Building a Profitable Online Accounting Practice

ISBN-13: 9780471403081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 360 str.

Jack Fox; Charles Fox

Opis

The first complete guide to taking advantage of the huge and growing market for Internet accounting services for small businesses
The Internet provides accountants with exciting new opportunities for expanding their practices by affording them unprecedented access to the huge small business market. The first comprehensive book on the subject, this book describes proven strategies for creating a thriving virtual accounting practice. Expert Jack Fox presents in-depth coverage of the various accounting and consulting services that accountants can offer to small business owners via the Internet. He describes successful techniques for identifying potential clients and packaging and marketing services, and arms readers with a complement of valuable tools for helping them get started in virtual accounting, including detailed business plans, numerous tables, forms, checklists, and connections with leading virtual accounting service providers.

Spis treści

Preface.

Online Virtual E@CCOUNTING (TM).

The Small to Medium–Sized Accounting Services Market Opportunity.

Business Plan Development and Implementation.

The Online Virtual Accounting Practice.

Getting Connected and Other Logistics of Providing Online Services.

Internet Networking Operating Systems.

Accounting Software Online and Off.

Application Software Providers.

Information Technology: The Currency of Online Practice Development.

Databases, Data Warehouses, and Data Marts.

Data Mining, Document Management, and Storage.

Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management.

Assessing the Possibilities and Planning for a Successful Online Accounting Practice.

Identifying Goals: Laying the Practice Foundation.

Practice Strategies and Structure.

Marketing Foundations: Developing an Accounting Firm Brand.

Internet, Database, and Target Niches: Marketing Guide.

Partnering: Profiles in Profitability: Accounting Partnership Resources Compendium.

Team Building and Retreats.

Appendix: The Accounting Guild and E@CCOUNTING (TM): Seminars, Consortium, Training, and Consulting.

Glossary.

Index.

About the Author.

O autorze

JACK FOX, MBA, is the founder and Executive Director of The Accounting Guild, www.accountingguild.com. He is the author of six other accounting and business books.

Blurb

"Jack Fox literally wrote the book on building your own accounting practice. No one is better qualified to guide accountants into developing an accounting practice in the digital age. Building a Profitable Online Accounting Practice is a road map for trailblazing accountants."–Rick Telberg, Senior Editorial Director, Pro2Net.com

The Internet provides accountants with exciting new opportunities for expanding their practices by affording unprecedented access to the huge small–business market. Now, the first comprehensive book on the subject describes highly effective, proven strategies for creating a thriving virtual accounting practice. Written by accounting practice development expert Jack Fox, Building a Profitable Online Accounting Practice presents:
∗ Successful techniques for identifying potential clients and packaging and marketing services
∗ In–depth coverage of the services accountants can offer to small–business owners via the Internet
∗ Complete marketing profiles of the leading virtual accounting service providers
∗ Detailed business plans

. . . and much more, including tables, forms, checklists, and illustrations to help you enter today′s lucrative online accounting arena.