The 15 Hour Accountant
Newsletter Archive
Hiring Help & Scope Creep
There were a couple great follow up questions coming out of last week’s email that were worth answering here for the group.
Lower Price, not Under-Priced
There is so much noise in the accounting industry media-space about raising your rates and offering high-priced services. Heck, I’m some of that noise! But there is a time and place for everything.
Training for When You're Starting Out
I'm also former KPMG but with 25 years of financial services industry experience in various finance and controlling functions. I'd like to make the jump like you did but don't have the tactical experience just yet.
The BIG REVEAL
Most importantly…congrats to all who made it through this week’s deadline!! You’re almost there!!
Process Documentation
I love this!! When we get busy, we forget about all the “going concerns” for each client and the impact it can have on our revenue. Thank you for sharing this. We are in the process of acquiring another firm and this sheet will help so much with all the new clients we will inherit.
Client Assessment [free template]
I’ve been thinking about my client roster and sales pipeline a lot the past few weeks.
Profit Per Client Per Hour
The first two years of my firm (with only two clients), I charged hourly…$50/hr. I was so proud of myself. ::rolls eyes::
Starting an Accounting Firm in 2025
I hope the past 2 weeks brought some relaxing and peace to store up as we enter this coming season. For me, we kicked off the holiday with almost everyone in our house contracting pink eye within 6 hours of each other on Dec 22nd, but THEN it was very relaxing and rejuvenating. :o)
Price Increases & 2025 Planning
Disney+ sent me an email early this morning letting me know that they’re increasing my monthly subscription rate
Standard Chart of Accounts
I work with service providers like you do and I am thinking that having a standard chart of accounts would be beneficial.
The Best Forecasting Software
Last week when I was at the Intuit Connect conference in Vegas, I put myself on a mission...
Pricing Menu
The one part that I am having a tough(er) time on is the "menu" so to speak for the pricing tiers.
Auto-drafting fees & Welcome gifts
There were a number a good questions I received after last week’s Onboarding SOP email. Here’s a couple…
Onboarding SOP
I mentioned an onboarding SOP (standard operating procedure) a couple months back and the questions came in. Here are just a couple…
My Sales Call Flow
I’m far from a sales expert, though I’ve become far more comfortable at them after taking some sale training. (highly recommend)
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