• recognize bookkeeping as a profession and bookkeepers as professionals;
• keep employed and freelance bookkeepers current on important revisions to federal and state laws, regulations and procedures;
• answer bookkeepers' everyday bookkeeping and accounting questions on a free Members Only telephone AnswerLine;
• deliver high-quality continuing education for professional bookkeepers;
• provide job opportunities to professional bookkeepers and help employers find them on a free Jobs Site devoted exclusively to the bookkeeping profession;
• create a high-level certification of elite professional bookkeepers; and
• provide online forums for professional bookkeepers to exchange information, help and ideas.

Stephen Sahlein, Co-President and Director of Publishing, is former Executive Editor, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; author Mastering Double-Entry Bookkeeping (AIPB, 2002); Editor, The General Ledger and Publisher, AIPB Continuing Education.

Barbara Regotti, Manager, Educational Support Services. Barbara provides support services to colleges and universities that give the Certified Bookkeeper course.