Pat Dutched had been a bookkeeper more than 25 years when she got a bright idea. Everything important to a small business should be in one place, easily reachable, and organized alphabetically and by dates.
She started with her own 25 clients, filling for each a banker’s box with receipts, invoices, payments, payroll, and insurance and lease documents.
In recent months, Ms. Dutched has expanded her idea into a business, Bookkeeping In A Box, and has an Internet site and displays in two Sylvania bank branches. She said she has put nearly $60,000 of her own money into the start-up, but it’s starting to pay off.
“If the question is about worker comp, I say, ‘Go to the W file,’ and if it’s about a bank deposit last month, I say, ‘It’s in the December packet.’ … And, when it’s tax time, the box can go to the accountant.”
She said she has been promoting her concept at trade shows, and last year decided to get serious about making it a business.
Photo by The Blade/Lori King.
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