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

Richard67 · Richard67

I am just about to start my own bookkeeping service, having brought Bookcert business kit. I also have a lot of experiance doing my own accounts over the years, so not a complete novice! However I could use some help with trying to work out how long it takes to build up my new business, I am aiming at sm...

Bee · Bee

Hello Everyone I am a new member as of today and hope someone will be able to offer some advise. I am a new mum and have been employed as a financial controller. I am not planning to return to work but am very interested in setting up my own business so i am able to still look after my son. Firstly i am only part q...

joined up thinking · joined up thinking

When I quit my last job I decided I wanted to create a business where I could work from home or anywhere I chose. I have a technology and business background and I turned to the Internet for ideas. There are a lot of work from home and get rid of your day job schemes and opportunities out there. A lot of them ar...

Stephen · Stephen

I'm looking around at options to run my own bookkeeping or accountancy business and I've come across a company called 'BookCheck' and wondered if anyone has heard of them? Does anyone else here run a bookkeeping franchise, or does anyone have any experience of one? Thanks in advance! Stephen

Jude · Jude

I need to obtain evidence of a clients identity for money laundering purposes. Can anyone recommend a company for doing this online? Cheers Jude

Diane · Diane

Hi More and more I'm finding that clients are contacting me using email rather than phoning. This is great except when I'm away from home picking up the kids, or on school trips, holidays etc etc. Is there an easy way I can access email on the move that won't break the bank and let me open and send excel att...

Keri · Keri

Hi all I'm new to this forum but finding it really useful as I'm setting up a bookkeeping biz at the mo. I've had a potential client contact me and they've asked for a CV and references. Is this normal when you're self employed? Just a bit suprised at this as I only thought CV's were required when you were l...

karinajoanne · karinajoanne

Hi all I have just found this website while trawling the net for advice and info. Heres the situation..... I am AAT foundation qualified (2001) and have since been out of the accounting field due to having a family. I have been volunteering as a treasurer at my daughters pre school since september an...

loucro46 · loucro46

Hi folks, need assistance - I have just started up in bookkeeping and one client has not come back - i found out why - he says i took too long ( and cost too much) to do his accounts. I need to find a faster solution to doing them. I input the accounts into excel then into a/c programme ( I was doing a years acco...

Janet · Janet

Hi all Over the past few years I've built up a small bookkeeping practice. One service I've not offered to date is payroll. I've had a few clients request this service so I decided to take the plunge. I took an evening course at college with the AAT in payroll which taught me how to do payroll manually. ...

MMaude · MMaude

Hi there, I have just registered and hoping I can get some advice I have completed the ACCA part 1 and am studying towards part 2 and am wondering if this would be enough to start advertising as a bookkeeper or if it would be best to study IAB/ICB qualifications first (also am not allowed to mention ACC...

Macson · Macson

Hello, Has anyone done the AAT Diploma pathway via distance learning ? Although I started off with the ICB and currently have a few clients, the accounting firms I have approached so far are only interested in someone with AAT qualifications. I have checked out some recruitment agencies who speci...

crobo · crobo

Hi Guys, I am just looking for some advice, I started bookkeeping several months ago after completing my Level 2 ICB Manual and have been using excel to do this but it is sooooo long winded and everytime I finish with an account in the nominal / sales / purchase ledger I have to re-format it incorrectly po...

sarad · sarad

Hi, I'm AAT qualified and have got two ACCA exams in june and will do 4 ATT (taxation) exams in november. (I've been studying for 4 years now) I would like to start up my own business in november. because I do not have any experience, I would like to start with bookkeeping. But I like taxes and preparing f...

yogi · yogi

Hi I wonder if anyone can advise - I am currently studying for ICB level1 and once finished would like to offer services setting up peoples day books, reconciliations etc whilst studying for ICB level2 . My problem is I know that you have to be registered now to offer book-keeping services on a self empl...

nick doing research · nick doing research

I am sure you have thought about this at one time or another, I am thinking about starting an online business and working from home. I have been doing a lot of careful research into how accountants, bookkeepers and business advisors are using the Internet to work with their Clients. Do you know of any...

Macson · Macson

Hello, I am thinking of purchasing the Bookcert package and wonder if anybody has any views or experience in this. Like most people on this forum, I want to leave the 9 to 5 behind and work for myself. I have the bookkeeping experience and qualifications but feel overwhelmed at starting from scratch...

Macson · Macson

Hello .... again, Following on from my previous post about Bookcert, I have been surfing the net and come across the `Sage Bookkeepers Club` - The annual subscription is a bit on the high side I think. Has anybody joined this `club`? and if so, your views would be welcomed. I am well and truly Conf...

LisaB · LisaB

Hi everyone... I have recently become a self-employed bookkeeper and have managed to set up a meeting with a local accountant with regard to the possibillity of him outsourcing some of his basic bookkeeping to me. Does anyone have any advice for my meeting? i.e. what questions to ask that may be help...

nigel · nigel

I am relatively new to bookkeeping and have just taken on my first client. He owns a petrol station and tyre fitting business and he wants me to look after his books, VAT, payroll etc.... The system currently in place is a mixture of manual ledgers to record cash sales, cheque payments, petty cash, bank...

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	Start-up "Timescale" (Preview) I am just about to start my own bookkeeping service, having brought Bookcert business kit. I also have a lot of experiance doing my own accounts over the years, so not a complete novice! However I could use some help with trying to work out how long it takes to build up my new business, I am aiming at sm...	Richard67	10	2379	Tue Jul 22 18:42 2008 by Richard67
	Need advise for starting own business???? (Preview) Hello Everyone I am a new member as of today and hope someone will be able to offer some advise. I am a new mum and have been employed as a financial controller. I am not planning to return to work but am very interested in setting up my own business so i am able to still look after my son. Firstly i am only part q...	Bee	6	3799	Mon Jul 21 07:18 2008 by AccountantsCircle
	Working from home - an idea to generate recurring income (Preview) When I quit my last job I decided I wanted to create a business where I could work from home or anywhere I chose. I have a technology and business background and I turned to the Internet for ideas. There are a lot of work from home and get rid of your day job schemes and opportunities out there. A lot of them ar...	joined up thinking	0	1794	Wed Jul 16 20:09 2008 by joined up thinking
	Anyone heard of the franchise BookCheck? (Preview) I'm looking around at options to run my own bookkeeping or accountancy business and I've come across a company called 'BookCheck' and wondered if anyone has heard of them? Does anyone else here run a bookkeeping franchise, or does anyone have any experience of one? Thanks in advance! Stephen	Stephen	8	5485	Wed Jul 16 20:03 2008 by Stephen
	Online money laundering identity check (Preview) I need to obtain evidence of a clients identity for money laundering purposes. Can anyone recommend a company for doing this online? Cheers Jude	Jude	2	3922	Wed Jul 16 18:00 2008 by Jude
	Accessing email on the move? (Preview) Hi More and more I'm finding that clients are contacting me using email rather than phoning. This is great except when I'm away from home picking up the kids, or on school trips, holidays etc etc. Is there an easy way I can access email on the move that won't break the bank and let me open and send excel att...	Diane	2	2085	Mon Jul 14 07:24 2008 by Diane
	Is it normal to be asked for a CV? (Preview) Hi all I'm new to this forum but finding it really useful as I'm setting up a bookkeeping biz at the mo. I've had a potential client contact me and they've asked for a CV and references. Is this normal when you're self employed? Just a bit suprised at this as I only thought CV's were required when you were l...	Keri	3	1917	Thu Jul 10 08:10 2008 by Keri
	Advice Please (Preview) Hi all I have just found this website while trawling the net for advice and info. Heres the situation..... I am AAT foundation qualified (2001) and have since been out of the accounting field due to having a family. I have been volunteering as a treasurer at my daughters pre school since september an...	karinajoanne	1	2205	Mon Jun 23 10:35 2008 by Dustin57
	take too long!!! (Preview) Hi folks, need assistance - I have just started up in bookkeeping and one client has not come back - i found out why - he says i took too long ( and cost too much) to do his accounts. I need to find a faster solution to doing them. I input the accounts into excel then into a/c programme ( I was doing a years acco...	loucro46	9	2408	Fri Jun 13 14:11 2008 by robbiew
	Offering a payroll service (Preview) Hi all Over the past few years I've built up a small bookkeeping practice. One service I've not offered to date is payroll. I've had a few clients request this service so I decided to take the plunge. I took an evening course at college with the AAT in payroll which taught me how to do payroll manually. ...	Janet	6	3008	Fri Jun 6 16:39 2008 by Janet
	Advertising and Qualifications (Preview) Hi there, I have just registered and hoping I can get some advice I have completed the ACCA part 1 and am studying towards part 2 and am wondering if this would be enough to start advertising as a bookkeeper or if it would be best to study IAB/ICB qualifications first (also am not allowed to mention ACC...	MMaude	1	2154	Fri May 23 17:51 2008 by Accountsguy
	AAT - Distance Learning ??? (Preview) Hello, Has anyone done the AAT Diploma pathway via distance learning ? Although I started off with the ICB and currently have a few clients, the accounting firms I have approached so far are only interested in someone with AAT qualifications. I have checked out some recruitment agencies who speci...	Macson	5	3351	Wed May 21 10:46 2008 by sarad
	Manual Bookkeeping (Preview) Hi Guys, I am just looking for some advice, I started bookkeeping several months ago after completing my Level 2 ICB Manual and have been using excel to do this but it is sooooo long winded and everytime I finish with an account in the nominal / sales / purchase ledger I have to re-format it incorrectly po...	crobo	1	2664	Thu May 15 09:51 2008 by AccountantsCircle
	starting up (Preview) Hi, I'm AAT qualified and have got two ACCA exams in june and will do 4 ATT (taxation) exams in november. (I've been studying for 4 years now) I would like to start up my own business in november. because I do not have any experience, I would like to start with bookkeeping. But I like taxes and preparing f...	sarad	5	2548	Wed May 7 11:14 2008 by sarad
	Registration to offer book keeping services (Preview) Hi I wonder if anyone can advise - I am currently studying for ICB level1 and once finished would like to offer services setting up peoples day books, reconciliations etc whilst studying for ICB level2 . My problem is I know that you have to be registered now to offer book-keeping services on a self empl...	yogi	1	1822	Sat May 3 09:22 2008 by corinne
	Running an online accountancy or bookkeeping practice? (Preview) I am sure you have thought about this at one time or another, I am thinking about starting an online business and working from home. I have been doing a lot of careful research into how accountants, bookkeepers and business advisors are using the Internet to work with their Clients. Do you know of any...	nick doing research	2	5181	Fri Apr 25 11:47 2008 by shellie
	Bookcert ? (Preview) Hello, I am thinking of purchasing the Bookcert package and wonder if anybody has any views or experience in this. Like most people on this forum, I want to leave the 9 to 5 behind and work for myself. I have the bookkeeping experience and qualifications but feel overwhelmed at starting from scratch...	Macson	3	2672	Wed Apr 16 18:52 2008 by AccountantsCircle
	Sage (Preview) Hello .... again, Following on from my previous post about Bookcert, I have been surfing the net and come across the `Sage Bookkeepers Club` - The annual subscription is a bit on the high side I think. Has anybody joined this `club`? and if so, your views would be welcomed. I am well and truly Conf...	Macson	4	3049	Tue Apr 15 15:52 2008 by Macson
	Meeting with accountant! (Preview) Hi everyone... I have recently become a self-employed bookkeeper and have managed to set up a meeting with a local accountant with regard to the possibillity of him outsourcing some of his basic bookkeeping to me. Does anyone have any advice for my meeting? i.e. what questions to ask that may be help...	LisaB	2	2395	Fri Apr 11 09:58 2008 by LisaB
	Advice about a new client. (Preview) I am relatively new to bookkeeping and have just taken on my first client. He owns a petrol station and tyre fitting business and he wants me to look after his books, VAT, payroll etc.... The system currently in place is a mixture of manual ledgers to record cash sales, cheque payments, petty cash, bank...	nigel	3	5022	Sun Apr 6 11:15 2008 by AccountantsCircle
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