including your own tax issues and play by the
book.
- Create your
website.
You need a web presence to be credible so spend
some time on this. You also need basic business
marketing materials like business cards and brochures.
- Write articles
for your website that relate to bookkeeping. Make
use of social bookmarking sites and press releases
to spread the word about these articles which
will, of course, reference your business.
- Advertise
in as many other ways as you can think of. Online,
via phone, at networking events and through direct
mail are ways that you can grow your bookkeeping
business.
- Apply for
freelance
bookkeeping jobs that are listed
on website such as Monster.com or Craig’s
List. Look for work in a range of different places.
Go to the work since it’s going to take
awhile for it to come to you.
- Keep your
faith in yourself. If you want to be
successful in your bookkeeping business, you need
to believe in it.
How to Start a Bookkeeping
Business
Below I have listed several
amazing resources that are a MUST when Starting
a Bookkeeping Business. These items are easy to
follow and they are the most helpful resources that
I have found when you need to know How to Start
a Bookkeeping Business. I also have a Home Study
Bookkeeping Course listed below.
Home Study Bookkeeping
Course
Have
Your Own Successful Accounting and Bookkeeping Service
(on DVD) (Ring-bound)
These 4 Modules come in one amazing Home Study Bookkeeping
Course. Here are the details to this Home Study
Bookkeeping Course :
- Module
I - Accounting Made Easy: Taught in eight fast-moving
sessions: To
help you learn or review the fundamentals of the
accounting and bookkeeping process. Average time
to complete: 12 Hours
- Module
II - Practical Small Business Applications: Taught
in four incredible sessions: To help
you succeed in business by using professionally
designed accounting systems for a variety of industries.
Average time to complete: 18 Hours
- Module
III - Advancing your 'Account-Ability' - Taught
in 10 enjoyable sessions:
To help you set up a complete bookkeeping system,
and manage clients from a variety of more sophisticated
industries for your new accounting and bookkeeping
business. Average time to Complete: 20 Hours
- Module
IV - Building a Successful Accounting Service
Contents: Taught in seven information-packed
sessions - To assist you in successfully creating
your own professional in-home, or office-based
bookkeeping and accounting service. Average time
to complete: 10 Hours
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