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!
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Wonder who the heck Nancy Smyth (aka The Yarny Bookkeeper) is? Here’s a behind the scenes look at who I am, what I do, and WHY I started the yarnybookkeeper.com website.
It’s been a crazy busy time around here………… not just here in my own little world – but everywhere! As a business owner, the last quarter of the year is always crazy busy. There’s so much to do in that last quarter and we feel the pressure from everywhere and from all the “business coaches” out there. This year, I …
I’m so sorry for the “vanishing act” and I owe you all a HUGE apology! On August 25, my husband went in for shoulder surgery. He had a torn rotator cuff and two torn/frayed tendons in his right arm/shoulder. He’s right handed, and to say his arm and shoulder were a mess – would be an understatement. Right from the …
Am I serious about helping handmade business owners learn to handle their bookkeeping? Believe it or not, but last week I was asked this question in an Instagram direct message. The question came from someone who has one of those private Instagram accounts. The question was asked because they felt I wasn’t present enough on Instagram. Well, whoever you are …
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 owner. You can’t please all …
Learn how to use Evernote & Trello to get organized! How many times have you: spilled coffee on your “To Do” List? lost your “To Do” List? discovered your child has drawn and colored on your “To Do” List spent hours search for an image you used in a blog post or a picture of something you’re making or designing? …
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 19 years ago on 4th …
Where do I want to go from here with YarnyBookkeeper.com? I immediately had the lyrics to “Born to Be Wild” going through my head…. Get your motor runnin’ Head out on the highway Looking for adventure In whatever comes our way Yeah, darlin’ Gonna make it happen Day 3 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Today’s suggested topic was to write …
How (or maybe it should be WHY) does someone choose a career that revolves around numbers and bookkeeping? Day 2 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge. Today’s suggested topic is to let people know how you got started in your niche or market. I thought I’d start with something “catchy” ….. so here goes. Nancy is my name, numbers are my …