Bookkeepers Boot Camp

“You can't know how your business is doing until you record it.” Bookkeepers’ Boot Camp is the first book in the Numbers 101 for Small Business series. It shows small business owners the essentials of record keeping, and why it's crucial to a business’s success to track financial data. The book gives business owners a greater understanding of the purpose and process of record keeping and a deeper understanding of their businesses. Mohr has helped hundreds of small business owners who didn't understand the importance of record keeping and always put it off until “later.” These business owners were almost literally buried under a pile of papers, overwhelmed by the immensity of the task at hand. Mohr shows business owners how to sort through the masses of information and paperwork, record what is important, and how to use that information to grow a business for success! Eighty percent of all small businesses started this year will be gone in 5 years. As Mohr says, starting a small business can be “like driving a car in a foreign country where you don't know what the road signs are telling you.” Numbers 101 for Small Business is a new series of easy-tounderstand guides for small business owners, covering such topics as bookkeeping, analyzing and tracking financial information, starting a business, growing a business, and exiting a business. Using real life examples, Mohr teaches small business owners how to beat the odds and turn their ideas into successful, growing companies.

This is the first book in the Numbers 101 for Small Business series. It will show you the essentials of record keeping for a small business and will show why it's necessary to track information. The book will give you a greater understanding of the purpose and process of record keeping and a deeper understanding of your business.

Learn the skills to make your bookkeeping business thrive! Run your own profitable business from home Start your business with just a small investment Learn how to successfully market your services Many bookkeeping services fail because the entrepreneurs who start them focus on bookkeeping and don’t take the time to learn how to plan their businesses and make them profitable. Written in the step-by-step style that has made the Start & Run series the best of its kind, this indispensable guide addresses issues specific to a bookkeeping service, such as how to assess which clients are profitable and when to involve a professional accountant. By following the principles Angie Mohr outlines and using the worksheets that accompany this book, you will be well on your way to owning a successful bookkeeping business. You will learn how to: assess whether running your own business is right for you decide whether to work from home market your services cost-effectively manage your workload and cashflow Whether you are just starting your own business or wanting to expand an existing business, this book will show you how. It includes chapters on hiring and managing employees, staying competitive, and planning for business growth.

Anyone with an artistic skill such as painting, drawing, or pottery can start their own successful art teaching business. Many people interested in learning an artistic skill don’t have the space, materials, or facilities to learn on their own at home, and art schools provide them with a place they can go to learn with others without having to purchase expensive looms, kilns, easels, and other such equipment. Children, teens; they are all looking to do art in their free time. This book shows you step by step how you can start your own successful art teaching business, whether it’s at your home or at a rented studio. It will show you how to develop and customize not only classes, but also art camps, birthday parties, and artist’s retreats. Learn how to set up classrooms, find students, provide great customer service, and ensure the business remains profitable;and generate the creative spark in your students, staff, and community. Whatever your artistic skill, with the right business plan and a bit of savvy you can start your own successful business teaching art to others.

For 21st-century entrepreneurs, this book provides the practical guidance they need to overcome the often intimidating challenges of starting, organizing, and running a new business effectively and efficiently. The economic downturn has many individuals considering going into business for themselves, rather than relying on an employer for their income. Unfortunately, according to data from the Small Business Administration, the odds of long-term success are against them: 69 percent of businesses do not last past seven years and 56 percent fail in less than four. This book provides entrepreneurs with a comprehensive guide to the resources they need or will likely want to consult when starting a small business—and in order to stay profitable over the long run. The Entrepreneur's Information Sourcebook: Charting the Path to Small Business Success, Second Edition provides the expert guidance and up-to-date print and web resources an entrepreneur may need to make his business thrive and grow, from inception and information gathering, to raising capital, to marketing methods and human resource concerns. Nearly half of the resources in this newly updated book are new, and the essays have also been updated to reflect current business practices. This book is an essential tool that provides quick and easy access to the information every small business owner needs.

Learn how to grow your small business using sound financial planning. Entrepreneurs need to know how to measure the effectiveness of their operations, human resources and marketing in order to pinpoint inefficiencies and maximize profits. This book outlines all the ways to raise capital and then make it work for you!

Home cleaning is one of the fastest-growing service businesses in North America. A good cleaning service brings comfort and order into people’s lives and in today’s world, these are highly sought-after commodities. A home cleaning service can start out small, but it has the potential to grow to be a multi-million dollar business with branch offices and franchises. Your business can grow to the point where you need to lease office space, hire staff, purchase a fleet of vehicles, and develop your own products and customized services. With the help of this book, you can get your business up and running, and survive that essential first year.

Consulting has become a multimillion-dollar industry in North America. Understand why people will pay you for your opinion Learn from the author of 15 bestsellers Convert your knowledge into income A bestseller through nine editions and 24 printings during the past 25 years! As society becomes more complicated, people in business, healthcare, education, government, and other fields are calling on specialists to provide answers to complex problems. This practical step-by-step success guide shows how anyone can turn knowledge and experience into a profitable consulting business. Concerns unique to the consulting industry are covered in detail, including: Assessing yourself and your skills Determining market opportunities Regulations and laws affecting the consulting business Selecting business and professional advisers Preparing your business plan Setting fees and billing clients Keeping records Minimizing taxes Avoiding professional liability and preventing losses Writing a successful proposal Maintaining healthy client relations Running your office smoothly Hiring sub-consultants