Category Archives: accountant

Beautifying the Accounting Industry

If you have small business clients that don’t pay attention to their accounting as much as you would like them to, you are likely not alone.  The problem is that most of us accountants give up on those types of … Continue reading

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Five Thinking Patterns That Will Keep You Playing Small

If you feel you should be doing better than you are in business, you may have a belief pattern that is unconsciously holding you back.  The first step is to bring it to the surface.  Only then can it be … Continue reading

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Three Must-Have Checklists for Your Business

Airplane pilots have checklists for just about everything they do.  Checklists promote performance consistency, make it easier to learn new procedures, and increase safety exponentially.  In accounting, we can learn from the airline industry and apply checklists to certain areas … Continue reading

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Five Questions to Ask Your Clients If You Dare

If you and your clients have been working together for a while, it’s easy to just keep doing what you’re doing and not rock the boat.   You might not even know if they’re happy with your work if you haven’t … Continue reading

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Are Your Clients Asking for Mobile Accounting?

Mobile accounting has definitely arrived.  There are some great new apps that extend core accounting systems’ functionality into our mobile devices.    Let’s take a look at a few of them for small business. QuickBooks Mobile QuickBooks Mobile is available for … Continue reading

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Three Time-Saving Tips

No matter what time of the year it is, it seems like there is never enough time for entrepreneurs to get everything done.  Here are three not-so-common ideas on how to make the most of your time. 1. Promote Yourself If … Continue reading

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Five Resolutions for the Accounting Industry for 2013

If you were making resolutions for the accounting industry, what would you suggest?  Here are five for your consideration: 1.   Recognize how valuable your skills are  I’ve worked with a lot of accountants who do not realize how valuable their … Continue reading

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Create Your Own Business Year in Review

The end-of-year holidays make a wonderful time to gain the genius of hindsight before we enter 2013.  To create your very own business year-in-review, ask yourself these five questions and prepare your answers thoughtfully. What were your major accomplishments for … Continue reading

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5 Ideas to Reduce Client Price-Sensitivity Just in Time for Busy Season

No matter how small or large your practice is or how experienced you are, you’re probably going to meet some prospect or clients this busy season who are price-sensitive.  Many of you tell me you try to run from them … Continue reading

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Two Steps to Easy Upsells

For those of you who have current clients in your accounting practice, this is a great spreadsheet exercise you can do to identify what I call “low-hanging fruit,” which means added revenue that will not take too much time or … Continue reading

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