How Proactive Are You?

How Proactive Are You?

Proactive bookkeepers and accountants are the closest to their clients and in touch with their needs, and therefore in the best position to increase their income and the positive outcomes created for clients. It’s a strong case against being a doormat; it’s really...
Adding value to your clients

Adding value to your clients

There is little doubt that SME owners are becoming better educated about financial matters, perhaps also becoming more aggressive in choosing their accountant and bookkeeper. There is a simple, compelling reason for this: the advent of easy-to-use accounting software...
Find your sweet spot

Find your sweet spot

Buying services is not like buying stuff and loading up the shopping trolley. Think of it this way: if what you offer can be obtained from anyone, you are competing against everyone. You won’t stand out from the crowd. Most bookkeeping service businesses are...
Learning to Play a New Instrument

Learning to Play a New Instrument

How committed are you to learning a new skill? Not convinced that new skills are needed going forward? You may not want to retrain as a piano accordion player but learning new skills is looming as one of the major challenges facing accounting and bookkeeping...