[ReviewAZON asin="0973887923"]Learn how to setup and operate your bookkeeping business quickly and efficiently. This book will show you all the inside secrets that only established freelance bookkeepers know. This book has been sold online as a digital ebook for over five years, with over 600 copies sold worldwide. Now, this revised edition, with more than fifty pages added, is finally available in printed format. 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's paperwork organized * Market your business and find clients quickly * Get help when you need it * And much more! You'll also have online access to these resources: * Sample bookkeeping business plan * Spreadsheets to track client information * Client forms * Marketing materials[/ReviewAZON] Read more »
Small Business Pro
[ReviewAZON asin="B000EICNEO"]Small Business Pro gives you the tools you need to manage and grow your business efficiently. It provides you with integrated finance and customer management tools, including general ledger, balance sheet, invoicing, and more. Small Business Pro is the only financial software that offers you flexibility on the number of licenses you need per feature. The product is modular as well as integrated to fit the size and needs of your company.[/ReviewAZON] Read more »
Keeping the Books: Basic Recordkeeping and Accounting for the Successful Small Business
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The premier resource for basic bookkeeping and business record management, Keeping the Books is a comprehensive, yet down to earth, treatment of one of the most important, yet often neglected, aspects of running a business. User-friendly and packed with easy-to-understand illustrations, worksheets, and forms, this popular financial reference tool is completely updated, and replete with the variety of IRS forms that entrepreneurs have to be familiar with. From updating car and transportation expenses to exploding the myths around independent contractors, the author presents everything a small company needs to know to maintain proper records.
Following the roadmap outlined in Keeping the Books, entrepreneurs will learn how to:
· Prepare and analyze financial statements to stay in touch with the heartbeat of their business
· Set up bookkeeping systems to keep track of financial details
· Maintain the required IRS records necessary to stay out of trouble
· Plan for required taxes due
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Following the roadmap outlined in Keeping the Books, entrepreneurs will learn how to:
· Prepare and analyze financial statements to stay in touch with the heartbeat of their business
· Set up bookkeeping systems to keep track of financial details
· Maintain the required IRS records necessary to stay out of trouble
· Plan for required taxes due
Start, Run & Grow your Business PLUS
[ReviewAZON asin="B002GPOKLC"]Start, Run & Grow Your Business Plus is a great collection of tools, resources, information, and discounts to help you get your business up and running quickly. Save time and money and put your focus where it needs to be: your business. Start, Run & Grow Plus offers 45 essential business tools and services to help you start, run and grow your business. Over $650 of extras included and a 60 day money-back guarantee.
Start Your Business
Everything you need to get your new business up and running
There are a lot of choices to make as you start your new business. Put your focus where it needs to be--on your business--and not on hunting down all of the tools and resources you need to get up and running.
 | Create your logo Let the experts at Logoworks guide you through the logo design process. You'll get a professional logo that you can use to create business cards, signs, and more. |  | Establish your brand Upload your company logo and receive a free professional consultation. Get personalized expert feedback on the overall look and feel of your brand. |
 | Choose your business type Not sure if you should incorporate your business? Get a complete guide to all of the options with detailed analysis so you can make the right choice. |  | Get a website domain All new businesses need a website. Get online quickly and easily by reserving your company domain name (yourcompany.com) free for one full year. |
 | Business planning help Get access to video training from planning expert Tim Berry, access to sample business plans, and a free ebook, plus a discount on business planning software. |  | Company collateral Put your best foot forward with professional printed materials: 250 business cards, 25 brochures, and 100 postcards for your business are included. |
 | Business calculators How much money do you need to start your business? When will you break even? Answer these questions, and more, with the included business calculators. |  | Startup guide We partnered with Entrepreneur Press to bring you an excerpt of Tim Berry's latest book, a high-speed guide to launching a business quickly. |
 | Business eGuides Guides to buying a business and choosing and protecting your company name take the guesswork out of the difficult choices business owners face. |  | Business counseling The national network of SCORE and SBDC offices provides valuable resources to business owners. Access the directory to locate the office nearest you. |
Run your business
Improve your productivity and run your business more efficiently
Looking for practical tools to help you run your business more effectively? We've got you covered with proven tools to help with your financials, marketing, and more.
 | Bookkeeping software Professional bookkeeping software from Outright gives you the simplest way to track your business expenses, income, and more, with an easy-to-use online application. |  | Manage customer emails Make your customer service remarkable with a free, one-year subscription to Email Center Pro. Start managing your email and contacts more efficiently. |
 | Presentation templates To put your best foot forward, you need a professional presentation. Easy templates get you started right and help you make a great first impression. |  | Office software suite Save money by using the completely Microsoft Office-compatible software included. Produce documents, spreadsheets, and presentations with ease. |
 | Track your time Whether you're tracking billable hours or time spent on various projects, build efficiency into your workplace with simple time-tracking software. |  | Project management Stay on track and on budget with project management software that makes it easy to produce charts, build calendars and manage resources for your projects. |
 | Password manager Never forget another password. Store your passwords and other critical business information in a secure encrypted database that only you can access. |  | Payroll guide Learn the basics of setting up and managing your payroll and make sure that you are 100% compliant with all state and federal requirements that apply to your business. |
 | Business credit assessment Plan to apply for a business loan? Learn how to separate your business and personal credit and secure the funds you need without risk to your personal finances. |  | Business tax basics Business taxes can seem complex. Our guide will help you learn the fundamentals of business taxes, from sales tax to income tax to franchise tax and more. |
Grow your business
Bring in more customers and profits, starting today!
You don't have to be a marketing expert to grow your business and bring more customers in the door. All the tools and resources you need are included to keep you on track.
 | Inc. magazine subscription A free one-year subscription to Inc. magazine delivers advice, tools, and services to help business owners and CEOs operate their business more successfully. |  | Online surveys Find out what people think about your products and services with simple tools that let you design and send custom surveys to your customers and prospects. |
 | Email marketing Save time and money and reach out to your customers via email. Send promos, newsletters, and updates, and track who's reading and responding to your messages. |  | Sales contacts Fill your sales pipeline with leads, and sell better, market smarter, and recruit effortlessly. The Jigsaw database gives you access to complete business contacts. |
 | The essentials of marketing Get a marketing professional on your team. We've teamed with Duct Tape Marketing guru John Jantsch to be your expert guide to marketing your business. |  | Build press releases Save time and money and write your own press releases using the included collection of press release examples and Instant Press Release software. |
 | Online advertising More and more consumers are turning to the internet first to search for products and services. Save on pay-per-click advertising and get found online. |  | Press release distribution Save money on press release distribution services, and let the professionals make sure your news gets in front of the people who matter: your customers. |
 | Phone services It can be tough to reach the active business owner. Connect your cell, office, and even your home phones and get all your calls no matter where you are. |  | T-shirt design Brand your business and create company awareness by designing a free custom t-shirt. Upload your own artwork or customize one of the hundreds of images available. |
Bonus!
Exclusive discounts and extras to help you grow your business- $20 off invoicing service from FreshBooks
- $30 off custom logo design from Logoworks by HP
- $25 off incorporation services from The Company Corporation
- $30 off Web hosting from Network Solutions
- $50 off online advertising from Network Solutions
- $30 off expert business-planning software
- Free business plan review
- 10% off payroll services from E-chx.com
- Free labor law poster from E-chx.com
- 20% off online chat software from Velaro
- $25 off virtual phone system from Grasshopper
- $50 off presentation packages from Presentation Pro
- GO-day free trial of contact management software from Oprius
- 15% off Jigsaw Enterprise products
- 25% off press release distribution services from PRWeb
- 50% off marketing automation software from Infusionsoft
- 30 days free of "Double Your Sales" coaching program
- $80 off Marketing Plan Pro software
Book-Keeping & Accounting for Small Business, 7th edition
[ReviewAZON asin="1857038789"]Accounts are just as important as any other aspect of a business, and can be crucial to its prosperity and even survival. In "doing the books" you will be at the very heart of the business, with your hands on the controls. You will be involved in the management of its assets and liabilities, its expenses and its profit margins. The more control you have over these, and the records and figurework on which they are based, the better you will be able to control your own business.[/ReviewAZON] Read more »
Mastering Book-Keeping: A Complete Guide to the Principles and Practice of Business Accounting
[ReviewAZON asin="1845280725"]Double-entry accounting can be easy if it's explained well, and "Mastering Book-Keeping" does just that. Now in its updated 7th edition, this popular book has helped thousands of people to get to grips with book-keeping. It explains the principles and practice of book-keeping sequentially, and includes: the bank reconciliation, writing up the petty cash book, extracting a trial balance, accruals and prepayments, setting up a Limited Company, and accounting for VAT. Plus step-by-step guides to compiling a balance sheet, depreciation, accounting for bad and doubtful debts, and much more. Everything is made clear with easy-to-follow explanations. Typical transactions are illustrated throughout to make the information even easier to understand. And, if you're taking LCCI, RSA, BTech, Pitman, GCSE or Open College courses, keep this practical and clear guide to hand; it covers the requirements of all those book-keeping courses.[/ReviewAZON] Read more »
Bookkeeping Systems For Different Businesses
The type of business you are in will affect the type of records you keep in a number of ways. Whatever system of bookkeeping you use, the details will have to be adapted to your special needs. It is important to have all the information you need for your own use in managing the business [...] Read more »
How to Start a Successful Home-Based Freelance Bookkeeping and Tax Preparation Business
[ReviewAZON asin="0981897142"]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 home-based bookkeeping or tax practice, and keep it running profitably.
Some of the topics covered in this volume:
How to get started and obtain all necessary business licenses
How to manage your cash flow for maximum profitability and business success
How to get clients and keep them
How to attract the most profitable clients
How to increase referrals
How to set and collect your fees
How to offer tax services to your existing clients
How to get referrals from CPA offices and other financial professionals
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![/ReviewAZON] Read more »
DOME Simplified Monthly Bookkeeping Record: A Simple Complete, And Practical Business Record As Required By federal And State Laws
[ReviewAZON asin="B000ME73T0"]"This book is dedicated to the army of small business men and women, professional persons and self-employed who are required by law to file a Federal Income Tax return; who are compelled by law to keep permanent records; who are daily striving to make both ends meet; who find it difficult to keep records; and who would like to economize. The design of this book is brief, simple to maintain and the results accurate. It is the simplest, one page monthly cumulative record ever published. T assist the small business and professional men and women to maintain an accurate record from which their tax returns may be filed; to expedite the substatiation of tax deductions, if and when questioned; to aid them to cooperate with the government in upholding its tax laws; and to help save time, trouble and texes---to this end---this book is dedicated." [from foreword by The Publishers] "The Author: The author of this System is Nicholas Picchione, A.S.A., B.C.S., C.P.A., who spend 50 years specializing the the tax field. He served as a college instructor on taxes, spoke before many organizations throughout the country and wrote extensively on the subject. Mr. Picchione is a graduate of Bentley College and Northeastern University and was listed in Who's Who in Finance and Industry, Who's Who in te East, Who's Who in the United States and Who's Who in the World. Mr. Picchione was former Chairman of the Rhode Island Board of Accountancy, Past National Vice-President of the National Association of Accountants, Past President of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants, Past President of Providence Chapter, National Association of Accountants, Trustee Emeritus of Bentley College, former member of the State Advisory Council for the Small Business Administration and Honorary Chairman of the Institute on Federal Taxation of the University of Rhode Island. He was a member of many professional and business asociations including the American Institute..." [from The Publishers][/ReviewAZON] Read more »
Successful QuickBooks Consulting: The Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Growing a QuickBooks Consulting Business —Ideal for Bookkeeping or Bookkeepers, Accounting or Accountants, or Consultants
[ReviewAZON asin="1434810690"]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
* How to 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!"[/ReviewAZON] Read more »
