When we started our business, we realized quickly how much we needed to learn. We weren’t business majors. We hadn’t done anything like this before. It was overwhelming in so many ways as we learned just enough of bookkeeping, accounting, licensing and a bunch of other specifics to get us by. We recognized quickly that there were some things that we were passionate about, and others that made us nauseous to think about! We realized that in order to be successful, there were some parts of our business we would need to let go of and outsource to someone else.
The very first thing we outsourced?
Bookkeeping and accounting!
God bless the accountants and bookkeepers in the world! After multiple hours of frustration trying to set up our quickbooks and learn as much as we could online, we realized that it was not only something we weren’t passionate about, but something that completely drained us! We found a great bookkeeper and accountant team that have been wonderful and have taken care of us since. Seriously, they are invaluable to us. We can’t imagine doing this without them.
Our advice to you if you are considering outsourcing your books? Find someone who is not only knowledgeable, but someone who cares about you and your business. We were petrified that we would end up paying a bunch of money for something we didn’t fully understand. Instead, we were blessed to find a team that teaches us along the way. They spend extra time making sure we understand the information they present to us. They want to see our success just as much as we do, and we couldn’t feel any better about that!
Having professionals running our books was a smart choice for other reasons too! We have learned about so many different ways to set things up and capitalize on savings we wouldn’t have known about otherwise.
For example, we knew that tracking mileage for business was good to do because it would allow us to personally reimburse ourselves monthly for the use of our vehicle and also meant some tax savings for the business. We also knew that our process of tracking mileage manually in the Notes app on our iPhone was inefficient. And we’re 100% sure that we missed some trips once in a while.
That’s when Debby, our bookkeeper introduced us to Everlance! Everlance automatically tracks your driving and allows you to classify the trip as business or personal with one swipe! It couldn’t make things any easier! Except that it does… it will also generate reports that can be sent straight to your bookkeeper at the end of the month! We saved hours of time using this app, and the low monthly cost of $5 or $8 depending on your plan is well worth the time savings we earn from it!
We tried other solutions, and trust us – this is by far the best! If you are looking for a way to stay more organized with your driving for business, it just might be the answer!
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