Category: 4. Start a Bookkeeping Business

Starting Your Home-Based Bookkeeping Business A professional bookkeeper is someone with the training and experience to handle day-to-day accounting operations for a business. Large companies tend to have in-house bookkeeping

There’s an old adage in marketing and advertising which encourages one to promote the “benefits and not the features” of a product. Without doubt this golden rule has application in marketing all services and products – accounting services included. Tell Clients the Benefits They Will Gain From Paying For Your Service When you are talking […]

Many foreign-born accountants come to America and Canada with fantastic accounting skills learned in their native country. The main obstacles that they face when seeking a job in accounting or starting their own accounting business fall into two categories: Lack of certification in America or Canada Not knowing the English terms used in Accounting. Let’s […]

Admit it, you have probably daydreamed about what it would be like not to have to show up for your job and to be more in control of your life. So just quit and be free! I know, let’s get real. Few of us have the money to live without the income that our current […]

When to Cut Your Prices You should periodically increase your prices in order to remain competitive and profitable.  And now that we’re in the middle of a recession you may be considering a reduction in your current fees.  However, don’t let that be the motivating factor.  While you should never be embarrassed by your prices, […]

It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3.  Or should we say A.P.E..  Many imagine a potential startup as a difficult venture, one requiring more know-how, gumption, and drive than they may have. Does that sound like you?  Are you worried that your dream of becoming self-employed and enjoying an improved lifestyle with increased earnings is […]

2014 has started off with a bang, and if you’re like most people, you have a list of resolutions, or goals, that you’d like to accomplish this year.  That’s a

Starting your own accounting practice can be terrifying and exciting at the same time.  There are lots of pros in self-employment: the flexibility to work when you want and on

According to SBA reports, three of ten startups fail in their first two years of business.  This can be a daunting statistic for new business owners who must not only

In order to become a Certified Public Accountant most states require individuals to pass the Uniform CPA Examination and meet educational, experiential and ethical requirements.  This can take a lot

A job is so much more enjoyable when you like the people you work with.  Unfortunately, there’s usually a bad apple in every bunch, and sometimes that difficult coworker can

In this gloomy economy, it can be difficult to imagine professionals finding success launching practices of their own, but Universal Accounting has helped countless graduates do just that, in spite