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busy season management

why now is the perfect time to plan for a most excellent busy season

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by sandi smith leyva, cpa
author of free download:
“10 keys to doubling your revenue”

it’s easy to get sidetracked by politics this year and simply wait to see what’s going to happen in the tax arena.  i hope you don’t fall into that trap, though, because there has never been more opportunity in accounting and tax than right now, and now is the time to start preparing so you can make the most of next year’s busy season. read more →

outlook & analysis

six great online places to find talent

by sandi smith leyva, cpa
accountant’s accelerator

when you need to expand your team, the good news is there are many options available today:

  • full time vs. part-time
  • your location or theirs
  • contract or employee
  • permanent or temporary
  • project-specific or recurring
  • and many more options

thousands of people are looking for work, and thousands more are looking for small tasks that they can do on the side.  to find the perfect person for you, here’s a list of sites that help match you to the perfect person for your task, project or job. read more →

outlook & analysis

even accountants get the blues

that’s when you need an “appreciation room.”

by sandi smith leyva, cpa
accountant’s accelerator

most of the time, being an entrepreneur is a delight, an honor and a great way of life.  every once awhile, there can be those days where you just need a little moral support for one reason or another.

that’s when it’s useful to create an appreciation room (or even a corner or shelf).    right now i have an appreciation cabinet in my home office and an appreciation shelf in my business office.

an appreciation collection can consist of seven items: read more →

management

crowdsourcing for accounting practices

going beyond outsourcing and virtual workers.

by sandi smith, cpa
accountant’s accelerator

the days are long gone when the only way to build your business was by hiring full-time employees. now there are so many more choices. many employees are interested in part-time work. some prefer to work virtually, which frees a company up from being limited to local talent. and then there’s crowdsourcing, a whole new way to tap into talented labor on a project-by-project basis.

crowdsourcing is a special way to outsource a task. with outsourcing, you know exactly who will be doing the task. with crowdsourcing, you don’t; people just show up and contribute. wikipedia calls it “distributed problem-solving.” read more →