Go on…Imagine the benefits to your business if you were not bogged down and held back with the drudgery, hassle and pressure of maintaining your own business books and records. What could you do with that extra time? Concentrate on building new customer relationships? How much extra profit could those customers earn for your business year after year after …
Change Is All Around…
Change is certainly surrounding me at the moment. It was a big step for me to allow a web expert to take over the updates to this website and look after the essential Search Engine optimization bits and bobs.
Sadly though, after just a couple of months, I received an email to say he was giving up his business for personal reasons which remained un-explained. So I have to take this back myself again.
Why Use A Certified Bookkeeper Instead Of Doing Your Own Bookkeeping?
As a member of the Institute of Certified Bookkeepers I am often asked why a small business owner needs to use an outside bookkeeping expert, rather than doing the bookkeeping themselves to save money. This is an easy question to answer because it is a “no-brainer”. There are times in your life when only a qualified expert will do. For …
Free Yourself From Drudgery And Add £’000s To Your Profits At The Same Time!
Let’s Look At The Problem: Like most people that go into business on their own, your number 1 priority is the product/service that you established their business to sell/provide. In the early stages of business all your energy is taken getting the business up and running and the records, apart from sales bits, will probably take a very back seat …
How Do You Find A Worthy Bookkeeper?
A new client recently told me of the problems he had trying to find a good bookkeeper and I thought it was a topic that may be worth sharing with you here. When you get to the point in a new business venture that keeping the books yourself becomes an intolerable extra burden on already stretched time resources, how do …
What sort of Business Uses A Bookkeeping Bureau??
There are many possible answers to this question, from ignorance of bookkeeping to focusing on the business growth. However, this article will focus on the size of business – as a rule of thumb. Most of our bookkeeping clients seem to fall into a certain size bracket. There may be many reasons for using us but we mainly act for …
Questions you MUST ask before you appoint a bookkeeper…
The decision to let go of your business bookkeeping is not one that people take lightly, after all, you are letting a stranger into the inner sanctum of your business and private life, and your finances. So how do you know that they are trustworthy, responsible, discrete, accurate, professional and competent?
Why Outsourcing Your Accounts Department Is An Excellent Idea!
This post has arisen due to a comment I received about bookkeeping in the Tax Investigation webcast, which you will find earlier on the blog. In that webcast I mentioned that having an independent bookkeeper for any/all businesses has many advantages, not least the fact that the Tax Office approve wholeheartedly with the idea.