| Every time you turn around the news is talking about | | | | calls can you do in a day 3-4 that's between 150 and |
| the deteriorating state of the economy. "7% of | | | | 200 extra sales calls per year how much would that |
| Minnesotans' are unemployed in the month of January". | | | | effect your bottom line? |
| "The Deficit is going to increase by 1.4 trillion in 2010". | | | | The going rate for a bookkeeper in Minnesota is |
| Times are tough and the outlook for the future is not | | | | around $34000 per year, $16.50 an hour. If you add to |
| good. What does that mean for a business owner? | | | | that another 25% in overhead (taxes, insurance, |
| Sales cycles are long and spending is limited. | | | | vacation) on average in Minnesota a bookkeeper will |
| Consumers and businesses that are spending money | | | | run you almost $45000 a year. This is the decision |
| have the advantage. They know it pushes down | | | | most small businesses are faced with. Can this extra |
| prices and shortens the lead time. Business owners | | | | cost be covered?. Most would say no. But, consider |
| have to be on your game, controlling cost, focusing on | | | | that a bookkeeping service only works when the need |
| your core customers and scratching for all the | | | | is there. Even at $25 per hour if they work 4 hours a |
| business you can. | | | | day that $26000 per and no overhead, your saving |
| Now is the time to think about a bookkeeper. I know | | | | almost $20,000 per year! A bookkeeping service is on |
| what you're thinking how does hiring someone help me | | | | demand, a bookkeeper is all or nothing and the |
| cut costs? The answer is, hiring a bookkeeper won't | | | | difference in term of your dollars can be significant. |
| cut costs, but there are alternatives to hiring an | | | | Today's economy is forcing business to beat the |
| employee. Bookkeeping services are an up and | | | | bushes for every scrap of business they can. |
| coming trend for many small and mid sized businesses | | | | Business owners have to focus more and more |
| owners. The trend is gaining stream for two reasons, | | | | heavily on sales efforts, customer contact, and |
| time and money. | | | | networking. This leaves the day to day and financial |
| I read an article the other day that said 61% of small | | | | management tasks necessary in keeping a business |
| business owners work 6 days a week and 20% work | | | | running smoothly and efficiently unattended. The |
| 7 days a week. How much of that time is spent doing | | | | growing trend of bookkeeping services is a viable and |
| paperwork? 1 in 6 days? If you spent that day, just | | | | cost effective alternative to a traditional in house |
| that 1 extra day a week focused on generating more | | | | bookkeeper. |
| sales that's 52 extra days a year. How many sales | | | | |