| Are you a bookkeeper who has spent countless days | | | | and inquiring about their hourly rates. |
| cursing your boss under your breath while dreaming of | | | | You'll discover that most professional bookkeepers |
| the day you'll be able to start a business of your own? | | | | charge anywhere from $15.00 to $50.00 per hour |
| Bookkeeping is a valuable skill and unfortunately many | | | | depending on the area where you live. Some |
| employers take this skill for granted and pay measly | | | | bookkeepers prefer not to charge by the hour, instead |
| wages for a job that is the keystone to their entire | | | | formulating a flat rate to charge each client depending |
| business. | | | | on the work that needs to be produced each month. |
| So how much money can you make if you started | | | | This also helps them ensure a steady paycheck for |
| your own bookkeeping business? The short answer is | | | | themselves. |
| probably much more than you're making now. | | | | You'll discover in your preliminary research that most |
| Don't just assume that because you are making $12.00 | | | | bookkeeping businesses charge well over the average |
| per hour at your current bookkeeping job that you | | | | rate they pay their bookkeeping staff so they can still |
| should just charge this rate to your clients. You must | | | | make a profit. You want to be making this profit too. |
| take your overhead costs into consideration (such as | | | | If you decide to start a bookkeeping business you will |
| stationery, utilities, travel time, etc.). If you don't do this, | | | | be in business to create a better life for yourself, so |
| you'll end up in the red financially. | | | | make sure you do your homework. Then you can |
| Before you make the leap to starting your own | | | | curse out your boss to his face and start your own |
| bookkeeping business, do some preliminary research | | | | business. |
| by calling several bookkeeping businesses in your area | | | | |