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Barter Bank · Business & accounting

Good work starts with a human connection.

Sipho N.

Practical bookkeeping & everyday number confidence

TembisaIn person or onlineEnglish · isiZulu

Business & accounting

Let’s start small

Choose one useful outcome and agree the hours together.

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01 · The person behind the skill

Meet Sipho.

Retired bookkeeper with more free time than I know what to do with.

Experience & approach

Example background: supporting small businesses with organised records, simple budgets and repeatable monthly routines. Specialist tax or regulated accounting work requires an appropriately qualified professional.

How I like to work

Bring anonymised sample records and one question. We build a simple system you understand, then practise using it together. You keep control of your accounts and logins.

02 · Give a little. Get a little.

What we could exchange.

I can help with

Bookkeeping
SARS eFiling help
Budget coaching

I’d welcome help with

Plumbing
Adult maths tutoring

Fields: Home & garden · Learning & languages

Start with a clear, specific offer

Business & accountingHelp available

Set up a simple expenses spreadsheet

We will build one income and expenses sheet together and practise entering a week of example transactions. This is practical spreadsheet help, not tax advice.

1.5 hoursTembisa

Tuesday and Thursday evenings

Materials & travel: Bring a laptop or use an online session. Travel costs, if any, must be agreed separately.

Listed 2026-10-01 · Closes 2026-10-30 · Fictional example

An opportunity to help Sipho

TechnologyHelp needed

Walk me through updating my website

A one-hour screen-share so I can change text and images on my existing website myself. No rebuild or hosting migration.

1 hoursOnline

Weekday evening, by arrangement

Materials & travel: Use a screen-share; do not share passwords in chat.

Listed 2026-10-01 · Closes 2026-10-30 · Fictional example

03 · See the thinking behind the work

Example project briefs

Fictional briefs show the level of detail members can add. These are not completed projects or client endorsements.

A first income & expenses sheet

Example outcome: a spreadsheet with clear income and expense categories, a monthly summary and notes explaining how to update it. The member supplies anonymised transactions.

04 · People work better together