I only really have experience in MYOB, it's the only package I've used in the past 4 years. I'll download Quickbooks and check it out, thanks for the tip

I found an online course through Seek, Cert 4 Bookkeeping, which I think would be the best one. They also recognise prior learning, so hopefully that'll chop a fair amount off. My only problem is gonna be paying for it, it's almost $3k Definitely worth it, and I know I can claim it back, but it's a question of HAVING it in the first place!

That's a great idea about approaching accountants. I'll already have a couple of clients when I start up, because I'll still need to be doing the books for my current employer, at least for the rest of the tax year, and I'm hopefully going to become treasurer of a nonprofit organisation - it won't be paid, but it all adds up on the CV

I'm getting really excited about this!