In tough economic times and with rising unemployment, people are looking to take the bull by the horns and start their own home-based businesses.... From GPP's enormously successful How to Start a Home-Based Business series (more than half a million copies sold!), comes the essential guide to starting up a home-based Bookkeeping business.

Now you can learn how to setup and operate your bookkeeping business quickly and efficiently. "Secrets to Starting & Running Your Own Bookkeeping Business" will show you all the inside secrets that only experienced freelance bookkeepers know. You'll learn how to: * Choose the right equipment, even if you have a low or non-existent start-up budget. * Find good clients who not only suit your skill level but will pay your invoices on time. * Setup your rates so that you'll know exactly how much you'll be making each month. * Establish boundaries so that you're not working 24/7. * Transition out of your full time job and work your way into freelance bookkeeping. * Setup essential office systems to help you keep yourself and your client paperwork organized. * Market your business and find clients quickly.

This book is a genuine resource, packed with proven methods and valuable interviews with real bookkeepers and accounting professionals. These ideas and techniques show you how to quickly build a flourishing full-time or part-time bookkeeping or tax practice, and keep it running profitably. Some of the topics covered in this volume: *How to get clients and keep them *How to attract the most profitable clients *How to set and collect fees *How to offer tax services to your existing clients *How to get referrals from CPA offices *Information on how to become a Certified Bookkeeper through the AIPB *How to comply with the IRS recordkeeping requirements *How to avoid your liability for the dreaded IRS "Trust Recovery Penalty" And much, much more

WARNING: This is not your typical bookkeeping book. You will not find a lot of "Industry Jargon" in this book, nor will you find your usual "do it this way because it's always been done this way" kind of advice. The authors of this book have a twisted sense of humor and it shows. (Their defense - staring at computer screens everyday has finally made them go batty.) This book was written only for the bookkeepers who are dying to try something new, easy and simple, and who don't want to do things "the same old way." If that's you, read on... *********************************** If you have dreams of starting your own lucrative virtual bookkeeping business, but have been putting it off because you're just not sure you can do it, or even get any clients, you're not alone. Every independent bookkeeper feels that way at one time or another. "How to Start a Lucrative Virtual Bookkeeping Business" was created to help get you past your own objections, create the perfect home office, and then go out and find the ideal virtual bookkeeping client - step-by-step. In this book, you will find: - 10 Simple Steps to starting and running your virtual bookkeeping business. - More than 30 ways to find new clients, including what-not-to-do. - An additional 30 tips to help supplement your bookkeeping business. - Scripts to turn your existing clients (or boss) into virtual bookkeeping clients. - Advice on how to brand and market your new business on an extremely-tight budget. - Multiple ways to get your clients to pay. - How to recognize the warning signs of a Deadbeat Client. - Advice from other bookkeeping business professionals on creating the virtual bookkeeping business you've always dreamed of. - PLUS, there are links inside the book to a Bonus Page where you can download FREE "Printable" Word and PDF documents to help you implement the strategies easily into your own business. What are you waiting for? It's time to tell your boss you're making your own hours and they can take you or leave you as you are - a lucrative virtual bookkeeper business owner. *********************************** E.T. Barton and Robin Davis met back in 1976, shortly after Robin's "water broke." That's right, E.T. and Robin are mother and daughter and Robin was all of 5 years old at the time (at least that's the story Robin's sticking to!). Both mother and daughter got into bookkeeping shortly after high school (because it's in the genes), and through the years have encouraged each other to begin their own bookkeeping companies. Since E.T's passion lies in writing, and Robin's lies in bookkeeping, they've decided to team up and share their collective knowledge in a way that is simple and entertaining for the "Average Business Joe." Oh - and Bookkeepers will like it too.

If you are a freelance bookkeeper who wants to save time and start your bookkeeping business faster, then you need to read "How to Get Bookkeeping Clients Quickly." You'll discover many ways to promote your bookkeeping business -- some you may have never even thought of. This information is not available anywhere else, so you'll have an advantage over many other freelance bookkeepers who are still struggling to figure out how to get bookkeeping clients on their own. Written by a freelance bookkeeper with over 21 years of experience, this book is filled with a lot of resources for both online and offline marketing that will easily suit any freelance bookkeeper's budget. Some methods won't even cost you a penny!

If you want to become a qualified bookkeeper, want to run your business more efficiently, or want to run your own bookkeeping business this book is for you. The Accounting for Everyone bookkeeping course takes you from your first transaction right through to the balance sheet in dead easy stages, step by step. By the time you get to advanced subjects such as depreciation, accruals and pre-payments you will be able to grasp the concepts with ease. You will understand exactly how a transaction goes via debits and credits, through day-books and journals, into ledgers, the profit and loss account and how all of that is compiled into a balance sheet. Accounting is easy, it's just the jargon that lets people down. Throughout the book are worked examples and tasks for you to complete, together with blank tables for your answers. The bookkeeping course is applicable to most countries and also covers Sales Tax (USA), VAT (UK and Europe) and GST (Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Austria and others).

This book will help you start earning money in your OWN business with the wealth of information it provides. It includes steps to start your own business (and estimated start up costs); how to define your services and set billing rates (includes average billing rates); how to improve your knowledge and experience; obtain new clients and effective marketing ideas; details about websites, client engagements, market opportunities, growing the business, and MUCH more. The book includes results of a national survey of QuickBooks ProAdvisors about their annual income, use of engagement letters, over 300 comments and advice on things they wish they had known sooner or done differently, their KEYS to SUCCESS and more! Bookkeepers, accountants, tax preparers, and consultants will all find beneficial information in the book. With your own business, you can decide what hours you want to work, services to provide, and work from home if you choose! This book will help you SUCCEED!