Nancy Smyth, The YarnyBookkeeper

Free Handmade Business Resource Library

A free handmade business resource library, containing all of the spreadsheet tools that I’ve shown in various posts here on the blog. A few weeks ago, someone (I’ll call her Kim) sent me an email via the Contact Us form here on the site asking for a copy of the Use Tax Tracking Spreadsheet that …

Behind the Scenes

Where do you turn when you have website problems?

Website problems can totally stress you out. One big issue is, where do you turn when you have problems with your site? When your website is the home of your online business there are a lot of parts and pieces that can require you to seek help: an update to either WordPress or a plug-in …

8 Free Bookkeeping programs for creative business owners

Bookkeeping for Makers (Without the Overwhelm)

8 Free Bookkeeping Programs for Creative Businesses

A list of 8 Free Bookkeeping & Accounting software programs (originally compiled in July 2020) that may be suitable for handmade or creative businesses. Choosing a bookkeeping program and developing a system for your handmade or creative business can be a daunting task. I talked a little about this a couple of weeks ago, in …

Taxes for Makers - Explained

How To fill out a Sales & Use Tax Return

Learning how to fill out a Sales & Use Tax Return can be a challenge for a handmade or creative business owner, well actually any sort of business owner. The second quarter just ended on June 30, so that means here in the U.S. many business owners need to complete and submit a Sales (& …

Behind the Scenes Mindset, Motivation & Productivity

Canva has a desktop app

I love Canva. Did you know that Canva has a desktop app? Well, maybe you did. I didn’t. But sometimes it takes me awhile to get around to finding out “all the things”. 😳 About a year and a half ago, I splurged and paid for a Canva subscription (after using the free version for maybe …

Behind the Scenes

30+ years as a business owner-5 Things I’ve learned

Oh, the things I’ve learned being a business owner for 30+ years! Many of those things would make you cringe, so I’ll leave those out of this post. I’m going to keep it to the 5 most important things I’ve learned, in no specific order. Here are the 5 things I’ve learned as a business …

Behind the Scenes Mindset, Motivation & Productivity

How to use Evernote & Trello to get organized!

Learn how to use Evernote & Trello to get organized! How many times have you: Sounds like it’s time to sharpen your organizational skills! Evernote is a free app You can use it on your smartphone, tablet and your computer. It’s designed for note taking, organizing, task management, and keeping track of everything you could …

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4th of July

Happy 4th of July! {Today is Day 4 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge – today’s topic was to do a short 4th of July post} I was just going to do this little “Happy 4th of July – I’m taking the day off from blogging post”. But something changed as it dawned on me that …