Author Lisa Newton traveled to The United States and took part in business networking events to meet other local business owners in San Francisco. She also visited the famous Golden Gate Bridge and took the boat tour past the infamous prisoners island Al Catraz.

One thing is for certain. Whether you are in Australia, USA or the UK – bookkeeping is bookkeeping and the situation is still the same.”

That said, a couple of things were notable about America.

The popularity of the software Xero was growing as was Quickbooks. I met a restaurant bookkeeper whose business had been decimated by the GLOBAL downturn. Here is a tip – regardless of wherever you are in the world, a rising tide will raise all ships. Therefore, ‘restaurants’ are notorious for closing down within 3-5 years, hence its not necessarily the ‘best’ industry to focus in on, BUT that said, there’s always an opportunity because that can be part of your marketing strategy – to focus on the fact that you’ve seen so many terrible (and good) books in your time, that you can really see the signs for the business.