Do you run your own small business and try to do it all yourself? Why? Shouldnt you spend your time doing what you do best- whether it is selling and marketing, customer service or making decisions on how to grow your business?
An entrepreneur tries to juggle many balls each day, but sooner or later one of them is going to be dropped. A smart business owner will realize that he/she cant do everything because there are only 24 hours in a day. Unless you are extremely organized and enjoy working with numbers, then maybe you need to outsource this job. Too many business owners spend their time doing what they are not very good at simply because they dont know how to go about finding someone to do that job for them.
Where do you start? Ask your accountant for referrals. Obviously you dont need a full-time person to do your books, so your best bet is to look for someone who wants to moonlight at a part-time job. There are also bookkeepers with their own small business who are looking for clients. If you dont have any other employees, this situation will work best for you because you can pay them as a subcontractor instead of an employee on payroll. However, you...