Having your own bookkeeping business sounds wonderful doesn't it. Being your own boss, working to suit your hours on the days you want. No more staff meetings and deadlines from nagging bosses.
Hmmm, sounds great, but the reality is you suddenly have a lot more "bosses." Each client will want to feel like they are your only priority and instead of one deadline, you have deadlines for every client. The clients look to you to answer their issues and questions and you will be responsible for a lot more than just work load.
Running your business you suddenly have your own bookkeeping and administration duties to attend to and clients to juggle. But if you plan and get the right information and advice, have a drive to succeed and the personality to keep going when you feel like it is all too much, then you can create a wonderful business to suit your circumstances and have a rewarding career at the same time.
It is important to have the right personality to run your own bookkeeping business. Attention to detail, good customer service, reliability, professionalism, knowledge and honesty. These are all key to running your own successful bookkeeping business.
Hmmm, sounds great, but the reality is you suddenly have a lot more "bosses." Each client will want to feel like they are your only priority and instead of one deadline, you have deadlines for every client. The clients look to you to answer their issues and questions and you will be responsible for a lot more than just work load.
Running your business you suddenly have your own bookkeeping and administration duties to attend to and clients to juggle. But if you plan and get the right information and advice, have a drive to succeed and the personality to keep going when you feel like it is all too much, then you can create a wonderful business to suit your circumstances and have a rewarding career at the same time.
It is important to have the right personality to run your own bookkeeping business. Attention to detail, good customer service, reliability, professionalism, knowledge and honesty. These are all key to running your own successful bookkeeping business.
