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Hi, I'm Nancy

CAREER BOOKKEEPER & HANDMADE BUSINESS OWNER TURNED HANDMADE BUSINESS BOOKKEEPING COACH

I'm here to help you learn to understand the bookkeeping tasks for your handmade, creative, or craft business with confidence!

As a career bookkeeper, I've been helping business owners learn about bookkeeping tasks and how to enter the day to day transactions for more than 30 years.

But, I'm also a handmade business owner, just like you.

In 2016, when I started my handmade business (Fanciful Things, LLC), I joined several groups that focused on starting a yarn related business.  I soon realized that no one was talking about the important behind the scenes administrative parts of running a business - like bookkeeping and taxes.

I'm here to change that, because there's more to running a business than just selling your finished items or pattern designs!

If you’re new here, start with these resources

Bookkeeping is a process. Start with these 6 steps (that include both free and paid resources) to help you figure out where you’re at in your journey to figure out your handmade, creative, or craft business bookkeeping needs. These steps will help you to develop your own processes and procedures.

Step 1: Sign up for this FREE Workshop

AVOID These 10 Handmade Business Myths.

FREE Workshop

Step 2: Read this blog post

When should you start a bookkeeping system for your handmade business?

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Step 3: Read this blog post

6 Reasons WHY you need good bookkeeping records

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Are your bookkeeping needs simple or complex?

This survey will help you figure out if your bookkeeping needs are simple or complex and what you should use for a bookkeeping system.

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Grab your copy of Bookkeeping: The Secret Sauce

A down & dirty 76-page guide to understanding bookkeeping and taxes for your handmade, creative, or craft business. Includes a helpful journal that will explain what bookkeeping tasks you should be doing weekly, monthly, and at year end...and why you need to do them.

Request it here

Handmade, Creative & Craft Business Resources

Here you’ll find the most helpful links and content that you’re looking for without scrolling all the way through my site!

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If your biggest bookkeeping challenges include inventory, cost of goods sold, and categorizing expenses…check out these paid resources:

If this is the year you swore you were going to get your bookkeeping under control and have a real "grown up" business, you can take your bookkeeping to the next level with these resources.

Handmade Business Bookkeeping Breakthroughs

A 6-part course that helps you say goodbye to the day when your bookkeeping and finances felt like a baffling puzzle, and HELLO to taking charge of your business’s finances.

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Handmade Business Bookkeeping Breakthroughs

Handmade Business Spreadsheet Bookkeeping System

Want a powerful handmade businesses bookkeeping spreadsheet system, that’s easy to use, makes tax time so much easier, and doesn’t require spending hours with a calculator BEFORE you can even get a monthly total? Do you want a spreadsheet system mainly because you aren’t quite ready to use real bookkeeping software?

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Handmade Business Spreadsheet Bookkeeping System

Join the Handmade Business Bookkeeping Academy

For $250 per year/$25 per month, you can gain access to every free and paid bookkeeping course I've ever done, plus have access to any new trainings as they become available.

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Join the Handmade Business Bookkeeping Academy

What handmade business owners are saying

I've had the pleasure of working with hundreds of handmade business owners just like you. Here's what a few of them had to say about my courses & resources ....

My CPA complimented me on my knowledgeLiz Roeth

"This course has given me so much confidence! Not only do I have the bookkeeping for my handmade business under control!! We also bought another business and met with the new CPA, I asked her several questions about the small business stuff. She complimented me on my knowledge (my husband and mother-in-law both dropped their jaws) all things I learned from your webinar. GO NANCY!!!"

It’s all tailored towards a handmade business!Courtney Whitehead - Creations by Courtney

I love Nancy! She is so knowledgeable! And it’s all tailored towards a handmade business. If you have ever attempted to research bookkeeping, it’s more general or for other industries. The fiber and handmade business has a lot more small parts to account for, and Nancy is always offering relevant information. Because I keep up with her blog posts, I am actually tracking my crochet business expenses monthly, if not biweekly. I feel that I have a much better understanding of what’s coming and going, as well as an overview of the year so far.

Kathy FraserOwner and CEO of Two Dogs and a Kat Tales

I loved participating in the YarnyBookkeeper’s Handmade Business Bookkeeping 101 Challenge! It was so immensely helpful for me and showed me the pieces of my bookkeeping that I need to get a better handle on.

She is such a great teacher! Her willingness to familiarize herself with the Canadian tax form went above and beyond. I truly appreciate her doing that given that her expertise is American bookkeeping. I would highly recommend taking this challenge. I have for the past two years and have come away learning more each time.

Beverly BlaylockHeirloom Fiber Arts Studio

I have a tiny space on my wall with post-it notes (for expense categories) because Nancy says it helps. It does! I never thought that post-it notes could build the foundation to success. News Flash!!! They absolutely do. Thank you, Nancy, for believing, seeing and understanding, for being transparent. I'm not afraid anymore.

Mike MOwner

I was very happy to find your website recently. Finally found bookkeeping info that is tailored to my business instead of being overly vague.

The main reason you started your handmade, creative, or craft business was to pursue your creative passions. Making money may have been secondary.

But pricing for profitability, bookkeeping, taxes, licenses, and all that other STUFF - if it was on your radar - it was way down on that list of priorities ……

Now your business is growing and you need to understand the bookkeeping for your handmade, creative, or craft business.

Discover what the handmade business coaches aren’t telling you about bookkeeping requirements now that you are a business instead of a hobby. Grab your copy of "Bookkeeping: The Secret Sauce" today and learn about what they didn't tell you!

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