by Kylie Short on March 10, 2010
In case you haven’t heard by now, Tilda Virtual Services has just opened its “actual” doors at Suite 1.13, 202 Jells Road in Wheelers Hill. These are real actual doors to our office which is open to the public where we provide binding, copying and faxing services in addition to our regular bookkeeping and virtual assistance services. And what would be the sense of a bunch of virtual assistants working out of an office suite if we didn’t offer virtual office space to home-based business owners?
Not many VAs actually take the leap and secure an office space outside the home. Truth be told, there’s not really much need of doing so. However, I felt strongly that I could further serve local home-based business owners by offering reception services and mail redirection; services much easier to provide from an “actual” office. Lincoln (code monkey) also wouldn’t have liked me renting meeting rooms before I secured the new office space outside of our home. “I don’t care if there’s a game on, Mr. Smith needs the family room. He booked it last week!”
But I digress. Was it easy for me to take such a big step into the unknown that is 202 Jells Road? No. Was it scary? Yes. Then again, it wasn’t easy for me to start this business when I was preparing to give birth to my third baby! You see, I don’t want to live my life in fear. I don’t believe it does one bit of good. I prefer to live my life in opportunity.
Fear crushes dreams. It stunts business growth and prevents us from reaching our full potential. It’s a nasty beast, isn’t it?
Being an entrepreneur, the very nature of it, means you’re always faced with another risk or a scary decision to make. But the way I see it, if you never feel that fear and go ahead and do it anyway, you’re never going to grow. You won’t really get anywhere if you just keep going with what feels comfortable.
I’d like to challenge you this month to do something that you fear. Go ahead and experience the fear but do it anyway and see how empowering it is. You will hopefully get used to it. After all, at the end of your days would you rather tell your grandchildren you lived your life in opportunity or in fear?
by Kylie Short on March 8, 2010
- They ask questions
- They refer back to GST legislation for verification
- They’re experienced
- They know double entry accounting and can troubleshoot anything in your software program of choice
- They ask questions (yes this is a deliberate double up)
- They’re happy to liaise with your accountant on your behalf
- They give you all the reports you want and need in a timely fashion
- They give you regular backups of your datafile and have an OCD approach to backing up their own network/computer
- They’re a member of a bookkeeper association
- They’re continually looking to improve their skills and knowledge
Unfortunately, not all business owners will find a great bookkeeper on their first try because not all bookkeepers are great. There are some who are ok, good even, but not great. In any industry you’ll find people marketing themselves when they don’t have the skills to back it up. and bookkeeping is no different. Fortunately for business owners, the new Tax Agent Services Act will help them to weed out the bad from the great.
For more information about the new Tax Agent Services Act, please visit the Tax Practitioners Board.
by Kylie Short on March 5, 2010
Melinda, the girls and I are madly getting ready for the Australian VA Conference. As a major sponsor via Tilda Hosting, we are able to do inserts in the goody bags and have an expo table too. We’ve got the DL flyers ready, business cards ready and we haven’t forgotten the chocolate frogs either!!
The conference is only next week but it isn’t too late to register. Please go to the website and register. You won’t regret it!
by Kylie Short on February 18, 2010
Don’t worry, we haven’t moved interstate like last time but rather we’ve moved into office space. You can now find us at Suite 113, 202 Jells Road, Wheelers Hill, Vic 3150. Our office hours are now 9am to 5pm.
Our phone number has stayed the same at 03 9013 8389.
Thanks for all your support!!
by Kylie Short on February 13, 2010
As published in the BAS Service Provider Edition 33 – February 2010
From the 2010-11 income year the Tax Office’s record-keeping product, e-Record will no longer be available.
The product has been reviewed and found to no longer be compatible with current commercial record-keeping systems. It would also need to be redeveloped to keep up with technology and new business directions.
Version 6.2 is the final version of e-Record and is available for download until 30 June 2010.
For more information, see E-Record withdrawal.
Of course, if you’re looking for an alternative, we recommend the following software packages:
QuickBooks Easy Start Lite 2009/10 QBi
Designed for start-up businesses needing a simple accounting solution, who don’t have a large customer and supplier base. Straightforward and practical tools make it easy to manage all essential business tasks.
MYOB Business Basics
Manage all your basic business tasks from the one easy program, designed specifically for small or home-based Australian businesses. Streamline the data entry and reconciliation side of managing your business and free up your time to focus on running it.
In case you haven’t heard by now, Tilda Virtual Services has just opened its “actual” doors at Suite 1.13, 202 Jells Road in Wheelers Hill. These are real actual doors to our office which is open to the public where we provide binding, copying and faxing services in addition to our regular bookkeeping and virtual assistance services. And what would be the sense of a bunch of virtual assistants working out of an office suite if we didn’t offer virtual office space to home-based business owners?
