Want to Know How to Turn Mistakes Into Money?
Nobody wants to have to tell a client that they screwed up. This in essence is the key – do not say sorry without having a fix. The fix is part of the apology, and the two must always go hand-in-hand if you want to turn a mistake into a money-making opportunity (or at the very least keep your client from taking their business elsewhere).
Outsourcing Accounting Services – 8 Must-Ask Questions
So you’ve heard of the many financial blessings to be counted in outsourcing accounting. However, it’s not quite as simple as flipping a switch. As an accountant your raison d’etre is making sure your clients get the most out of every dollar. Don’t you deserve the same level of courtesy for yourself? Here are 8 questions BOSS encourages you to ask before you commit to our outsourcing services.
The Ethics of Outsourcing Australian Compliance Work
If jobs are outsourced what future is there for the next generation? Outsourcing value-add services, especially those requiring emotional intelligence and a lot of face-to-face consultation, probably won’t be outsourced in any volume (if at all?) for another generation. The culture difference is just too much. So there are plenty of opportunities for those willing to expand beyond compliance.
Want To Offer Your Clients More Services? Here’s How BOSS Can Help
You are the go-to firm in your area for whatever niche accounting services you specialise in. You’re certainly willing, but you’re not quite sure that you’re ready and able. Back Office Shared Services can help you feel secure when you go to expand your menu of services.
Enjoying the SMSF Game – SMSF Outsource Solutions
The race is on. SMSF offerings are getting jumped on by Australians, meaning there’s an exploding market of SMSF compliance work for you to grab hold of. It’s a golden opportunity for you to expand an accounting of financial planning firm’s menu of services. But if money is tight it might seem like the price of expansion at this time is just too dear. Happily SMSF outsource solutions can take a lot of the sting out of helping your firm grow.
Outsourcing SMSFs & How to Sell SMSFs to Your Clients
SMSF accounts continue to gain steam as a way for Australians to manage their own retirement-oriented funds. The Australian Tax Office’s year-end stats show that the Funds are also pushing age boundaries, appealing more and more to the younger set in their mid-30s. That means there is a lot of work to be picked up by your firm – but can you handle the sudden growth? If you’re not sure take a look at SMSF outsource solutions to see how they can work for you.
Don’t Make These 4 Mistakes When Outsourcing Your Accounting Work
You want your current in-house team on board. In fact, you need them to be firing on all cylinders because making the leap to outsourcing is going to require that you and your team rethink your current work processes. That is not something you want to attempt to do all on your own (unless of course you’re a one-accountant show). Here are 4 big mistakes you should make an effort to avoid when you’re gearing up to evolve to an outsourcing accounting firm:
Sell Value, Not Services – BOSS Tips on How to Keep Your Prices Up
Making sure you have highly noticeable Unique Selling Points (USPs) is a effective marketing tool. But we here at BOSS (Back Office Shared Services) would like to remind you that, aside from attracting customers away from your competition, USPs serve another important function – if you don’t offer your clients unique values then the only thing different about your firm from anyone else’s is your price.
8 Common Leadership Missteps to Avoid to Help Improve Your Accounting Practice
It’s absolutely true that missteps, mistakes, blunders, and outright errors can lead to wonderful insights. But there is no law that says that you have to be the one making these mistakes – you’re free to learn from the mistakes of others. We here at Back Office Shared Services have worked with a lot of firm owners, CEOs, and management execs, and we’ve managed to compile a list of some of the more common errors we see all the time.