For business owners and the bookkeepers who help them
A clearer view of the books, from both sides.
What bookkeepers wish their clients knew, and what clients wish their bookkeepers understood.
Stories and straight answers from someone who's sat on both sides of the books. Every post is free.
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Start with your side, or read both. A lot of what goes wrong with the books happens in the handoff between them.
Owner's Equity
For business owners
Understand what your numbers and your bookkeeper are telling you, whether you keep your own books or hand them off.
Read posts for owners →Journal Entries
For bookkeepers
Why clients do what they do, and how to explain the numbers so they actually land.
Read posts for bookkeepers →In Balance
For both sides
The handoffs that trip everyone up: onboarding, month-end, tax season and switching bookkeepers.
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Meet Karmen
Hi, I'm Karmen.
I've spent more than 25 years seeing firsthand where business owners get stuck, all while learning what it takes to build a successful bookkeeping firm of my own.
So when I write for owners, I know what their bookkeeper is dealing with, and when I write for bookkeepers, I know what's going on with their clients.
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