Veechi Curtis is a qualified accountant and consultant who specialises in teaching small businesses about technology and finance. She is the author of several bestselling For Dummies business titles.
Turn a business plan into profitable reality with practical hands-on tipsA solid business plan is crucial to the ultimate success of your start-up or small business. But don’t fret, your friends at For Dummies are here to help! Getting Started in Business Plans For Dummies gives you the fundamentals you need to let your business really take flight.
Everything you need to know to design a profitable business planWhether you're starting a new business or you’ve been trading for a while, Creating a Business Plan For Dummies covers everything you need to know. Figure out whether your business idea is likely to work, how to identify your strategic advantage, and what you can do to gain an edge on the competition.
A great bookkeeper cares that the financial statements make sense and gets upset when something doesn’t balance or stuff goes missing. They also feel responsible when it comes to getting customers to pay on time. A good bookkeeper, in other words, is worth their weight in gold.This Cheat Sheet summarizes what you need to know to be an excellent bookkeeper.
The big ideas that you’ll need to run your small business So, you’ve decided to take the plunge into being an entrepreneur. (Congratulations, by the way!) Do you need advice about business structures, marketing, hiring employees, keeping the books or modelling financial scenarios? You can do it all, with Getting Started in Small Business For Dummies.
Get inspired to build a profitable business with this essential guideIn the latest edition of this bestselling and authoritative reference, Small Business For Dummies explains how to set your business on the path for success. Using this guide, you'll discover how to nurture your entrepreneurial spirit, build a winning edge over your competitors, and respond to the increasing challenges of everyday business.
Get across the bookkeeping basicsManage GST and customer invoicingGenerate financial reportsLearn the basics and take the stress out of bookkeeping!Whether you're new to the world of bookkeeping or looking for a refresher on bookkeeping fundamentals, this is the book for you. From information on how GST works through to recording everyday transactions and creating reports, this straightforward, jargon-free guide will break down the basics of bookkeeping and help you keep the finances of any business, no matter how large or small, on the right side of the ledger.
Take the stress out of bookkeeping with this bestselling guide - written specifically for the Australian audience!Warren Buffet has called accounting "the language of business" – the less well you speak it, the less likely you are to succeed. But there's no need to be intimidated: Bookkeeping for Dummies, 3rd Australian Edition is here to help make – and keep – you fluent.
Understanding debits and credits is a tricky business. (How did accountants get to be so warped, you may wonder?) Don’t sweat, with this table you can get your debits and credits spot on, every time.
Account Type
To increase this account
To decrease this account
Asset
Debit
Credit
Liability
Credit
Debit
Equit
With a bit of practice, understanding financial statements is easy. Think of your Balance Sheet reports as a set of before-and-after photos, with your Profit & Loss report telling the story of what happened in between.
Balance Sheet report: Provides a snapshot of the value of assets, liabilities and equity at
Forget birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas and instead, punctuate your diary with a list of tax deadlines. Here’s a summary of the deadlines that every Australian bookkeeper needs to know about in order to stay out of trouble.
Australian Bookkeeping Deadlines
Business Activity Statements
Monthly payments: 21 days after the end of each month.