A bookkeeping business can be very flexible in that you can work it from home, or a small office, or online.

Starting your business from home would be the most cost effective way to go. But you may not want clients coming to your home. If you can develop your customer base locally you can offer to do work at the customer's place of business.

For either scenerio your biggest hurdle will likely be finding clients. So you should concentrate on your marketing efforts. How will your clients find you?

You will likely need to register your business locally. Just go online and find the county office that would handle that. Registration is simple and not at all costly.

Hope this helps a little.