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 +{{ForumReplyPost|UserID=Sfrey006|Date=24 April 2006|Text=Great idea for a new discussion room.....
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 +I opened my firm in Sept '05. The first tax season resulted in 60 returns (4 business returns) and I have 3 small businesses that I do everything for....ie, cash management, monthly reporting, payroll , taxes, and analysis. I pitch it as " I'm an hourly CFO". I am relatively young, accounting competent, and extremely ambitious. I have set this firm up "on the side" (turnaround consultant by day)and hope to build my income to be able to support me for 6 months before I go "full time".
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 +There are 3 things I have done which have resulted in, what I think, is a large number of tax clients in the first year.....
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 +1) I hired a highly qualified tax prepare to complete ALL tax returns being completed this year. All I did was sell, sell, sell... It results in less money now but, I anticipate tripling in clients every year for at least 3 years.
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 +2) Myself and a few other "professional services" business owners formed a group which refers all of our existing and new clients to each other. For example...there's a realtor in the group. Once a first time homebuyer purchases a house...they need to take advantage of deductions.....he refers me automatically.......on the flip side, everyone I know that needs a house gets him referred.
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 +3) CONFIDENCE!!!!!!! No one wants to be the lab rat... I tell EVERYONE, business is GREAT, its growing SO FAST..so on, so forth....
 +if I can make them think "I'm the man" then they will tell others that....CONFIDENCE!!!
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 +Any helpful advice will be welcomed...especially from people who are "transitioning" like myself.}}

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Discussion Forum Index --> Business Growth User Group --> Welcome to the Business Growth Community

Tdoyle (talk|edits) said:

24 April 2006
Welcome to the new Business Growth User Group!

Www.cpa1.biz (talk|edits) said:

24 April 2006
I am on it..thanksss...

www.cpa1.biz

Tdoyle (talk|edits) said:

24 April 2006
cpa1: Can I make a couple of edits to your user page to make you an 'official' member of this group?

Thanks!

- Tim Doyle, TaxAlmanac Moderator 09:46, 24 April 2006 (CDT)

Sfrey006 (talk|edits) said:

24 April 2006
Great idea for a new discussion room.....

I opened my firm in Sept '05. The first tax season resulted in 60 returns (4 business returns) and I have 3 small businesses that I do everything for....ie, cash management, monthly reporting, payroll , taxes, and analysis. I pitch it as " I'm an hourly CFO". I am relatively young, accounting competent, and extremely ambitious. I have set this firm up "on the side" (turnaround consultant by day)and hope to build my income to be able to support me for 6 months before I go "full time".

There are 3 things I have done which have resulted in, what I think, is a large number of tax clients in the first year.....

1) I hired a highly qualified tax prepare to complete ALL tax returns being completed this year. All I did was sell, sell, sell... It results in less money now but, I anticipate tripling in clients every year for at least 3 years.

2) Myself and a few other "professional services" business owners formed a group which refers all of our existing and new clients to each other. For example...there's a realtor in the group. Once a first time homebuyer purchases a house...they need to take advantage of deductions.....he refers me automatically.......on the flip side, everyone I know that needs a house gets him referred.


3) CONFIDENCE!!!!!!! No one wants to be the lab rat... I tell EVERYONE, business is GREAT, its growing SO FAST..so on, so forth.... if I can make them think "I'm the man" then they will tell others that....CONFIDENCE!!!

Any helpful advice will be welcomed...especially from people who are "transitioning" like myself.

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