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Don't Let Your Bookkeeping keep you up at night!

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A Recent Intuit study shows that the number one thing that keeps small business owners up at night is paying their bills. See the entire story here.

Knowing that, why not let a Virtual Bookkeeper like Gem’s Virtual Office handle it instead. Wouldn’t it be nice to end the day knowing that your bookkeeping and bills aren’t waiting on your desk for attention! 

Here is a list of 10 tasks that Gem’s can complete for you in an hour: 

   1. Balance your checking account.

   2. Enter your vendor invoices

   3. Call your customers in regards to past due invoices

   4. Post your cash receipts and deposits

   5. Pay your bills

   6. Invoice your customers

   7. Assist with your payroll

   8. Reconcile your credit card statements

   9. Generate P/L Reports each month

 10.  Work with your accountant as needed. 

Get in touch with Gem’s today and let us show you how working with a Virtual Bookkeeper can save your business both time and money!

My Sticky Business Task 1

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Are you following along with the Sticky Business Contest over at Men with Pens? As mentioned in a previous post the contest is well underway and you can no longer enter, but you can follow along and complete the thought provoking tasks for yourself just as I’m doing.

Task #1 was to write a brief overview of your business concept in 200-350 words. Explaining the business type, services, where you’ll find customers, how they will hear about your business, and how will they take delivery and pay for your services. Here’s my completed task.

“Gem’s Virtual Office is a small business owned by Deborah Frawley of Williamson, NY. It was originally opened as a virtual business offering bookkeeping and administrative services to small businesses and individuals needing an additional person to help them manage and grow their business. Today Gem’s is not only virtual, supporting businesses in any location, but also a local business, offering pick up and delivery of projects as well as onsite support as needed.

Some of the bookkeeping services that Gem’s offers are: Accounts Payable (entering and paying bills), Accounts Receivable (invoicing customers and recording payments), collections of overdue accounts, financial statement preparation (so a client always knows where their business stands), and bank account management and reconciling.  Gem’s bookkeeping software of choice is Quickbooks and Deb is a certified Quickbooks user.  Clients can choose to have the bookkeeping done at Gem’s home office with reports generated weekly, use the online version of QuickBooks, or their software can be accessed remotely using programs such as Log Me In.  Administrative services provided include: e-mail and calendar management, data entry, customer service, word processing, bulk mailing, and travel arrangements.

Gem’s will be marketing and networking locally and nationally on social networking sites such as Facebook,  Twitter, and LinkedIn. Brochures and postcards are also being sent out locally, and businesses and individuals can view Gem’s website at www.gemsvirtualoffice.com.  I’ll also look forward to meeting a lot of local businesses and people at area networking events.”

If you’ve been following along with the contest please share. It’s been a very good tool and motivational exercise for me,  and you might find it to be the same for you. Check back in the next few days and you can read my response to Task #2.

To see the Tasks as they post them for people to join in and to hear how the Stick Business contest is going, visit Men with Pens.

Check out the Sticky Business Contest!

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Over at Men with Pens, a blog I really enjoy reading, they have this awesome contest going on. It’s called the Sticky Business Contest. The Contest is well underway and you can no longer enter, but what they are doing is letting their readers join in by completing the same tasks the contestants are.

 

The tasks are thought provoking questions that any business owner really should know the answer to. My thoughts are that not only is this good for new business but also for existing businesses. Take a look at the tasks that have been posted so far right here.

 

I’m going to join right in and start completing the tasks and post my answers here on my blog. I think it will not only give everyone a sense of who I am, but also what Gem’s Virtual Office is all about.  

 

Check it out! You might find that it will be good for your business too. I’ll let you know when I’ve completed the first two tasks!

The Holidays are Here Again

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The Holidays are here again, and if you’re anything like me your probably wondering how do I get it all done! The simple answer is hire a Virtual Assistant!

Gem’s could:

Send out all your Holiday Cards
Shop online for that special gift at the best price!
Research your travel arrangements
Send out Holiday party invitations
Shop online for employee gifts

And thats just to name a few. Lets get that Holiday To Do List done together!

How does working with Gem's save you money?

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Unlike a full-time employee, Gems Virtual Office is available to you only when you need us. And unlike a temporary employee, we guarantee you the same great service from the same great people every time. Best of all, we save you time and money. Gems Virtual Office saves you money because we have our own office, use our own equipment, and pay our own taxes. We don’t require vacation or holiday pay, medical insurance, or even a 401(k). We do take a sincere interest in helping you grow your business.Gems Virtual Office saves you time because you’ll spend less time doing administrative and bookkeeping work and more time growing your business, nurturing your family, or just plain relaxing. Check out this cost comparison chart that shows exactly how we save you money!