The great thing about starting your own accounting practice is you can keep your day job while building a clientele that will support a full-time venture, lessening your risk. A bookkeeping business requires little startup costs and you can easily work from your home. You can grow your business until it can sustain you full-time, enabling you to quit that day job to focus all your efforts on your new and profitable venture. Consider the following 5 tips in making that part-time transition to full-time self-employment:
1. Research the market.
Take the time to study your competition. Are you filling a void or will you be entering a competitive market? What types of services do other local accountants offer and how could you tip the scales in your favor? How much do they charge for their services and what means do they use to market them? Whatever the situation may be you should be well informed and prepared to deal with it.
2. Create a business plan.
We won't tell you that writing a business plan is quick and easy. It requires study and thought; but all that will pay off in the end when you find that you have a solid business plan to lead you through the difficulties and unexpected surprises of starting a new business.
3. Set a date
Consider how long it might take you to grow your business to the point where you would feel comfortable quitting your job. 3 months? 6 months? One year? And don't work blindly towards that deadline. Determine "readiness indicators," or symptoms that your business is healthy enough to go full-time. Will you need at least 10 clients? 15? 20?
4. Get the word out.
Face it. In order to grow your business to full-time status, you need to get clients. And in order to get clients you need to let people know you are open for business. Once you have set a date, you need to let your current clients know that you are moving from part-time to full-time status, and ask them to tell their friends and family about your services. Pass out your business card, tell your own friends and family about your plans; take advantage of every opportunity to let people know about your business.
5. Get some training.
In most professions, employers invest in their employees by sending them to conferences, paying for continuing education, or encouraging special training. Invest in yourself by finding those resources that will help you advance in your field. If you're starting an accounting practice, you'll want certification to illustrate your expertise and put clients at ease.
The Professional Bookkeeper™ Program
Universal Accounting Center offers the best accounting and bookkeeping training available. As you start your business you want to edge out your competition by offering valuable services to potential clients. Most of your competitors don't offer specialized small business accounting services. But you can. And when you effectively market those services you have an advantage that will only gain momentum as your business grows.
Enroll in the Professional Bookkeeper™ Program and you will master the following:
PB - Professional Bookkeeper Program (Course Modules 1-4)
The Professional Bookkeeper (PB) Program is the premier training course in small-business accounting. For more than 25 years, Universal Accounting Center has specialized in small-business accounting, honing our training materials to become the most complete and competitive More...
Master the tools, procedures, and underlying principles that make up the bookkeeping processes of all businesses. Understand the core building blocks of Accounting and Bookkeeping. -- 4 DVDs & Manual. See Sample
Apply your understanding of the core accounting principles to specific industries. You will learn to set up books from scratch, do payroll like a seasoned pro, and much more. -- 4 DVDs & Manual.See Sample
Learn the steps to finding paying clients. Start and Grow an accounting practice following a proven program tested and perfected since 1979. -- 4 DVDs & Manuals.See Sample
$495
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Two Additional Months Follow-up Support (Free Promotional Offer)
1 month support is included for each module plus 2 months extra for a total of 6 months follow-up support
$198
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Customized Web Site (Free Promotional Offer)
With your purchase we will create a custom Web site for your business and host it for you for free for 6 months. Your Web site will become a valuable part of your marketing; in many cases you may only need to refer prospective clients to your site and it will sell your services for you. See CustomUniversal Accounting Website
$490
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Two Additional Practice Sets (Free Promotional Offer)
Practice makes perfect. The modules already contain practice sets for nine different businesses. With your purchase you'll receive two more practice sets, giving you eleven in all. This will give you even more confidence and experience in various industries and the opportunity to work with additional types of clients.
If, after completing the course, you feel the course didn't live up to your expectation, simply return the materials to Universal, for a 100% refund of any monies paid.
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The great thing about starting your own accounting practice is you can keep your day job while building a clientele that will support a full-time venture, lessening your risk. A bookkeeping business requires little startup costs and you can easily work from your home. You can grow your business until it can sustain you full-time, enabling you to quit that day job to focus all your efforts on your new and profitable venture. Consider the following 5 tips in making that part-time transition to full-time self-employment:
Universal Accounting Center offers the best accounting and bookkeeping training available. As you start your business you want to edge out your competition by offering valuable services to potential clients. Most of your competitors don't offer specialized small business accounting services. But you can. And when you effectively market those services you have an advantage that will only gain momentum as your business grows.
PB - Professional Bookkeeper Program (Course Modules 1-4) 
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