Stop comparing yourself to larger firms. They are in a different place than you are right now! You don't have to build a 12-person team to be successful. You don't have to scale to seven figures to feel like you're doing it right.
What I have seen through my years as a Bookkeeping Mentor: someone decides to start a bookkeeping business and immediately panics about what to offer. Payroll? Job costing? CFO services? Inventory management?
One of the most common questions aspiring and new bookkeepers ask is: “When should I leave my W-2 job?” And the honest answer is this: There is no single right timeline.
If you’re a newer bookkeeper (or an independent bookkeeper building a firm), you’ve probably noticed this: knowing debits and credits is necessary, but it’s not the whole game.