Bookkeeping is a key element to running any successful business. To effectively manage a business, you must have accurate knowledge of income and expenses. Consistent, regular bookkeeping is the only way to keep track of this important information. Yet many small businesses often have to leave the bookkeeping to someone on the staff who has no training - perhaps the boss him- or herself. Hence, there is a demand for an easy, but authoritative, how-to on bookkeeping.