App Set-Up & Education

If you’re not quite ready to outsource, my Done-With-You service will help you get started keeping your business numbers on accounting software like QuickBooks or Xero.

App (Software) Education

What can be included?

Finding the best software for your business’ needs based on other software you’re already using, as well as what works best for you personally.
Lightening your load by automating as much of the data entry as possible. We’ll integrate your accounting software with your bank and sales channels.
Configuring the settings and preferences just the way you need them.
Saving you time in the future by setting up email templates for invoicing, reminders, and more.
A 3-month education programme designed to get you started off on the right foot with your new system, answering the questions that are bound to come up along the way.
Lighten your load by letting me enter your past few months’ transactions to get you up to date.
A holistic review of your business and systems, with recommendations for systemising your paperwork and processes going forward.
All your questions answered as they arise. The only stupid question is the one you don’t ask.

3-month Education Programme

What’s included?

Up to 12 weekly or fortnightly 1-hour Zoom training calls, covering:

How to find your way around the app
How to enter data
How to understand your reports
Tips & tricks

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Packages

Different business owners have different needs and wants. We’ll talk through your needs, wants, and goals, and find the right combination of services for you, mixing and matching only what you need. To give you an idea, below are some example packages.

App Premium

12 months' support

from £60/mo

12 monthly payments from £60/mo
or 1 payment from £600
Configuration of company settings
Your preferences and templates
Holistic review of your business’ needs
3-month Education Programme
Unlimited email and telephone support for 12 months

App Education

3 months' support

from £150/mo

3 monthly payments from £150/mo
or 1 payment from £400
Configuration of company settings
Your preferences and templates
Holistic review of your business’ needs
3-month Education Programme
~~Unlimited email and telephone support for 12 months~~

App Set-Up

1 month's support

from £200

1 payment from £200
Configuration of company settings
Your preferences and templates
~~Holistic review of your business’ needs~~
~~3-month Education Programme~~
~~Unlimited email and telephone support for 12 months~~

Sound perfect for you?

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Why Sara-Jayne?

More than Numbers

I love to create: I sew, I play the clarinet, I’ve just gotten a pyrography kit to start on, I enjoy making cards occasionally. It’s not a strong enough suit for me to make a living at it, but I know what it is to create.

I’m a mathematician, a qualified bookkeeper, and generally very gifted at spotting connections. These are my biggest strengths, and I want to use it to help you excel at your strengths.

I want numbers to be available to inform every business owner, even the brand new sole trader. But I know that there is more to life than numbers, and I will prompt you to do what feels right to you, rather than blindly following the numbers.

What my clients say

I worked with Sara-Jayne on creating new initiatives for improving the on-line structure of a charity organisation. I’ve been more than impressed by her ability to quickly understand a problem and create easily achievable answers. She is approachable at any stage of the design process, quickly producing prototypes which are close or ready for production.

David Gibbons MBACP Liber8 Counselling Services Ltd

I worked with Sara-Jayne for several months on a project for a charity, and I was extremely impressed both by her technical skills, and by her ability to understand the issues behind a question. Several times, I asked her if A or B might be possible, and I always received really helpful, insightful responses, which often went beyond the original question and showed deep understanding of what was actually needed. I have absolutely no reservations in recommending Sara-Jayne – she is brilliant.

Nick Rosenthal Salford Translations Ltd

I worked with Sara-Jayne for over a year with a small charity with which I had been involved for over 6 years, to say she brought clarity and calmness to the mess they were in is a massive understatement. Sara-Jayne was always available to help and made sure everything made sense. Sara-Jayne implemented new ways to get important information in like invoices, she simplified a very outdated and time-consuming process that was in place before she set her genius to work on it. Sara-Jayne is one of the most professional and understanding people I have worked with. I have worked as a counsellor for over 13 years so I can recognise an empathetic and genuine person when I meet one and Sara-Jayne is certainly this and much more. I wholeheartedly recommend her work and I look forward to any future contact with Sara-Jayne, if I need her services in the future I will definitely be contacting her to put her particular brand of knowledge, understanding and empathy into action for me.

Michelle Keifer Counsellor

Her expertise and ability to demonstrate her scale of knowledge in order that the customer would understand was invaluable. She encouraged and patiently ensured that our workforce could get on board with new applications. She could explain our new support system with such ease and in easy to understand terminology.

Rosey Bennett Counsellor

I have worked with Sara-Jayne for a few years & she is an amazing supportive person who supported me so patiently in our previous roles. I continually contacted Sara-Jayne requesting support and she was very efficient and effective in her support and an amazing personality. Sara-Jayne is very approachable and nothing was too much of a problem. Thanks for everything, Wayne

Wayne McConnell Hands to Communicate

Free Resources

I’m passionate about helping you thrive no matter what your budget or where you are on your business journey, so I’ve created several free resources to help you.

Save Yourself Time

Read my guide to 5 mistakes you’re making with your bookkeeping – save yourself time, money, and energy!

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Facebook group

Join a community of makers & artisans who get what you’re going through – and get bookkeeping tips, too!

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More free resources

There are training videos, a blog, calculators, and more to help you become more profitable doing what you love.

check them out

Other ways to work with me

These Software Education packages won’t be the right fit for everyone at every time.

You might be too time-poor to learn a new way of working, so my Done-For-You Bookkeeping Services would appeal more.
Or you might not be far enough in your business journey to see the value in accounting software yet, in which case a Power Hour might be what you need to see how to harness the numbers.

Let’s work together so your business can thrive when you understand your numbers and what they can do for you!

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Bookkeeping Services

This Done-For-You service takes the hassle off your hands. Regular meetings to talk through how you're doing, plus crunching the numbers on ideas before you commit.

From £75/mo.

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Power Hour

Are you stuck on something? Need a hand with the tech for your bookkeeping? Want some quick help understanding your reports? Then this is for you.

Only £50.

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For when you're ready to do more than Get By

How Can I Help You Thrive?

Amethyst Raccoon: Accounts for Artisans

Sara-Jayne Slocombe
0145 777 9111
info@amethystraccoon.co.uk

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