I am sure you are all enjoying the Olympics - team GB are doing us proud :)
I'm now into the second week of my "Focus On" blog posts and this week is the turn of Lily Iris Bookkeeping owned by the lovely Samantha Nelmes.
Samantha is my bookkeeper and actually I know quite a few people that are her clients too. I think a lot of business owners find the financial side of their business fairy daunting but Samantha really takes the stress away from you when looking at "the books". Samantha doesn't use complicated jargon or processes. You feel totally at ease with her friendly and relaxed approach - Samantha even gave me some hints on networking and general business ideas!
Samantha has kindly written some information if you fancy giving bookkeeping a go yourself:
Bookkeeping is the recording of financial transactions by an individual or organisation. The financial transactions are sales and purchases, receipts and payments.
If you prefer to do your own bookkeeping here are a few tips to help everything run smoothly:
- Have 12 envelopes or a 12 pocket concertina file to put your purchase and sales invoices in......one for each month
- Keep a separate bank account for all business transactions and reconcile your bank account on a regular basis
- To ensure your customers pay on time make sure you set our your expectations in your terms and conditions and include your bank details on every invoice
- Complete your bookkeeping regularly (monthly if not weekly) to ensure you don't miss paying suppliers or miss chasing customers that haven't paid
If you prefer a little help with bookkeeping - give Samantha a call!:
With 20 years working in the finance industry Samantha has built up a vast amount of experience supporting individuals and businesses with the recording of financial transactions and running of finance terms.
Samantha strives to deliver the service you deserve, understanding how time consuming it can be running your own business . The services Samantha provides range from converting bookkeeping into a self assessment tax return to a full bookkeeping service including bank reconciliation and payment.
You can contact Samantha on 07981419154 or sam@lilyirisbookkeeping.co.uk www.lilyirisbookkeeping.co.uk
I would wholeheartedly recommend Lily Iris Bookkeeping - please contact Samantha for an initial consultation and let her know that you found this review on this blog!
Back next week to rave about another great small business.
Olivia x
