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Startup businesses often make the same mistakes that lead to the decline of their business. As an entrepreneur or business owner, you put too much time, money, and effort into your business for it to fail. Learn from the mistakes of other businesses and work to adapt accordingly.

One big mistakes startups make is not working with a CPA to plan, predict, and broadcast. CPA’s will point out important items to keep an eye on, and help you create a complete plan. This includes tax planning. Don’t forget about taxes or this will cost you down the road.

Work can be overwhelming and stressful most days, it seems. Things seem to keep piling up and sometimes it seems as though you’ll never catch up. The mountain of work becomes overbearing and you begin to feel so small. Let’s say goodbye to those and focus on sunnier skies in the future with these simple ways to get your workload under control!

Make a checklist

Social media is a large part of a company’s identity. It helps set the scene for your business before your clients even step foot within the four walls of your practice. Think of social media as a limitless marketing platform. If you don’t have an online presence, who are you?

Your clients and prospective clients will research your business and they will judge you based on your online presence and what it says about your company. This is where everything can be found - your response times, ratings, testimonials, services, your general attitude, and how you carry yourself as a company. All of this is found among your website and social media platforms. One post can set the tone for your business.  

Accountants wouldn’t benefit from QuickBooks, right? Wrong! QuickBooks is a fantastic tool for them; they have a software specifically tailored for accountants to help them do their job better, faster, and more efficiently. It’s a triple threat for accountants!

Not only will QB Online Accountant display all of your clients that are QB users, but also the clients that are not. This allows accountants to see a big picture list of their clients before diving into each more in-depth. All the client information and notes can be recorded here and easy to reach for reference. Bonus: it’s a breeze adding clients - even non-QuickBooks clients!