While talking with the students who are attending the current Let’s Learn Bookkeeping class, I heard some terrific feedback from them, as to how the first class is going as we are heading into the mid-term.

“Challenging, Fast Paced, Intense” said one of the students.

“I’m learning so much due to the reading and homework assignments” said another.

Let’s hope this first class gets their second wind after the midterm.

More news to follow!

During a recession, the right job is like a bulletproof vest worn during a shoot-out. It won't guarantee you'll survive, but it boosts the chance you won't be taken out. While there's no such thing as a recession-proof job, some finance and accounting positions are less likely to be cut during corporate downsizings. Likewise, some sectors of the overall market thrive during downturns. If you can find one of those "safe" positions in a growing sector, you'll have two hedges against the risk of a future layoff. Three areas of the economy continue to do well despite the economic challenges facing the country: healthcare, education and government. Within those industries, a smart job seeker should also carefully check a potential employer's fiscal fitness. As companies struggle in a challenging marketplace, even a relatively safe position can disappear if the company you work for isn't stable enough to withstand the economic winds. Regions with large concentrations of those industries are buffered from recessions as well, because the major industry employers in the area pull employees from the market, creating openings at other local corporations. To read the rest of the article, please click here. Source: Sun Journal

Employment of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks is projected to grow by 12 percent in the next eight years.  And as NBC24 found out in this Get A Job Monday report, Owens Community College is getting ready. Employment experts expect the fields of accounting and bookkeeping to grow by 12 percent by 2016; largely due to an expected change in business international reporting standards.   That controversial change will require retraining of those currently in the accounting field, but will also create more job opportunities.Owens Community College has seen a huge increase in the number of students going into accounting and bookkeeping, as its business program evolves. "We've seen more students in our two year program, and in our CPA Quality Certificate program," a spokesperson said. Students heading into the accounting and bookkeeping field say they are optimistic because they see accounting as something that is needed everyday in business. Source: Toledo On the Move

United States Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2008-2009 Bookkeepers are the 11th of 30 occupations with largest employment growth according to the 2008-09 Occupational Outlook Handbook                                                                               http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ooh.t02.htm