How would you like to be floating on calmer waters with your business?
Would you feel more relaxed knowing that your business was profitable and running smoothly, instead of feeling the daily stress of putting out fires?
I often think running a business is like steering a gigantic cruise liner.
You’re responsible for keeping clients happy onboard while avoiding obstacles and getting out of a storm successfully when one hits.
Just like a captain on a big ship, we need our crew to help steer our business in the right direction.
Your first and second officers might be your business partner or your manager (the people you rely on in your business), but then you need some lookouts too, right?
(the guys with the binoculars up high looking for hazards ahead).
A good bookkeeper can be the perfect lookout – highlighting issues ahead when they see one and helping the captain avoid impact.
Yes, a bookkeeper does all the things you’d expect – reconciling, tax, payroll, etc, but many bookkeepers are business experts too.
They’ve seen many different situations having worked with various businesses, and quite often become trusted advisors to business owners, aka captain of the ship, helping them make the right business decisions and stay on course for success.
Here’s how else a bookkeeper can help you steer your ship to its destination and avoid collisions…
⛵Advice on processes to save time, and money and become more efficient
⛵Advice on and implement technology in your business to get more accurate costings and use automation
⛵Advice on how to focus on the business tasks that will make you money instead of losing it
A good bookkeeper is essential to all businesses, as is a first officer on a ship.
Having an outside person looking into your business with fresh eyes and experience can provide some much-needed insight and clarity.
As business owners sometimes we can’t see the wood through the trees, we’re so busy stuck in the day-to-day tasks. Imagine getting someone else’s perspective to help you step away and look at the bigger picture?
If you could do with a second opinion on your business, contact me and we can organise a chat.
Katia Chehade