Veechi Curtis

Veechi Curtis is a qualified accountant and consultant who specialises in teaching small businesses about technology and finance. She is the author of several bestselling For Dummies business titles.

Articles & Books From Veechi Curtis

Getting Started in Business Plans For Dummies, Australian Edition
Turn a business plan into profitable reality with practical hands-on tipsA solid business plan is crucial to the ultimate success of your start-up or small business. But don’t fret, your friends at For Dummies are here to help! Getting Started in Business Plans For Dummies gives you the fundamentals you need to let your business really take flight.
Creating a Business Plan For Dummies, Australian Edition
Everything you need to know to design a profitable business planWhether you're starting a new business or you’ve been trading for a while, Creating a Business Plan For Dummies covers everything you need to know. Figure out whether your business idea is likely to work, how to identify your strategic advantage, and what you can do to gain an edge on the competition.
Getting Started in Small Business For Dummies, Australian Edition
The big ideas that you’ll need to run your small business So, you’ve decided to take the plunge into being an entrepreneur. (Congratulations, by the way!) Do you need advice about business structures, marketing, hiring employees, keeping the books or modelling financial scenarios? You can do it all, with Getting Started in Small Business For Dummies.
Small Business for Dummies, Australian Edition
Get inspired to build a profitable business with this essential guideIn the latest edition of this bestselling and authoritative reference, Small Business For Dummies explains how to set your business on the path for success. Using this guide, you'll discover how to nurture your entrepreneurial spirit, build a winning edge over your competitors, and respond to the increasing challenges of everyday business.
Bookkeeping Essentials For Dummies, Australian Edition
Get across the bookkeeping basicsManage GST and customer invoicingGenerate financial reportsLearn the basics and take the stress out of bookkeeping!Whether you're new to the world of bookkeeping or looking for a refresher on bookkeeping fundamentals, this is the book for you. From information on how GST works through to recording everyday transactions and creating reports, this straightforward, jargon-free guide will break down the basics of bookkeeping and help you keep the finances of any business, no matter how large or small, on the right side of the ledger.
Bookkeeping For Dummies, Australian Edition
Take the stress out of bookkeeping with this bestselling guide - written specifically for the Australian audience!Warren Buffet has called accounting "the language of business" – the less well you speak it, the less likely you are to succeed. But there's no need to be intimidated: Bookkeeping for Dummies, 3rd Australian Edition is here to help make – and keep – you fluent.
Cheat Sheet / Updated 04-07-2022
A great bookkeeper cares that the financial statements make sense and gets upset when something doesn’t balance or stuff goes missing. They also feel responsible when it comes to getting customers to pay on time. A good bookkeeper, in other words, is worth their weight in gold.This Cheat Sheet summarizes what you need to know to be an excellent bookkeeper.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
So you’ve made a mistake on a Business Activity Statement (BAS) that you’ve already lodged with the tax office. Don’t despair! Correcting this kind of mistake is surprisingly easy. Usually, the best approach is to simply adjust your next activity statement, adding or subtracting the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to the boxes where the amounts belonged in the first place.
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
Understanding debits and credits is a tricky business. (How did accountants get to be so warped, you may wonder?) Don’t sweat, with this table you can get your debits and credits spot on, every time. Account Type To increase this account To decrease this account Asset Debit Credit Liability Credit Debit Equit
Article / Updated 03-26-2016
How do you picture your bookkeeping business? Are you content pursuing a small, home-based, part-time business, or do you want to grow your business to become a self-sustaining enterprise, independent from you? Bookkeepers tend to follow one out of three different paths with their business (or occasionally all three paths, one after the other): A simple owner-operated business providing bookkeeping services.