by Maia | 3 Jan, 2020 | Business Planning, Strategy, Systems
“New Year’s Resolutions are so 2019, set GOALS instead”: I read this recently, and initially it didn’t make sense to me. Aren’t resolutions and goals the same thing? My goal is to exercise more in 2020, isn’t it? No, that’s a resolution… And...
by Amy Hooke | 9 Nov, 2018 | Marketing, Pricing, Strategy
Business Planning How much time and money have you wasted doing things in the wrong order? How much brain power and frustration have you invested in pricing, hiring, or marketing? Business planning is something you can be good at, once you understand where everything...
by Amy Hooke | 8 Oct, 2018 | Business Planning, Strategy
Want to know how often to review your business plan? The short answer: you should refer to and look at your business plan every single day, and review and update the details in it at least quarterly. Yep, I look at my plan daily, and sometimes more often than that. I...
by Amy Hooke | 3 Aug, 2018 | Business Planning, Strategy
Bookkeeping Business Strategy unfolded: Remember my client, Melanie? [from previous blog: Why learning to be confident is a waste of time, and what to focus on instead] I asked her, the question: “How did you become a bookkeeper?” Her response was, “I just fell into...
by Amy Hooke | 23 Jul, 2018 | Business Planning, Mentoring, Strategy
Could I need business help? Business help: As bookkeepers, we all know about rescue jobs! Why? Because approximately 90% of our new clients come to us in a total mess. And as bookkeepers, we can spend the lion's share of our time fixing up accounts. Rescue jobs can be...
