HOW TO START YOUR OWN BOOKKEEPING BUSINESS

How to set up, create and start your own bookkeeping business from scratch. And be successful. This masterpiece is written by UK author Lisa Newton who started her own bookkeeping business for £150 GBP in 2004. She used £100 GBP from her overdraft and got £50 GBP ‘investment’ from her mum. And she made it work. It is an action-packed, tip-filled, no-nonsense approach to how to start, what to do, things to look out for, pitfalls to avoid and its guidance will help you to avoid the expensive, painful time-consuming mistakes which most freelance independent bookkeepers make.

There are plenty of horror stories to keep you on your toes and plenty of useful content to help you to make that transition from full time employee to full time business owner. Amongst other things this book covers: – getting started – products, price, place, promotion – dealing with clients, suppliers, subcontractors – practical exercises for you to try – key templates to help you get started – and a whole lot more. This isn’t theoretical or written by some lecturer. This is written by someone who has been there, done it and franchised the bookkeeping business.

Here’s what one reader had to say: March 2015

Thank you so much Lisa for the best no nonsense read Ive had in a long time … a must read for anyone who wants to go into business as a bookkeeper … with their eyes wide open ! – Better to think the problems, than have the problems … Lisa book will help you do just that ”  Jon, Brighton, UK

97 WAYS TO MARKET YOUR ACCOUNTANCY BUSINESS

97 Ways To Market Your Accountancy Business is written for accountants & bookkeepers who are looking for ways in which they can market and promote their businesses. Nothing happens in a business until ‘someone sells something’ and this book will help you to think about how you can market your products and services so that customers beat a path to your front door. This is a follow-up to the first book ‘How To Start Your Own Bookkeeping Business’. Award-winning entrepreneur and author, Lisa Newton started her own bookkeeping business in 2004 with just £150. Every penny was spent on marketing. The book outlines 97 ways to market your accountancy business in A-Z order, each way is given a rating from easy to difficult, and has an effectiveness score from 1 to 5, and a cost of low to high. Each method is also listed by rating, score and cost so you have a quick reference guide too.