Category Archives: About Bookkeeping

Do I Really Need to Save all My Paper Receipts?

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The electronic era we live in has it’s good sides and it’s bad–but this time, I can report happily, that you can put 3/4 of your filing cabinets on Craig’s List and use the proceeds to invest in a good-quality scanner (like this one that I use) and be done with all that paper clutter. What about the IRS??  Read this excerpt from Tom Copeland’s article below for some great info: Tom Copeland’s Taking Care of Business Are Receipts Obsolete if You Use a Scanner? It’s a family … Continue reading →

The Bookkeeper: Who’s “IT”?

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I recently spoke in front of a group of entrepreneurs and investors (NBEIA) on the topic of who should do the bookkeeping for their businesses.  I thought I’d share it with all my readers by posting a link to my speaking notes.  Maybe next time I’ll record it so you can listen, not read!! Here ya go!   Who’s it    If your business or civic group needs a speaker and there’s a financial or business topic you would like addressed, please contact Denise Worrell using the contact … Continue reading →

When to Hire a Bookkeeper or Accountant

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When QuickBooks takes you only so far, it’s time to bring in a financial pro. Entrepreneurs thrive on a DIY mentality:  Do everything you can yourself and don’t pay for anything until you absolutely have to.  It’s especially difficult to justify hiring financial help like a bookkeeper. With user-friendly software such as QuickBooks available, many business owners feel they should be able to do keep their records on their own, even as they wrestle with finding the time and wonder if they’re doing things correctly. Deciding about “hiring … Continue reading →

QuickBooks Training Seminars are On the Calendar!

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For everyone who has been begging, we have finally put our One-Hour QuickBooks Training Seminars for Business Owners on the calendar for everyone to feast on! We here at Your Bookeeper are in the business of doing bookkeeping for small businesses, so it’s not really in our best interest to teach business owners how to do it themselves.  But let’s face it, some people just are never going to hire a bookkeeper.  Maybe they are just starting out and can’t afford it yet.  Maybe they are too cheap. … Continue reading →

Bookkeeper Madness

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Bookkeeper Madness Does Your Bookkeeper Really Know What They Are Doing? There’s no faster way to kill a business than to mishandle its finances. That’s why it’s surprising how often small business owners hand their books over to a bookkeeper and simply assume everything will be OK. There are ways this assumption can really hurt your business. Plus, there’s an easy remedy. Bookkeeper Madness Mistake #1 – Hiring a bookkeeper with less QuickBooks skills than advertised: Small businesses often look for bookkeepers with QuickBooks skills since QuickBooks is … Continue reading →

Should Your Bookkeeper be a Technophile?

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For some, the task of finding good bookkeeper services to handle their daily business needs can be on a par with finding the holy grail. It’s a never-ending quest that rarely results in complete satisfaction. The big problem always seems to be finding a bookkeeper that’s got loads of skill and that’s adaptable to change, too. In particular, technological change. But do all bookkeepers for small businesses have to be technophiles? The answer is no, but it wouldn’t exactly hurt matters, either. These days, the business of bookkeeping has … Continue reading →

What is a P&L Statement (and why do you care?)

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What is a Profit and Loss Statement? (and why do you care?) You get income. That’s good. You have expenses. That’s life. The object of the game is that your income is greater than your expenses. You already knew that. The question is are you winning the game? And how do you know? If you’re like most overworked business owners, you gauge it by whether there’s any money left at the end of the month. Or if you haven’t had any credit cards cancelled lately. Here’s another … Continue reading →