How To Start A Bookkeeping Business

If you don’t want to start your bookkeeping business at home, does it mean that you need to hire office space?

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For most bookkeepers starting out on their own, hiring offices is an unnecssary expense – particularly if you don’t even have clients.

The beauty about a bookkeeping business is that in some respects it’s much like a plumbing business or an electricians business – most of your work can be performed at your client’s premises.

A bookkeeper recently asked us if most bookkeepers start out by working from home. Yes, most set up a spare room or their garage as an office space reducing the start-up costs of their bookkeeping business.

Also most bookkeepers start their bookkeeping business “moonlighting” i.e working evenings / weekends on clients that they pick up before leaving fulltime employment, so they at least have some cash coming in before taking the plunge.

If you are brave enough to take the plunge and start your bookkeeping business by hiring office space then you should take maximum advantage of your position.

You may find some “proactive” business owners who may do some cross promotions with you.

Remember – word of mouth is the best advertising, so if you can make yourself known as a “go-getter” type person, other businesses will refer you to their clients

In our Bookkeepers Marketing program we discuss other strategies to take advantage of your shop front or town centre office location