The Turner Center for Entrepreneurship and Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at Bradley University is pleased to introduce Allied Numbers founder Amanda McCormick who will lead this no-cost webinar on Bookkeeping Basics. Establishing good recordkeeping hygiene in your small business sooner rather than later can save a tremendous amount of time, prevent headaches and help you improve your financial management. This virtual training event will help you think ahead, get organized, get best practices and systems in place so you can focus on making wise financial management decisions that will lead to long-term success. Topics: • What to keep: the essential things to track for your business • Why you need it: understanding why you need to keep organized records • How to keep it: options for organizing your financial records o Spreadsheets o Accounting Software options for starting out • When it's too much: how to manage when the paperwork is overwhelming o Outsourcing o Hiring help Who Should Attend: • Prospective Business Owners • New Business Owners and Recent Business Founders • All Small Business Owners Seeking to Improve their Bookkeeping Speaker: Amanda McCormick, Professional Bookkeeper and Financial Coach, Allied Numbers LLC, Metamora. Amanda is passionate about helping others and loves doing the bookwork! After 20+ years providing bookkeeping for small family owned businesses, she now owns Allied Numbers. Working one-on-one with business owners so that they can be organized, knowledgeable and successful in their business.
Bicentennial History Exhibit – On display July 13th – August 24th, 2025 at Five Points Washington
Bicentennial and historical images will be exhibited by the Washington Historical Society on the Community Gallery Wall at Five Points Washington. The carefully curated photographs selected for this exhibit give a unique insight into events, people, and places from Washington’s past. The selected photographs span the last 150 years of Washington’s history and feature community events and everyday life in Washington.
StoryWalk in Washington Park
Take a walk through Washington Park and enjoy a story as you stroll! Beginning at the parking lot located on the Lincoln Grade School side of Washington Park, follow the sidewalk to read a story. This two-month session’s book is Señorita Mariposa By Ben Gundersheimer and will be displayed through Tuesday, September 30th.