Looking for Bookkeepers? N.Y. Nonprofit Aims to Help [VIDEO]

The Bookkeeping Center trains low-income workers for new careers in accounting.

The Bookkeeping Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, seeks to build opportunity for low-income individuals by providing affordable training in bookkeeping. Their 20-week training program, DISCOVERBOOKKEEPING, offers instruction in the fundamental tools of bookkeeping and computerized accounting software, as well as career development opportunities. Upon successful completion of the program, students are equipped with the basic occupational skill-set to enter into the field of accounting.

Recorded at the New York Accounting and Technology Show

The nonprofit was launched by The Bookkeeping Company Inc., a New York placement firm, which was struggling to find all the qualified bookkeepers clients were demanding. When they couldn’t find them, they decided to launch a non-profit to help find and develop suitably trained workers — while also providing opportunities to disadvantaged but smart and hard-working people.

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Posted on May 13, 2010

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May 13, 2010
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