Should You Start Your Own Bookkeeping Business?


by Sylvia Jaumann - Date: 2007-01-07 - Word Count: 362 Share This!

The demand for good bookkeepers is at an all time high as more people make the leap into self-employment each year.

These entrepreneurs are all searching for their slice of the pie by starting their own successful business venture. This leaves the door wide open for talented bookkeepers to reap the rewards to cash in on this trend by helping these businesses with their finances.

These entrepreneurs are starting their businesses doing what they're good at, whether that means plumbing, taking care of children, painting or running a retail store. All these business owners have one common goal -- to successfully start and run their own business.

What they almost always don't have, however, is the know-how to take care of their own bookkeeping, which is where a person who has these skills comes in.

As an experienced bookkeeper you know that bookkeeping is one of the most challenging, rewarding and necessary functions of operating a business. If "the books" are not in order a company can quickly go out of business. Keeping track of revenue and expenses is the key to a successful business.

Your reasons for wanting to start bookkeeping business will probably be as individual as you are. Maybe you're a mother who wants to stay home with her children and still earn a decent living. Or you could be a bookkeeper who has worked in the corporate world for many years and is ready to take on the challenge of running your own bookkeeping practice.

You will need to have several years of hands-on bookkeeping experience under your belt before you even consider starting your bookkeeping business. You may want to consider working for an accounting firm or established bookkeeping business prior to launching your own practice. This in itself, will provide you will invaluable training and knowledge.

It's important to get a range of bookkeeping experience by working on all levels of businesses: corporate, proprietorship, and partnership. Also, try to do bookkeeping for as many different types of businesses as you can such as service, retail, non-profit, contractors, etc.

As a bookkeeper you will never stop learning, which really is the best part of this business. It never gets boring and you're always learning new information.


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