Starting a Home-Based

Bookkeeping Service

Your Goal?
You Are a Detailed Person.....You love working with numbers, ledgers, bookkeeping computer programs and balance sheets. You are loyal, honest and detail-oriented. You have the right talents and training and have the desire to make money for yourself in the comfort of your own home or small establishment.

Independent bookkeepers charge anywhere from $25 per hour to $60. Some require a flat monthly fee basis depending on the level of services they offer. So, who are your customers?

...the main goal is:

to run it more like a business and less like a hobby

Some small businesses can not afford a full-time bookkeeper and the independent bookkeeper fits the bill in most cases. The small gift shop is too busy handling customers, inventory and the newest product line. The shop owner looks for a bookkeeper and drops off receipts and cash register tapes to record the information in the proper columns. Or, perhaps the accountant outsources bookkeeping tasks to those independent, home-based owners accepting more clients.

Attention to detail comes through when the pieces all come together. It is a lot of fun doing something that you truly like and it brings more joy into your life when you have something positive to look forward to. So, why not start-up a home-based bookkeeping service?!
A project of this nature requires hard work and commitment on your part, so you need to study your options and make a business plan that assists you in operating at a profit. It may be easy to perform record-keeping tasks for others, yet as a prospective business owner, we need to look at the variables in setting up a business for profit.

Going into business for ourselves takes effort and is by no means a way to make money the easy way--no such thing. Yet, many with natural talents and abilities are working from home or starting a small business and I am offering a business plan starter-up kit that provides guidance in this direction.

Vision with Post-it-Notes
Perhaps you have always had a desire to become a home-based business operator/entrepreneur. You work well with others and perhaps make the boss look pretty good at tax time. Maybe its time to do something for "YOU" and initiate the idea!
You might want to start off small if you are currently working full-time. Take a "test run", so to speak, on a part-time basis.

Every town has a wide range of small businesses, one-owner stores and even small townships that need a bookkeeper. The idea is to find the niche in the market for your area that has a gap.

......more people are turning homeward to make a living

Something to consider is the shift in the economy and those becoming self-employed. The 'traditional job' is decreasing in many fields and forcing some to choose home businesses. What if you were to become laid off from your current job and had nothing to fall back on? Do you have business ideas for after-retirement? Having a side-business may provide a little insurance for you. In the unsure times of today, more people are turning homeward to make a living---or at least it assists with extra income.
Your Strategy with a Slogan
Does your service satisfy an unfilled need in the area market? Could your community do well with the services you offer? As you work through the process of developing a "working plan," you become more knowledgeable in how to start your business and maintain it. You have the talent and skills to perform bookkeeping tasks, so why not turn to small business owners who have neither the time nor expertise to do their own bookkeeping? Working from home gives you the advantage and offers a valuable service to the small business owner.

Your strategy: a written business plan and a guide on how to set your business up, acquire customers, determine services and evaluate the market. A Business Plan makes you "think strategy." ......... the business plan conveys your goals and demonstrates how you will start your business and operate it on a daily basis. Perhaps you seek a small business starter loan; you'll need a business plan!

Answer this:
If your life continues in the same direction it is now...
Will you honestly be where you really want to be one year from today?
Will you honestly be any closer to your financial goal?
Will you have reality toward your dreams?
You can go ahead and punch the time clock,
and keep putting in those long hours at work.
Or, you can start a plan of action that builds your reputation and builds your business.
Do this for YOU and visualize what you will be doing one year from today!

Book or PDF formats are fixed formats, therefore, these business plan kit files are emailed to you for digital convenience in Microsoft Word format and are printable and modifiable. You can also order the CD-Rom. The business plan section is formatted as self-directed home study, to be completed at your own pace.

NOTE: There are several business start-up programs on-line, yet this package is for those desiring to initiate the stages of setting up their business and who already has some talents and skills in the field of bookkeeping.
This analytical process guides your strategy, marketing and business tactic.

......more people are turning homeward to make a living
With any job, you must look around at your ‘current living situation’ and ask yourself what lifestyle would you prefer? How would you change your current lifestyle to fit the prospect of running your own business. Does your current lifestyle offer advantages to the start-up of a business?

Benefits of a home-based business or small business include more freedom to spend time with your family or care for your children (or aging parent). Perhaps its a diversion or positive change from your current position that you are looking for.
Either way, this may enable you to save money on the side. If you're searching for a new avenue of income and want the freedom of working at home, perhaps its time.

As for education, most do not have degrees...just years of experience, special course work, community college classes, the talent and the willingness to be an entrepreneur. It's up to you as to how you might use a degree/certification or not (if one is had), yet word of mouth and building your honest reputation is key to a successful venture. Basic knowledge of the industry is needed and the willingness to learn more.

Use the start-up kit below to help motivate you in getting started......design your working business plan and explore your direction.

The business start-up plan section is formatted as self-directed home study, to be completed at your own pace. PLUS! The information is formatted for digital convenience in Microsoft Word or RTF for Mac users. This means that the format is printable and modifiable unlike some programs (and books) that use PDF formats that are NOT modifiable for your needs.

Files are formatted in ÿ Microsoft WORD for printability. Unlike PDF formats, this allows you to modify & personalize the forms in a Word document for your business needs......and, unlike a book, you can re-print the planner worksheets as many times as needed! If you need Macintosh/RTF (rich text format), please let us know.
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Part I: Business Planning & Analysis
Product and Service Determination
Marketing & Promotion
Self-analysis
Office Set-up
Market Analysis
Competition level
Management operations check list
Worksheets fill-in-the-blanks analysis
Referrals and prospects
Outsourcing Elements
Business Analysis
Resource Breakdown
Service & Product Ideas

Part II: Draft of Business Plan
Sample Business Plan Proposal Elements of a business plan

EXTRA BONUS: Having an Online Web Presence
Compliment Your Business to acquire Customers & build your credibility! ($19.95 value)

If You Can Dream It, You Can Make It Happen!

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Becoming an Independent Bookkeeper at Home
Start-up Kit

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Materials Emailed to You
so You can modify forms & worksheets as needed; unlike a book,

these digital files are more accessible.

$29.95

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yet the files will be Emailed to the address provided by PayPal.

Vicki Hatfield, independent bookkeeper & author

If you have questions about the package, please email me