Empower yourself with our Fearless Accounting Guide

April 9, 2018
5 minutes read

Running a business is different from every other job on the planet. Imagine if someone loved writing so much that they became a journalist, only to find out that they were expected to repair machinery as part of their duties. That’s what it’s like to be an entrepreneur. You have to do a lot of things that fall outside your skillset and comfort zone, every single day.

The one thing that stresses people out the most is accounting. It seems complicated, it’s not something most of us learn in school, and there can be major consequences to messing it up. It’s no wonder people fear their accounting—but it doesn’t have to be this way.

Fearless Accounting with Wave

At Wave, we’re big proponents of empowered accounting. We created Fearless Accounting with Wave as a free reference guide to help you understand and tackle your accounting. Use the guide to build your confidence and learn how to manage your bookkeeping so that you can stay in control of your business. It will also prepare you to work more successfully with an accounting professional.

Here’s what the guide covers:

  • Accounting Coffee Breaks: Short learning segments that teach you all the concepts you need to know to actually understand accounting.
  • The Bookkeeping Cycle: All of the bookkeeping tasks you’ll need to perform in Wave to create an accurate and meaningful set of books for your business.
  • The Analysis Cycle: Tips to help you use financial metrics and analysis to better understand your business’s performance and influence its growth.
  • Year-End Accounting: Everything you need to tie up the fiscal year and set yourself up for success heading into the next one.

The guide has everything you need to be successful and build confidence. You’ll come back to it again and again as part of your success toolkit as your business changes and grows over time. Download a copy of Fearless Accounting with Wave to get started.

Not using Wave but ready to be fearless?

It’s really easy to create your Wave account and hit the ground running. Simply visit our home page, click on “Sign Up” and enter your email. You’ll be up and running in a few minutes. Then, download a copy of Fearless Accounting with Wave and get started right away.

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Unlimited invoices, estimates, bills
Add your logo and brand colors
Automate late payment reminders
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Wave mobile app
Unlimited bookkeeping records
Dashboard and reports
Auto-import transactions
Auto-merge transactions
Auto-categorize transactions
Add users
Live-person chat and email support
with any paid add-on
Digitally capture unlimited receipts
additional fee
Payroll
additional fee
additional fee
Hire a bookkeeper
additional fee
additional fee
Option to accept online payments
Starting at
2.9% + $0.60
per credit card transaction
Starting at
2.9% + $0*
per credit card transaction
for first 10 transactions/mo
Unlimited invoices, estimates, bills
Add your logo and brand colors
Automate late payment reminders
with online payments
Wave mobile app
Unlimited bookkeeping records
Dashboard and reports
Auto-import transactions
Auto-merge transactions
Auto-categorize transactions
Add users
Live-person chat and email support
with any paid add-on
Digitally capture unlimited receipts
additional fee
Payroll
additional fee
additional fee
Hire a bookkeeper
additional fee
additional fee

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By Kristin Knapp

The information and tips shared on this blog are meant to be used as learning and personal development tools as you launch, run and grow your business. While a good place to start, these articles should not take the place of personalized advice from professionals. As our lawyers would say: “All content on Wave’s blog is intended for informational purposes only. It should not be considered legal or financial advice.” Additionally, Wave is the legal copyright holder of all materials on the blog, and others cannot re-use or publish it without our written consent.

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