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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5 Pointers to Grow Your Practice by Networking Effectively

5 Pointers to Grow Your Practice by Networking Effectively

March 6, 2018

Networking Effectively To Grow Your Business You grow your client base in a lot of ways; networking is one of the most common and least expensive. But as with the elevator pitch, which we discussed in an earlier blog, there is the effective way and the way most people do it. Effective networking brings in new business for a number of reasons; one of them is because when you network effectively you stand out from the crowd, and that is always good in any crowded marketplace. The other is because you actually do it well, you are welcomed and seen as a valuable source
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7 Productivity Tips

7 Productivity Tips

January 9, 2018

Increase Your Productivity With These Tips!  Know your priorities Have a vision Do you have a 5 year vision? Do you keep a vision board? If yes, how often do you look at it? What you focus on expands – Google images, words such as health, fun, travel, etc. – a visual of what you want Goals are essential Divide them into 90 day chunks Write them down – be accountable If you aren’t achieving your goals, then check your vision & get clear direction Planning beats willpower Willpower will fail you – don’t rely on it Rely on planning
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Grow Your Brand and Your Business in 10 Seconds

Grow Your Brand and Your Business in 10 Seconds

December 19, 2017

Perfect Your Elevator Pitch We have all been standing or sitting next to someone who looks at you and says: “What do you do?” or “What business are you in?” or “Not seen you at this event before; what made you come?” This is an invitation to make a great impression and perfect your elevator pitch. This person may need exactly what you’re in business for, or they may know someone who does. Their question gives you two choices, you can: Say something obvious, that produces an “Oh, thanks.” Or you can say something that makes them sit up and
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Know What Employees Want from You

Know What Employees Want from You

December 11, 2017

5 Things Employees Really Want What do your employees really want? Jumping to conclusions is never safe. To be a better manager, remember these basic truths about everyone who works for you: “I want to feel important.” No one wants to feel like a number, interchangeable, or easy to forget. Get to know your employees as people; find out what makes each one unique and show them you’re paying attention to their individuality. “I need encouragement.” Even the best employees continue to flourish with positive feedback. Let them know what they’re doing right and how they can keep performing at
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Holiday Business Promotions: Why You Should Host a Charity Event

Holiday Business Promotions: Why You Should Host a Charity Event

December 4, 2017

Holiday Business Promotions You Can Host During the Season! There are a ton of holiday business promotions that you can host throughout the holiday season. However, there is one holiday business promotion that trumps all of the others — hosting a charity event that benefits a big organization or a local organization that is in need during the holiday season. These are a couple of reasons why your business should host a charity event before the end of the year. Help Your Community Your community does so much for your company. If it wasn’t for the people in your city or town,
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5 Unique Employee Benefits

5 Unique Employee Benefits

November 28, 2017

Unique Employee Benefits Set Your Company Apart!  Most companies provide at least basic employee benefits, including health and dental insurance, but by providing a couple of unique employee benefits, you can guarantee that your employees will feel respected and appreciated. These are the employees that you know will be loyal and helpful to your business. Check out these five unique employee benefits that some companies have taken an interest in. Gym Memberships- Many companies have begun offering free or reduced-price gym memberships to their employees. Providing programs to keep your employees healthy will not only make them feel appreciated, but will
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Know What Employees Want from You

Know What Employees Want from You

November 7, 2017

Finding out what your employees want will make you a better manager!  What do your employees really want? Jumping to conclusions is never safe. To be a better manager, remember these basic truths about everyone who works for you: “I want to feel important.” No one wants to feel like a number, interchangeable, or easy to forget. Get to know your employees as people; find out what makes each one unique and show them you’re paying attention to their individuality. “I need encouragement.” Even the best employees continue to flourish with positive feedback. Let them know what they’re doing right
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Increasing Client Retention by Listening

Increasing Client Retention by Listening

October 31, 2017

Listening Can Increase Client Retention  When someone is talking, are you really hearing them? Listening is an art-form, it takes time and effort to learn how to do it, and if you don’t listen at home, or listen in the office, you are not going to listen to your clients. There is an old saying that goes “take the cotton out of your ears and put it in your mouth”. Most intelligent people love to talk, it shows how intelligent they are, notice I said “most”. Then there are those that would rather take on the role as a mouse
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