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Jump-Start Your Accounting Business FLEXCAST

Available Until

Your Desk

2.0 Credits

Member Price $98.00

Non-Member Price $113.00

Overview

Starting a CPA practice can be a difficult at first. If you’re in your first three years of business or your practice is half full or less, then you need to get cash and clients in the door fast. This high-energy crash course will help you jump-start your accounting business fast and develop basic marketing skills you can use for decades. Topics covered include where to find new clients and how to market yourself for fast client acquisition.

Highlights

The key is to focus. Getting clients. Places to look for clients. Two major projects. Marketing materials. Build your online presence.

Prerequisites

None.

Designed For

CPAs, CFOs, controllers, leaders and managers.

Objectives

Identify at least 20 places to find new clients. Define the one secret that will help you fast-track client acquisition. List at least three marketing materials you will need. Identify actionable items you can execute to find new clients fast.

Preparation

None.

Notice

This is a FlexCast (no exam required) and may be viewed only Monday - Saturday, 5am - 5pm PT. You may take up to one year from the date of purchase to complete the course. Pause your FlexCast and resume at a convenient day during the hours above. Partial credit for 2+ credit courses: If you are unable to complete the course in one sitting, partial credit can be awarded (minimum of one credit). To earn the remaining credits, you must return later and start the course from the beginning. Use chat to ask questions of a subject matter expert during the program.

Leader(s):

Leader Bios

Sandra Leyva, Western CPE

Sandi Smith Leyva is a CPA and holds an MBA in IT from the University of Dallas. She also holds a MS in Applied Cognition and Neuroscience. Sandi is the founder of Accountant’s Accelerator, which has helped thousands of accountants earn more, work less, and serve their clients better through her innovative coaching and training services. Sandi is the author of 30 books and over 1,500 articles and has presented hundreds of educational programs. Over the years, Sandi had received numerous awards. In 2013 she received the 2013 Small Business Influencer Community Choice Award, was named one of Accounting Today’s “Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting,” and was awarded the Stevie Women in Business Maverick of the Year Award. In 2014 Sandi received the Apex Award of Excellence and in 2015 was recognized as one of CPA Practice Advisor’s Most Powerful Women. In 2016 Sandi was named a CPA Practice Advisor Top 25 Thought Leader. Sandi is one of a handful of women in the world who has co-piloted a six-seat, single-engine airplane over the oceans and around the world. Her book, Following Amelia: A Modern Day ’Round-the-World Flight, describes her death-defying adventure along with the two award-winning humanitarian trips she managed to fit in along the way. In her spare time, she loves hiking, traveling to remote places, and empowering women from poverty to prosperity through her nonprofit.

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Non-Member Price $113.00

Member Price $98.00