THE STORY OF Our Financial Services
Budding Business Bookkeeping
After years spent in sales roles, eventually climbing my way into management positions for Small Business and Big Box Retail, becoming a bookkeeper had never made an appearance on the list of things I thought I would ever become. So, how did I get here?
Working at a nationally recognized storefront in a management position, I received news that a reorganization was underway, and my position was to be discontinued corporate-wide. It was time to decide if I wanted to apply for a new role within the company or cut my losses and move along. Needless to say, I took the severance package and some time to myself to think of what to do next.
While regrouping, I started working part time with a small local business that gave me one-off side gigs – one of which was marketing and advertising for a leg of their business that had been underutilized. They wanted to drum up some business for their onsite pressure washing segment, and I managed to deliver a fully-packed summer schedule inside of a month. All on a campaign with a cost of just under $120.
The owner was thrilled with the results and wanted to find a mutually beneficial way to keep me involved with his company. He approached me with an offer to send me to school for accounting and in return, I would work in his business taking care of the books. It was a risk on his end and a significant pay cut on mine, but it worked out to be an excellent investment on both our parts. His profit margin increased, and his business’s annual revenue doubled within two years. Meanwhile, I was earning a salary that eclipsed what I was making in my previous management roles and discovered a passion I would never have found had it not been for him.
Over the course of those two years, we worked together to pare back the services that were costing his business more than he was earning from them. We drastically improved employee retention by introducing programs that boosted employee morale and accountability, which only reinforced the company’s bottom line. We instituted safety practices that directly contributed to reducing his workers’ compensation mod rating, saving him a significant amount of money on his premiums. We optimized vendor relationships to get the best pricing possible for his materials – the list goes on.
How did we do that?
Concrete financial data.
Accounting is the language of business. So, when you hire Budding Business Bookkeeping, you can rely on your books to give you the real story of your business. Having accurate numbers to guide your decision-making removes the fear factor when making those necessary leaps to grow your business.
Coming from a family riddled with small business owners, I’ve always held a deep reverence for entrepreneurs since childhood, even going as far as snagging the Secretary spot in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter in 7th grade. With my pigtails & overalls days long behind me, I’m so excited to breathe life into my own enterprise, making your business’s growth my business!
Budding Business Bookkeeping specializes in helping those at the “budding” stage of their business where they’ll benefit the most from proper tending. Maybe you’ve just hit the $100k annual revenue mark and are now stretched too thin to keep up with all of the necessary tasks of a small business owner. Maybe you’ve hired your first employee and are now navigating more complexity in your bookkeeping. Whatever your needs, Budding Business Bookkeeping is your local backyard bookkeeping solution, and much like gardening, I’m not afraid to get dirt under my nails in the pursuit of nurturing your business’s growth!
I’m constantly pursuing new ways to improve upon my trade, as I genuinely am passionate about bookkeeping. I have a formal ACPSB-accredited accounting education, many years of full-charge Quickbooks Desktop bookkeeping experience for a small locally-owned service business, and a Quickbooks Online ProAdvisor designation.
Now, it’s your turn: say hello and tell me a little about yourself. I love interacting with fellow business owners and look forward to meeting you!
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