As accountants, our daily work is full of to-the-penny details that keep us focused on transactions, charts, data, and numbers all day long. We have to be good at the details to be in our industry. But we also need to be able to move from the
Read More →Accountants have finally arrived. This upcoming tax season and year-end should be the best you ever have in your career. Here’s why. I got my CPA in 1980. (Yes, I was three years old.) A few years later, in 1984, a movie came out that had a
Read More →The easiest way to increase revenue in your firm is to raise prices. That’s a quick short-term answer that can work year after year, except if you are still billing by the hour. In the long term, hourly billers have a more systemic problem to solve as
Read More →Why are some accountants able to get a higher price for their services than others? There are a multitude of basic reasons, such as education and expertise. But there are also several factors that are completely within your control and that will greatly affect your profitability. Here
Read More →Many accountants and bookkeepers are interested in finding ways to work less while maintaining the same or higher level of income. It’s possible when you implement one or more of these five tips. Careful client selection Once you fill your practice, you can become more particular about
Read More →Tip #1: Email Signature Craft your email signature in your email software to look nice and professional with 2 marketing adds: your tag line and a request for referrals. Here’s a sample: Sandi Smith Leyva, President, Sandra L. Leyva, Inc., Plano, TX 972-985-9129 Biz Growth Strategies for
Read More →Check out my accounting thought leader interview with Ed Kless of Sage NA: Read an article about it here: http://www.sage.com/us/Sage-Advice/Articles/18357/2015/9/21/Accountants-can-help-your-business-reach-goals-and-not-go-bankrupt
Read More →I’m super-excited to be announcing the three deserving winners of the Incredible Implementor contest for 2015. First place goes to Scott Sander, CPA of Sander & Associates, P. A. located in Aventura, FL. His double-digit revenue growth was a result of good hiring and delegation, the right
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact Sandi Smith Leyva 408-550-4325 or support@sandismith.com Accountant’s Accelerator® Starts Its Sixth YearThe Accountant’s Accelerator program, a yearlong training and coaching program for accountants, starts a brand new year in September 2015. The program teaches CPAs, bookkeepers, accounting software consultants, EAs, and tax preparers a
Read More →Do you ever get any of the following questions from clients or co-workers? I can’t find your email. I accidentally deleted what you just sent me. My computer crashed and I lost everything. (And I want you to take up your precious time to help me re-create
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