![]() ![]() Now, I see this as a good thing, where others might see it as bad. Most people have no prior experience in bookkeeping, accounting, or finance. I start by describing the personal characteristics of a great bookkeeper. What Will People Learn During Your Free Training Series? However, the more I explained to Kelly the personal characteristics she needed to have, as well as the unique opportunity of owning a bookkeeping business, her laughter turned to joy as she now had learned of a way to earn a good living, stay at home with her boys and be in control of her schedule 100%. At first, she laughed, thinking I was crazy. ![]() Losing this stay-at-home job meant Kelly might be forced to work outside her home and miss out on a lot of life’s important events, such as being there when her kids get on and off the school bus.ĭuring this conversation, I told Kelly she needed to start her own bookkeeping business. Kelly is a single mom to three young boys. Losing your job is never a good thing, but for Kelly, it was double trouble. She had just lost her stay-at-home job due to downsizing. How Did You Get Involved in Teaching People How To Start a Bookkeeping Business? I soon discovered, through the unfortunate circumstances of a good friend, that my new mission was to help people start and grow their OWN successful bookkeeping businesses rather than work for someone else. I’ve taken my 14 years of training great bookkeepers and now teach people how to start their own bookkeeping business delivering a superior service to a starving audience of business owners.įast forward to 2015, and I sold my accounting firm. ![]() I am revealing these personal characteristics that great bookkeepers share with everyone in this free online training. I started hiring people with these characteristics, and it was off to the races with my bookkeeping practice. These great bookkeepers shared seven personal characteristics to a T. One day “it” dawned on me to study the characteristics of the handful of great bookkeepers that I trained personally as well as the ones I located during Plan A. Some people turned out to be great and others … well, not so much. I moved on to Plan B which was to go out and find quality individuals and teach them how to be great bookkeepers.Īt first, my results were average. They laughed because they had more than enough business and could earn a lot more money working for themselves versus working for me. When I was lucky enough to locate a great bookkeeper, they laughed at my request to join me and my firm. So, I went out and tried to hire great bookkeepers: FAIL! They were like finding a senior citizen at a Justin Bieber concert: Impossible. ![]() And, of course, that means having a solid bookkeepER in place too. It is mission critical that business owners have solid bookkeeping in place. You see, bookkeeping is the foundation of all businesses’ financial success. During this time, I’ve been the owner of two accounting firms and taught, as of this interview, 117 people how to become great bookkeepers.Īfter starting my first accounting firm, I realized that I needed help with bookkeeping. I’ve been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA and of course the life of every party) since 1999. We sat down with Founder and Chief Instructor Ben Robinson, CPA of Bookkeepers to learn more about this virtual, home-based business and his upcoming free training series. You can find out by registering for this FREE online 3-part training. ![]()
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