There has been a huge growth in home businesses over the last few years and much of the reason for this trend is the desire for parents to have more time to care for their children by working out of their homes.
Balancing these two very different worlds is a tremendous challenge and more work at home parents are turning to a technique that used to belong only to large businesses: outsourcing.
Online Bookkeeping Services Frees Up Your Time
When you start a home business you open yourself up to the complexities of business finances. Trying to figure out company checking accounts and business taxes will end up occupying a lot of your time, time that could be better spent.
Instead of trying to master these functions yourself, let one of OSI’s experienced financial staff do it for you. Through our online bookkeeping services you retain the services of an experienced bookkeeper to handle your financial record keeping. You retain full control of your accounts and can access your books through a secure online connection any time you wish.
Even more important than hiring online bookkeeping services is having your taxes done by a professional tax accountant. Business taxes are complicated and the IRS isn’t sympathetic to people who make mistakes through ignorance.
OSI is your one-stop accounting services provider. In addition to online bookkeeping services, we also offer business and individual tax preparation so you can be sure your taxes are done right.
More Outsourcing Means More Time For You
Although OSI can offer only online bookkeeping services and other financial help, there are many agencies you can use for other outsourced services. The more work you can delegate to someone else, the more time you have to make money or to spend with your children.
Most successful work at home parents hire agencies to provide house cleaning and yard work services. Although you may hesitate to pay people to perform such simple tasks, the danger to your business is not the chores themselves but the interruptions they cause. Every time your work day is interrupted by a menial chore, you lose your focus and it is hard to get your production back up.
Recently there has been a booming demand for virtual assistants. These people provide a comprehensive range of administrative services from reminders and meeting planning to copy editing and desktop publishing. They can handle routine phone calls, emails, and regular mail and forward you only the communications you need.
Although you started working from home to spend more time with your kids, consider hiring a babysitter for a few hours per day. This keeps the kids out of your hair and allows you to focus on work. You get your work done faster and have more time to give your full attention to being a parent.
