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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Congratulations! You’ve started a handmade or creative business. That’s so awesome :-) I bet you’ve watched a ton of webinars, taken a bunch of courses, and watched a lot of videos all explaining just how EASY it is to start a creative biz. Did any of the things you watched tell you about all of the hours you’ll spend on things that have nothing to do with your finished item or service?
Negative thoughts about the bookkeeping for your handmade business will keep you stuck! Learn about 6 common negative thoughts about bookkeeping and how to overcome them. Bookkeeping isn’t sexy or glamourous – and everyone can come up with a bazillion excuses (oops, I meant REASONS) to avoid doing their bookkeeping. The more times that you tell yourself things like: I …
Tracking sales at craft fairs can be totally overwhelming – especially if you’re trying to do EVERYTHING by yourself! Here’s a tip for something I do, that helps me when tracking sales at craft fairs and makes my bookkeeping easier!
What craft business owners need to know about sales tax. In a nutshell, Sales Tax nexus happens when your business has some sort of connection to another specific state(s). That connection can be either physical, economic, or both.
How to organize your bookkeeping paperwork. Organizing the bookkeeping paperwork for your handmade business starts January 1 and continues all year long ………..today I’m going to offer you some tips on getting things organized. Many blog posts I’ve read about getting your financial/bookkeeping paperwork organized – talk about getting things organized for year-end so you can put paperwork together for …
6 reasons you need good bookkeeping records it the topic for today’s blog post. I’m betting most of you are thinking that the reason you need good bookkeeping records is so you don’t piss off the IRS. That’s part of it, but really there’s so much more to it than that! Maybe up until now, you’ve made finished items or …
When should I start a bookkeeping system for my handmade or creative business is a question that is asked a lot. Let’s start with WHY its hard to get a straight answer to this question: There’s a lot of conflicting information out there on the internet. Some of this information is outdated and you won’t know, because the blog post …
Are you a hobby or a business in the eyes of the IRS? Good question! Probably one that you haven’t or don’t ask yourself. But you should because it’s important. The IRS normally views knitting and crocheting as hobbies. Really this applies to ANY type of handcraft or handmade item – jewelry, quilting, card making, candle making, sewing, etc. Hobby …
10 things you should know about starting a handmade business that I’m betting no one has ever told you. Have you watched countless videos and signed up for a ton of courses on starting and running a handmade business. I know I did when I started my handmade biz several years ago. They all made it sound so easy didn’t …