BOOKKEEPING 101 FOR SMALL BUSINESS

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DIY Books: A mini-course for micro-business owners who do their own bookkeeping.

BOOKKEEPING CONCEPTS

Why should I take this mini-course?

Not everyone wants to hire a bookkeeper, and if you're willing to do the books yourself, it's quite doable. But you definitely want to make sure that you know what you're doing. 

In this fun and lively mini-course, we will teach you everything you need to know to do your own bookkeeping. So your CPA won't have to avoid eye contact with you at the grocery store next time. 
The best candidates for DIY Books are a combination of the following:
  • Sole Proprietor
  • Single Member LLC
  • Few to no employees
  • You like to know your numbers
  • You enjoy the work (even if it's a weird + twisted pleasure)
  • You are organized
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Instructor: Jackie Shaw (JS)

Jackie Shaw is a proven educator, mentor, and business advisor. Jackie facilitates Round Table peer group meetings, presents at national conferences and has been a guest speaker on podcasts and webinars. Her bookkeeping course, Bookkeeping Foundations, offered through Brass Jacks is available online 3 times per year. 

LEARN TO DO BOOKKEEPING

What's Covered?

Self-Paced Mini-Course

Broken it up into bite-size lessons, DIY Books is an on-demand bookkeeping course for the busy business owner.

This class includes tutorials and quizzes to check for understanding.

You'll learn...

  • how to use the bank feed
  • bookkeeping best practices
  • how to use your accounting software
  • when to ask for help
  • make sure you're not missing anything

Handy Dandy Handouts

download and save your new pdf resources:
- monthly checklist
- flowcharts for later reference
- accounting concepts: cash vs accrual

Review from a DIY Books student:

This class helped me know which things to pay attention to and to get a basic grasp on how double entry accounting functions. If things seemed "way wrong" again I would know where to look. 

I am so proud of how organized our bookkeeping and taxes are now.
Agnes Barton-Sabo
Artist who does their own bookkeeping!

Watch. | Learn. | DIY BOOKS. 

It is vital that your books get done correctly.

This self-paced mini-course will help you with that.

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Who we are

Our mission is to educate people to become highly skilled bookkeepers and to connect companies to highly qualified bookkeepers. 

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Get in touch

  • PO Box 158
    Corvallis, OR, 97333, US
  • jackier@brassjacks.com
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