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!
What do you want the bookkeeping system for your handmade business to tell you? Oh sorry, didn’t mean to put you on the spot like that – I know it’s a really personal question. Maybe it’s a question no one has ever asked you or something you’ve never even thought about. I mean, seriously, how …
Yarn support and bookkeeping – is it really necessary? Yarn support is when a yarn company gives a designer free yarn to use in a knitting or crochet pattern design. Some people will argue that the yarn isn’t a gift to the designer, but rather a collaboration for both parties – with benefits. While I …
Did you know that your Profit & Loss Report is trying to tell you 7 key things about your handmade or creative business. Do you know what they are and what it’s trying to tell you? Many business owner’s think that a Profit & Loss Report (or Income Statement) is just a bunch of numbers …
When do I FINALLY get to pay myself? That’s a question most handmade business owners often ask and one that I hear a lot. Yes, you’ve been working really hard on your handmade or creative biz, the money is starting to roll in, and YES, you deserve to pay yourself. BUT, before you can figure …
Need a bookkeeping & accounting task checklist for your handmade or creative biz? Look no further – I’ve created a free one that you can download, WITHOUT giving up your name and email address or subscribing to my newsletter. Although I hope you will subscribe so you can take advantage of other freebies like this. …
3 Things Every Handmade/Creative Biz Owner Must Do – Bookkeeping basics. 1) Open a separate biz checking account. 2) Do your bookkeeping. 3) Create a budget. These are 3 things every handmade or creative business owner must do. As if you don’t already have enough stuff on your plate to do being a small handmade …
Bookkeeping mistakes happen – I get it – they happen to the best of us. But, sometimes bookkeeping mistakes happen because of something we read on the internet written by people who mean well. I want to warn you: Not everyone out there is qualified to give you bookkeeping advice! AND, not everything you read …
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 …