This handbook provides help with the confusing areas of record- and book-keeping required in today's business world. It takes the reader step by step through the process of bringing order to a small business and provides practical exercises to help in the understanding of these processes. Aimed at both new and existing businesses as well as non-profit organizations, the book includes advice on: business records; keeping cashbooks - computerized and manual; buying and using computer hardware; software accounting packages - choosing the right one for your business; invoicing - manually and electronically; GST including exempt activity and zero-rated activity; wages and the Employment Contracts Act; budgets and cashflows and their relevance to obtaining finance and grants; taxation; and the specific needs of non-profit organizations.