Growing Your Firm | Strategies for Accountants, CPA's, Bookkeepers , and Tax Professionals

David Cristello, Founder & CEO of Jetpack Workflow and host of the Growing Your Firm Podcast, offers observations of 2020 and predictions for how best to prepare for 2021 as an accounting firm owner. In 2021, these are the 3 main buckets for industry-leading accounting firm owners to secure for a great year: Secure a margin of safety for your firm. Secure opportunities to serve existing and new clients. Secure your own wellness and goals. Read the full summary on our blog at jetpackworkflow.com/blog/prepare-for-2021-in-accounting

★ Featured in the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, The New York Times, TEDx, Vistage, Inc. & Thrive Global ★ ✔ Are you a driven and/or restless professional who wants to achieve without all the associated anxiety? ✔ Do you feel stuck in a pattern of behavior, leading you to ask yourself “Why do I keep doing that?” ✔ Are you a Financial Advisor, or an Executive in the Hospitality, Customer Service or the Manufacturing Industries? I help driven and restless professionals and executives become more effective leaders by unveiling their blind spots and discovering why they keep making the same (bad) choices. How? By showing them how to improve their Judgment Quotient (JQ)® — and make choices that are aligned with their values and goals, instead of working against them. "If you help them see it and feel it, they will fix it." ★ Want to Learn How ★ Please contact me at krishna@krishnapendyala.com or 412-301-5123. For more information visit choiceladder.com or krishnapendyala.com ★ What Clients Say ★ “Krishna explained many hurdles in ways I could understand in order to better work with them. He put faces on these issues that I saw popping up in my life. Once I could SEE these issues and face them, look them in the eyes, I was able to recognize that these animals did not have to run my life.” Vivian Lee Croft “Krishna’s disposition and clarity help the young managers find the right direction like Moses pointing to the promise land yet his approach feels like the gentle tug from a father’s kind words to a son. That’s a special gift in my opinion. I listen to the folks he is mentoring and hear a difference in their answers. It’s maturity I hear. That’s change worthy of investing in.” Jim Keene, Founder & CEO of KEENE Building ★ Specialties Include ★ ✔The ABCDs of Judgment - Judgment Quotient (JQ)® ✔ Choice-making vs Decision-making ✔ Operating in the AlphaZone ✔ Playful Mindfulness ✔Raising Self-Awareness Beyond EQ ✔2 Days at a Time ✔EAT Well!

Jackie Meyer, CPA, CTC is President and Founder of Meyer Tax Consulting LLC, in Southlake, Texas. Her team works with executives on strategic tax planning. With her team working completely virtual across the state of Texas, the firm stays on the cutting edge of technology working closely with industry leaders on innovative products and offerings. Jackie began her career in finance while obtaining a BS in Finance at UT Arlington. After realizing a zeal for taxes, she began working at Deloitte Tax while pursuing a MSA at Southern Methodist University. Her passion to combine technology with unparalleled client service came to light at age 27 as one of the youngest female CPA firm owners. At the same time, Jackie became a best practice consultant at conferences and accounting firms across the nation. Wanting to harvest drive and opportunity for others, she works with local nonprofits to mentor those less fortunate in their education, career, and business ventures. Jackie also has two young children and and loving husband, Mark, with whom she attends Gateway church and explores other cultures and the world with. Specialties include concierge CPA services for family offices, entity planning and selection, IRS representation, Multi-State investments, TX Margin Tax, and Oil & Gas accounting. She has a passion for taxes and educating the public on their rights. Going green with latest technologies and a paperless office, our clients range from Dallas locals to international remote businesses. Request a complimentary consultation on our website meyertax.com, e-mailing office@meyertax.com, or calling 888-272-1258. Strengthsfinder 2.0 - Futuristic, Achiever, Learner, Input, and Focus My personality types are DISC D (Captain), Myers-Briggs INTJ, and Enneagram 8. I tend to work methodically, but aggressively towards goals with a strong preference for efficiency. I'm most energized by competition & winning, professional growth, and leading the group. See my full personality profile here: https://www.crystalknows.com/p/jackiemeyercpa

Shawnna Weber is the host of Faces of Finance Podcast and the CEO of Edgewood Business Solutions, a business consulting, accounting, and bookkeeping firm that challenges the traditional transactional model of financial management. She founded this company in 2011  with the goal of developing a long-lasting consultative relationship with clients that allows them to decrease their expenses while driving profitability.  Shawnna and her team have managed over $60 million in assets across their client base and negotiated and implemented strategy, saving companies over $1 million over the past six years.

Are you looking for an accountant who genuinely cares about you and the success of your business? *HERE IS HOW I CAN HELP* I help entrepreneurs with growing businesses develop and maintain the right financial systems and strategies that release them from the burden of handling the numbers side of their business while showing them how to maximize profit and minimize taxes. At a high level, my services include: -Clean-Up - sometimes you don't always get off on the right foot when it comes to the financial side of your business. Here we help clean up any mess and set your systems up the right way going forward -Stabilize - once things are cleaned up and functioning properly, we will serve as an attachment to your team, virtually handling the numbers side of your business and providing meaningful financials that help you, not confuse you -Advise - once your business hits a certain size, you need more than just a team of accountants giving you the right numbers. You need an outsourced CFO to help you understand everything and give expert guidance. -Tax Planning - while having a big fat profit is nice, most business owners (myself included) hate to share a rather large portion of that with Uncle Sam. We help you proactively create strategies that minimize your tax burden while helping reach your financial goals *WHO I WORK WITH* -Service-based businesses -Specialty trade contractors Want to get a better idea of who an ideal fit for us would be? Check out the "Who is a Client?" page on our website: https://www.meauxcpas.com/who-is-a-client *SHOULD YOU SCHEDULE A CALL WITH ME?* -Do you want to stop wasting time and emotional bandwidth worrying about the financial side of your business, so you can get back to being the Owner, CEO, Bossman/Bosslady you always dreamed of being in your business? -Do you want someone in your corner who genuinely cares for you and your business and has got your back? Let's chat! Schedule a free discovery session with me at the link below to learn more: https://meauxcpas.as.me/schedule.php?appointmentType=category%3ADiscovery+Calls

I love working with great people to pull off improbable outcomes with limited resources. 

I help right-brained business owners get at-a-glance financial clarity without spreadsheets using the Profit First cash management system. If you don’t understand your finances, things can go very wrong. You might miss out on opportunities because you aren’t sure you can afford them, you might overpay or underpay your taxes, or you might just plain run out of money before you even notice a problem. With our proprietary system, we educate and empower you to understand your bookkeeping reports and your business cash flow to guarantee profitability. Go back to doing what you love in your business and kick back knowing you’ve handled the money stuff like the CEO that you are. Whether you need a bookkeeper, have a bookkeeper, or ARE the bookkeeper - I can help. WHAT MAKES ME UNIQUE: Unlike many business consultants, I am not a corporate-world escapee. I know how small business works because I am a small business. Together, we will organize your systems so they make sense to YOU, not just your accountant. You will feel empowered by your new understanding of the way it all works, whether you choose to do the work yourself or outsource. Once you have clean books, we then look at how to turn the numbers to actionable information. Even if you are terrified of numbers or have mountains of debt. I believe in a collaborative approach. I believe in empowerment, proactive communication, and mutual respect to achieve your goals. WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING: "I just did my Profit First allocations for the second month in a row! It is so cool to see the money building up in my tax, profit, operating expenses, and owner’s pay bank accounts. Doing the allocations month by month is much less intimidating to me now … I am really loving this!" – Linda Secondari, Creative Director & Principal of Studiolo Secondari “Ean doesn't mess around with bookkeeping. Like her company name, she's fulla MOXIE. Which is nice, considering that bookkeepers are a dry, papery bunch. Not Ean. She tells it like it is, with humor and creativity.” - Matt Levy, Partner at Levy's Unique New York! “Ean is well-versed in Quickbooks and bookkeeping practices. She is passionate about teaching entrepreneurs and small businesses. Her patience and willingness to share her time and experience have been priceless and I recommend her highly.” - Patricia Warner, Executive Coach at Columbia University READY TO GET STARTED? Go to www.moxiebookkeeping.com to schedule a session to talk about your needs and goals. LET'S CONNECT! 

CEO of award winning Xero bookkeeping and financial reporting firm Bean Ninjas. We take the stress out of managing business finances, so entrepreneurs have the freedom to live happy, healthy, productive lives. We love working with COACHES, BLOGGERS, ECOMMERCE AND SERVICE BUSINESSES.

"Hood uniquely combines three vital traits: He sees the future of the profession clearly; he discovers or creates supremely practical ways to move the profession toward that future; and he generates tremendous enthusiasm for the move in everyone he meets.” - Accounting Today Magazine Tom is one of the most influential leaders in the Accounting Profession. In 2018 he was named the Second Most Influential Person in Accounting for the sixth year by Accounting Today Magazine (His fourteenth year on the Top 100). He was one of the first five thought leaders inducted into the Accounting Hall of Fame (2015) by CPA Practice Advisor. Linked-in recruited Tom as one of their Top 100 Influencers and he was named to the Top 25 Influencers in Learning by HR Examiner. He is known for his prolific digital footprint and now has over 780,000 followers on Linked-in, Twitter and other social accounts. Tom is on a mission to help CPAs, Finance and Accounting Professionals thrive in these times of exponential change. He firmly believes that what got us here, won’t get us there as the Profession faces unprecedented changes and opportunities. Tom's recognition and awards reflect his leadership in helping CPAs be more #FutureReady through his work at the Maryland Association of CPAs and the Business Learning Institute (BLI), a center for the development of leadership, strategic thinking, and collaboration skills for CPAs. BLI has a catalog of over 600 programs and 30 ‘top gun’ instructors who provide state of the art learning and curriculum for the Top 500 CPA Firms, Fortune 500 corporations, non-profits, State CPA Societies and even internationally. He is a graduate of Loyola College (B.A. in Accounting) and has a Master’s in Finance (Real Estate) from Johns Hopkins University. He also obtained the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) certification and the Certified Global Management Accountant (CGMA) certification from the AICPA. 

If you have started your own business and now need advice or guidance on some of the trickier issues of how to grow, increase profits, improve cashflow or reclaim your life then please connect. Having spent most of my life running large businesses for other people I have also grown my own successful business(es) from the kitchen table to independent premises and a permanent team before selling up and starting Hudson Business Advice and Minerva Accountants which are both entirely cloud based. Speaker and writer on a variety of business growth topics beyond the confines of traditional accountants. ‘The Numbers Business: how to grow a successful cloud accountancy practice’ won the specialist category in the Business Book Awards 2019. Co-author of the annual Bloomsbury 'Tax Planning' manual. ‘Growing by Numbers: how to scale up your small business’ was published June 2020 Online courses are available for The Numbers Business, Finance for Business Owners, Growing by Numbers, and the ScaleUp Blueprint. Passionate believer that numbers are the scorecard for your growing business and you should have them at your finger tips. Also that the focus should be on improving your key numbers.