Where to begin vol. 5

• Start talking to friends, family members, old contacts, etc.. and let them know you started up "A-l Bookkeeping Service." Begin getting the word out.
• Miscellaneous items that you will need to organize your home office:
  

1. Filing cabinet
   
2. Hanging file folders
   
3. Ceneral office supplies
   
4. Address stamp pad or labels
   
5. Three-ring binders with monthly dividers
6. Ten Key
7. P.O. Box (when soliciting, you don't want your home address given out to anyone). Women! Be very careful about who you give out your home address to! Even though we are just as capable and equal to run a business, we aren't as physically strong as men because their bodies are built for endurance, ours are built for childbirth. It takes one bad choice and the person we thought was a new client coming over could be a criminal rapist
8. CBC IOOE Velobinder with report covers. The machine is about $99 at an office supply store and the report covers are around $14.99 for 25. The plastic combs are around $10.99 for a box of 25. It looks so much more professional than the binders that I used to give to my clients. (This machine is not mandatory.)
9. Cet a day-timer, even if it is a notepad! You need to keep track of your appointments, and your "Things to do" list. It is also a diary that holds more tax verification than you could possibly know! If you ever had to prove or disprove a theory to the IRS regarding whether or not you took Suzie from Paychex to lunch on March 7m at 1:00. if it was written in your daytimer. you now have evidence to back up your receipt if ever questioned!