"You're a business owner, not a "numbers" person – but you still need a basic understanding of accounting and finance if you're going to stay in the black." – from the editorial review of a book on finance and accounting for entrepreneurs.
According to professional dog trainers, training your dog to fetch the daily newspaper is not really difficult, as long as your dog is big enough to carry a newspaper in its mouth. Some dogs are natural fetchers and carriers, and some will never want to do this. If your dog likes playing fetch, you can teach the dog to bring in the paper with the help of some incentives, such as dog biscuits. Having taught your dog, you can check one recurring task neatly taken care of.
As a small business you will have a number of transactions that repeat monthly. In some types of businesses, you might have transactions that repeat semi-monthly, weekly, or even daily as well. Examples are expenses such as rent, utility bills...