Thursday, March 14, 2013

...The Bookkeeping Dilemma




Small business owners take on the role of bookkeeper in their business and that can sometimes result in bills never getting sent out to clients and their own bills not getting paid on time.  When a business owner takes on the role of paying bills, they have to be aware of the time it will take to input these bills and keep track of monthly revenue and expenses.  This can take up a lot more time than people imagine.  Because of that, it may be the last thing a business owner wants to do, hence it gets put off.  Which means the money doesn’t come in and it doesn’t go out.  Translation- soon there will BE NO business. 

So, if you are one of those business owners who thinks you can’t afford a bookkeeper think again.  A bookkeeper is someone you utilize on a monthly basis to handle the tasks of billing clients, bill paying, paying employees.  The CPA is used at least once a year to handle your taxes. 

If you are paying a good bookkeeper throughout the year to handle the monthly times, the things you send to the CPA will be a lot more organized and take up less time for your CPA who will charge you less.  

A good bookkeeper will pay for themselves in no time. They will free you up to do what you love to do and they will get it right.  Interview several and check references.  I can’t stress that enough. Make sure that they have happy clients and you just might become one!  


Suzanne Cormier
Executive Director
BizWorks (Small Business Incubator)
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