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.
If you are an independent bookkeeper or a bookkeeping business owner, you may feel like you are behind. You see other bookkeepers online talking about six-figure firms, large teams, and perfectly packaged services — and you start questioning whether you are doing enough or growing fast enough.