Helping handmade, creative and craft business owners learn to handle their bookkeeping, one step at a time!
Helping handmade, creative and craft business owners learn to handle their bookkeeping, one step at a time!
Learn bookkeeping basics for your handmade or creative business from a handmade business owner and professional bookkeeper with 30+ years of experience.
It seems that when it comes to handmade or creative businesses everyone offers up all kinds of advice on:
Few people talk about the behind the scenes stuff – like setting up and using a system to track your financial information.
If they do, it’s either more of a passing thought, like:
Oh, you need to keep track of your finances
OR, the information that they do offer about bookkeeping is JUST PLAIN WRONG, like:
Including the sales tax you collect is included in your income!
OR, they offer you a free downloadable spreadsheet – but don’t tell you HOW to use it!
Sure, these people mean well – but they just have NO BUSINESS offering bookkeeping advice, because they aren’t bookkeepers!
This means that, potentially, you could run into a LOT of trouble.
I’m here to change that.
It’s my goal to help you handle all of your bookkeeping tasks with confidence.
There are so many different ways of keeping track of your business receipts and keep the paperwork organized for your handmade business, here are a few tips that I find most helpful. We purchase something in a store and we’re asked “Would you like a receipt?” from the person checking us out. Unfortunately, we hear …
Tracking income and expenses by venue or customer and the various jobs/projects you do for them is something every handmade business owner will want or need to do at some point. We might want to know which craft fair we spent the most money on and the amount of money that we made from that …
What do you want to know about starting a handmade business and bookkeeping for your handmade business? It’s occurred to me that I can write all kinds of articles about starting a handmade business and bookkeeping for your handmade business – BUT – if I’m not answering YOUR questions, then I’m just adding to all …
Equity – that’s an accounting speak for your handmade business term used by CPA’s, tax professionals, and business advisors for the ownership in a company or business – expressed in a dollar amount. That’s why Equity are the third section of your Chart of Accounts and your Balance Sheet report. What the heck is Equity? Equity is a tricky little …
Liabilities – that’s an accounting speak for your handmade business term used by CPA’s, tax professionals, and business advisors for money that you owe or will owe to others. That’s why Liabilities are the second section of your Chart of Accounts. Liabilities are divided into two categories: When it comes to bookkeeping, accounting, taxes, and the IRS – …
Understanding what assets are in your handmade business doesn’t have to be daunting. We break down the financial jargon, from current assets to long-term investments. Let’s demystify the accounting lingo and empower your creative venture.
Unravel the complexity of accounting in your creative venture. Learn how a well-structured Chart of Accounts can transform your handmade business, making financial management as easy as crafting.
Navigating financial & accounting jargon in your handmade business can be as tricky as crafting intricate designs. Don’t worry, we’re here to unravel the complexities and make accounting feel like a walk in the creative park.