Chapter 9. Printing Checks and Finding Transactions

"…when is the easiest time to get a firm grip on accounting? During the start-up stage! The start-up stage is perfect for learning accounting due to the minimal number of transactions occurring." – from a website about accounting for entrepreneurs.

In every office there is always someone who is handy at finding, fixing, and organizing things. Fax machine toner needs to be replaced? Call Joe. Cannot find the five year old contract? Joe will know where to look. Copy machine jammed? Where is Joe?

What if a handy helper is free? Such as GnuCash. GnuCash can find things, fix things, and organize things. Of course, GnuCash can be handy only with your bookkeeping and accounting things, but then, at least you can be sure that one aspect of running your business is taken care of. That should be a big relief, considering that financial management and control is one of the most important aspects of running a business.

In this chapter we shall learn...