Generally speaking, a bookkeeper handles the day-to-day financial tasks of your business, such as recording transactions, reconciling bank statements, tracking expenses. The primary mission of a bookkeeper is to ensure your books are up-to-date and accurate. Every financial decision you make will be based on what your reports and statements are telling you. This means it is of vital importance that your books are perfect. BreathEasy Business Coaching and Consulting's Bookkeeping services takes this responsibility extremely seriously.

BreathEasy published an article entitled, "What Is A Virtual Bookkeeper?" It answers this exact question. You can read it here. But to summarize, many business owners are experts in their field and excel at providing excellent, high quality products and services. However, accounting is the language of business, not fancy products or services. And unfortunately, because business owners are not conversant in that language, they often ignore it or do it poorly. As a result, a company's books are very often inaccurate, disorganized and not useful for much. Many times, when BreathEasy takes on a client in either a consulting or bookkeeping capacity, the first thing we do is clean up the books and get them to a very high standard. Business owners are nearly always astonished at how misled they were by what their inaccurate books were telling them (if they were referred to at all). When you hire BreathEasy to handle your bookkeeping for you, you can then concentrate on what you're good at and the reason you went into business in the first place! With our expertise, you'll gain insights into your financial health, improve cash flow management, and have reliable data to make better business decisions. Ultimately, a bookkeeper helps you operate more efficiently and with less stress.

Virtual bookkeeping services take care of all your financial record-keeping tasks remotely. You no longer need to worry about manually entering data, balancing the books, or staying on top of deadlines. By outsourcing these tasks, you free up time and mental space, allowing you to focus on growing your business and reducing the stress of financial management.

Yes, virtual bookkeeping services use advanced encryption and secure cloud-based platforms to ensure your financial data is protected. BreathEasy Business Coaching and Consulting insists on using QuickBooks Online for our clients. This is for a variety of reasons: It is easy to learn and use, even for non-bookkeeper business owners It has become the industry standard for small to medium sized business It is highly capable and able to handle nearly any sort of business (most of all) It's position in the marketplace makes it a highly secure platform trusted by a near limitless number of companies.

Ideally, your books should be updated weekly or monthly to ensure you have accurate, up-to-date financial information. BreathEasy will work with you to maintain a consistent schedule, keeping your records organized and giving you timely financial insights that help guide your decisions. The size of your organization and the pace of its operations will likely dictate how often your books are updated. Regardless, BreathEasy commits to at least a monthly cadence, regardless of size or complexity.

The cost of bookkeeping services can vary based on the size of your business, the complexity of your finances, and the level of service you need. Some bookkeeping services charge an hourly rate ($40-$75 per hour), BreathEasy prefers to charge a flat fee. This is done to normalize costs to the business owner. By charging a flat fee, bookkeeping services become a fixed cost instead of a variable cost to the business making your monthly cash flow much more predictable. Most small businesses can expect to pay between $300 and $1,000 per month, depending on the specific requirements. But it can be as low as $100 for start ups with very little cash flow and very low complexity. Virtual bookkeeping tends to be more affordable than hiring an in-house bookkeeper while providing the same level of expertise.

This is where businesses truly benefit from working with BreathEasy Business Coaching and Consulting for their bookkeeping needs. BreathEasy is, at its core, a business analysis company. We are highly experienced and skilled at understanding all the relevant metrics and numbers that a small business generates to optimize that business, reduce costs and increase revenues. So, when BreathEasy is handling your books, you get top-level analysis built in to your service. You won't just get a boring monthly P&L like what other bookkeepers will provide. But you will also receive graphical analysis, insights and recommendations every month as part of your monthly report.