Professional Book-keepers in Practice - The Book-keepers Forum (UK)

Karen · Karen

Hi everyone, I have recently been told that I am being made redundant in November this year. I have decided that I would like to set myself up in running a bookkeeping business. Can anyone say whether it is best to charge by the hour or by the transaction. I am unsure whether clients would prefer to be c...

Demi · Demi

Hello everyone. Unlike most users of this forum I'm nearing the end of my bookkeeping career. I've built up a small bookkeeping practice over the past 20 years and I'm now starting to ponder life after vat returns and p35's! I know accountancy practices are bought and sold quite often, so I'd like to kn...

Anita · Anita

Hi Can anyone please advise me whether I need to get permission to work from home, as I intend to use a spare bedroom as an office for my book-keeping business? Thank you. Anita -- Edited by Anita at 10:40, 2007-11-05

Anita · Anita

I'm a single mum of one and my daughter is about to start school very soon. Ive been reading the posts on The Book-keepers Forum for a few months now and it's given me the impetus to start my own book-keeping business. Can anyone please advise what it would cost to set up my own book-keeping business? A...

Pip · Pip

Hello I have been training as a bookkeeper for a few months now. I'd like to start my own bookkeeping business soon, and ideally I'd like to focus my bookkeeping business around restaurants and cafe's. As I used to run a small cafe myself I feel I know these businesses inside out. I already have o...

Bob · Bob

Hi Everyone I am looking to increase my fee base and wondered if anyone here has used a telemarkeing company to get new clients? Thanks. Bob -- Edited by Bob at 14:57, 2007-10-25

Amez · Amez

Hi all!! I really need some help, I am a fully qualified and insured bookkeeper with 6 years experience, I have worked for our family company as the bookkeeper since the year dot!! but as i want to move on and earn more money etc i decided to go self employed which i did 7 months ago!! i still have no customer...

Miles · Miles

Hi all, New to this forum, but been running a bookkeeping business for a few years now. It's going well and I'd like to ramp things up a bit by purchasing a block of fees, or purchasing an existing bookkeeping business to add to my own. Can anyone advise where I could find a bookkeeping business for sale...

gtsbookkeeping · gtsbookkeeping

Hi everyone, this is a great forum. We have studied for nearly a year and are now ready to establish our business. We were looking for some advice on acquiring those first few valuable clients. So far we have registered with yell.com free listing, posted flyers to accountants and small businesses and...

James · James

I'm just wondering whether any other bookkeepers use the internet to advertise their services? I've heard of some businesses using Myspace, Facebook and even Youtube to attract business. Has anyone any experience of this, as I'd like to try this myself. James

JoBooth · JoBooth

Hi, One of my friends who is in business prepares her own books but has asked for my help in creating a spreadsheet to help her. She can't afford to outsource her bookkeeping as yet so I was going to install the bookcert software on her computer to enable her to continue doing her own books. Would you cha...

Allyomeally · Allyomeally

For those of you that already have clients, do you find that most clients want you to work at their offices? I know some very small businesses might not have an office so how do they feel about you taking their paperwork away to extract info. especially their chequebooks? Thanks for any replies

JoBooth · JoBooth

Hi, I'm just setting up a new bookkeeping/payroll business and wondered if anyone could tell me more about the new money laundering regulations. I believe the charge has increased to £95 a year and wanted to confirm that I definately need to be regsitered. Thanks! Jo

JoBooth · JoBooth

Hi, I've just set up a bookkeeping & payroll business in the last couple of weeks and am meeting an Accountancy Practice next week with a view to taking some bookkeeping clients. Is there anybody that also takes clients for a Practice, do you charge the same rate as if they were a private client and...

ema · ema

Hi I am going to meet my potential book keeping client this evening. What sort of things i have to consider before taking on that client? He is in travel agency and money transfer business. Thanks EMA

Angie · Angie

What a great forum. You all sound so friendly. I need to know if anyone thinks I have enough experience to start my own business? I have been doing my husbands accounts for the past 7yrs now. I have been preparing the vat for the accountant for the past 3yrs, as my husband has a limited company. Only I'm no...

lynnee · lynnee

Hi Everyone. I'm new to this forum and very glad to have found a forum which provides a reliable source of information for book-keepers. I'm looking for a change of career, looking to start a business from home with flexibility and lifestyle choice, and book-keeping seems a good choice for me, as I wa...

TomR · TomR

Hi everyone I've been included in the local Yellow Pages for the last couple of years. I'm also on Yell.com. For both I've always gone for the free listing and never paid anything more for a bigger ad. My business is growing well, although I'm always keen to obtain new clients. Has anyone had any success...

Danny · Danny

I bought the Business Kit sold by Bookcert (www.bookcert.com) last year, and started my own part-time bookkeeping business at the start of this year. I’ve got backups and copies of all the tools and notes I need for personal use. The Business Kit is in good condition (with only a few pencil scribble...

Mary · Mary

Hi My husband and I are thinking of starting a book-keeping business with a friend of mine, and they mentioned that a Limited Liability Partnership would be a good idea. Does anyone operate a book-keeping business as an LLP and are they beneficial? Or should we stick with a normal Ltd or even partne...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Charging for Bookkeeping (Preview) Hi everyone, I have recently been told that I am being made redundant in November this year. I have decided that I would like to set myself up in running a bookkeeping business. Can anyone say whether it is best to charge by the hour or by the transaction. I am unsure whether clients would prefer to be c...	Karen	5	4768	Fri Nov 9 14:05 2007 by jenny
	Valuing a bookkeeping business (Preview) Hello everyone. Unlike most users of this forum I'm nearing the end of my bookkeeping career. I've built up a small bookkeeping practice over the past 20 years and I'm now starting to ponder life after vat returns and p35's! I know accountancy practices are bought and sold quite often, so I'd like to kn...	Demi	2	16411	Thu Nov 8 22:30 2007 by Demi
	Do I need permission to work from home? (Preview) Hi Can anyone please advise me whether I need to get permission to work from home, as I intend to use a spare bedroom as an office for my book-keeping business? Thank you. Anita -- Edited by Anita at 10:40, 2007-11-05	Anita	3	4571	Mon Nov 5 13:50 2007 by Anita
	Cost of setting up a book-keeping business? (Preview) I'm a single mum of one and my daughter is about to start school very soon. Ive been reading the posts on The Book-keepers Forum for a few months now and it's given me the impetus to start my own book-keeping business. Can anyone please advise what it would cost to set up my own book-keeping business? A...	Anita	6	6002	Sat Nov 3 12:01 2007 by jenny
	Specialising in restaurant bookkeeping (Preview) Hello I have been training as a bookkeeper for a few months now. I'd like to start my own bookkeeping business soon, and ideally I'd like to focus my bookkeeping business around restaurants and cafe's. As I used to run a small cafe myself I feel I know these businesses inside out. I already have o...	Pip	4	4108	Wed Oct 31 19:07 2007 by Pip
	Telemarketing (Preview) Hi Everyone I am looking to increase my fee base and wondered if anyone here has used a telemarkeing company to get new clients? Thanks. Bob -- Edited by Bob at 14:57, 2007-10-25	Bob	4	2726	Fri Oct 26 20:27 2007 by Bob
	professional book-keepers in practice (Preview) Hi all!! I really need some help, I am a fully qualified and insured bookkeeper with 6 years experience, I have worked for our family company as the bookkeeper since the year dot!! but as i want to move on and earn more money etc i decided to go self employed which i did 7 months ago!! i still have no customer...	Amez	1	2892	Sun Oct 21 14:53 2007 by Wendy
	Purchasing a block of fees (Preview) Hi all, New to this forum, but been running a bookkeeping business for a few years now. It's going well and I'd like to ramp things up a bit by purchasing a block of fees, or purchasing an existing bookkeeping business to add to my own. Can anyone advise where I could find a bookkeeping business for sale...	Miles	2	5071	Thu Oct 18 14:01 2007 by Man66
	Acquiring clients (Preview) Hi everyone, this is a great forum. We have studied for nearly a year and are now ready to establish our business. We were looking for some advice on acquiring those first few valuable clients. So far we have registered with yell.com free listing, posted flyers to accountants and small businesses and...	gtsbookkeeping	2	3900	Sat Oct 13 10:50 2007 by gtsbookkeeping
	Internet Advertising & Networking (Preview) I'm just wondering whether any other bookkeepers use the internet to advertise their services? I've heard of some businesses using Myspace, Facebook and even Youtube to attract business. Has anyone any experience of this, as I'd like to try this myself. James	James	2	3201	Fri Sep 21 10:37 2007 by Fay
	Charging for installing softare for a client (Preview) Hi, One of my friends who is in business prepares her own books but has asked for my help in creating a spreadsheet to help her. She can't afford to outsource her bookkeeping as yet so I was going to install the bookcert software on her computer to enable her to continue doing her own books. Would you cha...	JoBooth	2	2984	Wed Sep 19 14:40 2007 by JoBooth
	Bookkeeping off site; practicalities (Preview) For those of you that already have clients, do you find that most clients want you to work at their offices? I know some very small businesses might not have an office so how do they feel about you taking their paperwork away to extract info. especially their chequebooks? Thanks for any replies	Allyomeally	1	2502	Wed Sep 12 16:43 2007 by Lillian
	Money Laundering Regulations (Preview) Hi, I'm just setting up a new bookkeeping/payroll business and wondered if anyone could tell me more about the new money laundering regulations. I believe the charge has increased to £95 a year and wanted to confirm that I definately need to be regsitered. Thanks! Jo	JoBooth	5	3643	Sun Sep 9 17:17 2007 by robbiew
	Taking on clients for an Accountancy Practice (Preview) Hi, I've just set up a bookkeeping & payroll business in the last couple of weeks and am meeting an Accountancy Practice next week with a view to taking some bookkeeping clients. Is there anybody that also takes clients for a Practice, do you charge the same rate as if they were a private client and...	JoBooth	1	2419	Sun Sep 9 16:43 2007 by Summer
	Taking on new client (Preview) Hi I am going to meet my potential book keeping client this evening. What sort of things i have to consider before taking on that client? He is in travel agency and money transfer business. Thanks EMA	ema	2	2309	Mon Sep 3 17:06 2007 by ema
	Enough experience to start my own business? (Preview) What a great forum. You all sound so friendly. I need to know if anyone thinks I have enough experience to start my own business? I have been doing my husbands accounts for the past 7yrs now. I have been preparing the vat for the accountant for the past 3yrs, as my husband has a limited company. Only I'm no...	Angie	3	2757	Mon Aug 27 11:39 2007 by Kim1960
	BOOKCERT BUSINESS KIT (Preview) Hi Everyone. I'm new to this forum and very glad to have found a forum which provides a reliable source of information for book-keepers. I'm looking for a change of career, looking to start a business from home with flexibility and lifestyle choice, and book-keeping seems a good choice for me, as I wa...	lynnee	6	5897	Wed Aug 22 02:04 2007 by lynnee
	Advertising in the phone book (Preview) Hi everyone I've been included in the local Yellow Pages for the last couple of years. I'm also on Yell.com. For both I've always gone for the free listing and never paid anything more for a bigger ad. My business is growing well, although I'm always keen to obtain new clients. Has anyone had any success...	TomR	6	4040	Tue Aug 21 23:21 2007 by ALLY
	Used Bookcert Business Kit For Sale (Preview) I bought the Business Kit sold by Bookcert (www.bookcert.com) last year, and started my own part-time bookkeeping business at the start of this year. I’ve got backups and copies of all the tools and notes I need for personal use. The Business Kit is in good condition (with only a few pencil scribble...	Danny	2	6323	Tue Aug 21 15:03 2007 by ALLY
	Using a Limited Liability Partnership (Preview) Hi My husband and I are thinking of starting a book-keeping business with a friend of mine, and they mentioned that a Limited Liability Partnership would be a good idea. Does anyone operate a book-keeping business as an LLP and are they beneficial? Or should we stick with a normal Ltd or even partne...	Mary	2	2348	Tue Aug 14 19:34 2007 by Mary
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