Keep Your Focus on What You Do Best

Keep Your Focus on What You Do Best

March 31, 2020

Practice management is one of the hardest parts of running a small business. All of the infrastructural elements that large corporations have to manage, such as data security, finance, customer service, and legal documentation, are still on your to-do list. But managing all of those elements without the large employment force that big businesses can bring to the table is a challenge that seems unending. If you started an accounting practice because you wanted to focus on certain types of accounting services, you can still do precisely that. Here’s how:  Make a list of what requires licensed expertise and what
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Don’t Let Your Mind Ruin Your Mood

Don’t Let Your Mind Ruin Your Mood

August 27, 2019

Planning, starting and running your own accounting firm is like playing whack-a-mole: you solve one problem, only for another to appear. Given the challenges all businesses (and business owners) experience, it’s important to cultivate your ability to develop and maintain a positive attitude. Here are some simple ways to strengthen your positive attitude muscles: Remember to breathe. Taking slow, calm, deep breaths helps reduce stress and promotes relaxation. As your body becomes less stressed and more relaxed, you’ll find it easier to be more positive and motivated. Meditate daily. You can find simple non-denominational techniques on the internet. The more
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Be Considerate Of Team Members’ Opinions

Be Considerate Of Team Members’ Opinions

July 23, 2019

Everything you do at your business should reinforce good customer service, including how you handle complaints. I’m not talking exclusively about complaints from clients. Welcome feedback from your team members and respond if there is a way you can make it easier for them to be providers of good customer service.  Examine the systems you have in place and scrutinize your procedures to determine if there are ways to streamline and make things smoother for your team members. Sometimes the smallest changes can make a difference. If they are entering information into a database, do they really need to hit
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Position Yourself as an Expert Source

Position Yourself as an Expert Source

February 5, 2019

We’ve got some tips on how to establish your position People respond to authority. You’ll be able to persuade them more easily if you can position yourself as an expert in your field or industry. Here are some tips for establishing your credentials:  Cite the experts yourself. Show people you’ve done your homework. Quote authoritative sources of information that they already trust, and you’ll build your reputation as a reliable resource. Highlight your qualifications. Don’t beat people over the head with your degrees and accomplishments, but do look for ways to remind them of your expertise and knowledge. “When I
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Be a Better Listener

Be a Better Listener

January 29, 2019

Being a good listening is essential for every business! Read on for tips!  Tax Season is a time when we tend to take more appointments than normal. Being a good listener is vital, not only to services, such as tax preparation, but to the long term relationship with our clients. Do you give clients equal talk time or are you a conversation hog? Pay attention to how much time you spend talking. What is your talk-listen ratio? Being a better listener is key to providing Out-Of-This-World Customer Service.  Here are some tips for using your ears to the advantage of
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Suffering from a Messy Workspace? Five Benefits of Being Organized to Boost Your Potential

Suffering from a Messy Workspace? Five Benefits of Being Organized to Boost Your Potential

June 5, 2018

Declutter Your Messy Workspace to Save Time & Money! Being surrounded by clutter is unpleasing. Maneuvering around your office is like participating in an obstacle course, you have business updates tucked into the contact book, and you can’t locate the flyers you swear you already printed. Let’s face it, being unorganized puts a damper on more than just your workspace appearance. It affects your time, you mood, and your wallet. Being exhausted after a long day is understandable, but taking the time to straighten things out will benefit you more than crashing on the coach with a frozen dinner to watch the premiere of
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Want a Successful Business? Delegate

Want a Successful Business? Delegate

May 1, 2018

Delegating is Key to Running a Successful Business It’s easy to get in the mindset that if you want things done the right way you have to do them yourself. But that isn’t always the best approach at work, even if you firmly believe you’re the best person for the job. There simply isn’t enough time in the day, especially if you have a business to run. Like it or not, you must learn how to delegate work to your employees. Here are some helpful hints: Develop a game plan. Start by deciding which tasks to delegate and which employees
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Keep Your Focus on What You Do Best

Keep Your Focus on What You Do Best

April 3, 2018

Focus on Your Strengths! Practice management is one of the hardest parts of running a small business. All of the infrastructural elements that large corporations have to manage, such as data security, finance, customer service, and legal documentation, are still on your to-do list. But managing all of those elements without the large employment force that big businesses can bring to the table is a challenge that seems unending. If you started an accounting practice because you wanted to focus on certain types of accounting services, you can still do precisely that. Here’s how: Make a list of what requires
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What Should Your Accounting Firm Outsource?

What Should Your Accounting Firm Outsource?

March 20, 2018

Streamlining by Outsourcing Key Tasks Outsourcing has been a politically hot topic for decades, and the negative connotations are fairly entrenched. But the Internet and the countless creation of new services it has allowed for give accounting firms too many advantages to dismiss them out of hand. If you want to focus on streamlining your business, consider outsourcing these two elements to third-party service providers: Who is protecting your business network? Hacks and data leaks are in the news every week, and it’s not just large corporations who are targeted. Whether you run your business out of your home office
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3 Ways to Make Your Clients Feel Valued

3 Ways to Make Your Clients Feel Valued

February 27, 2018

Keep Them Coming Back By Making Clients Feel Valued Do you want your clients to keep coming back? You have to make them feel valued and establish a connection with them. Here are some tips for doing so. Go the Extra Mile When it comes to customer service, go the extra mile. It is worth it in the long run. Having superb customer service will cause people to leave positive reviews about you online, which is extremely important for your bottom line. Be Personal If you want to connect with your clients, do not be too cold and businesslike. This
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