Package Your Services to Stop Competing on Price

Package Your Services to Stop Competing on Price

Employed or Self-employed Your education prepared you to be employed, rather than self-employed. As a result, you spend countless hours thinking about raising your rates. But, you keep them where they are because you don’t want to lose clients. Most training...
Choose a Profitable Niche for Your Accounting Firm

Choose a Profitable Niche for Your Accounting Firm

Your Profitable Niche All niches are not created equal. So how do you choose the best niche for your accounting firm? Consider whether the work you highly enjoy doing serves a specific population. Plus, you want clients who will happily pay your fees. Otherwise,...
You Need to Stop Charging By the Hour

You Need to Stop Charging By the Hour

The Value Mindset that Grows Money You’re really not selling time. So why position yourself as a commodity? When you stop charging by the hour, your clients no longer consider your services as an expense. Instead, they view your accounting services as an investment....
Five Business Success Nuggets

Five Business Success Nuggets

Business success tips Each day offers an opportunity to learn something new. Valuable lessons come from all sources including clients, mentors, children and strangers. So, what specific insights have contributed to your business success? Highly successful accounting...
Avoiding Mistakes is Costly

Avoiding Mistakes is Costly

Find your “can do” attitude Commitment is the very thing which separates the rising stars from average accounting firms. Yes, unforeseen circumstances will arise and attempt to affect your progress. Growth minded accounting professionals, however, see challenges where...