I started off working from home and like others have said, you must have a dedicated office space that looks business like. None of my clients have issues coming to see me at home, although I tends to do most of the visiting. Having said that, since I moved to an office 5 years ago, clients have more than tripled and now have 5 employees. Clients seems a lot happier and confident as some have made such comment. Referrals is continually on the rise.
How many of us call up a mechanic and say " my car wont start, how much will you charge me to get it going"?
This is usually my response to potential client that want a quick quote over the phone without willing to discuss more about their business and the quality of their book keeping.
All related parties are aware of their financial status, records, profitability e.t.c. They have all been friends for a long time. During our meeting, I was asked if the merger will be possible as it is something they have talked about and just wanted a professional view on it.
but please make sure it's your own material. We write our own newsletter every quarter and we get a lot of positive feedback from it because the clients can tell we wrote it ourself.
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How did you client came across the Nigerian partner?
Is your client been used a a middle man for easy transactions?
As your client business banker been in contact?
If you client was asked to hand over money then advise otherwise.
Nothing to worry about at the moment ................. IMO
where are you based?
You might be better off approaching local accountants to work for them for free in return for you gaining experience.
We recently had a similar arrangement with someone in a similar situation, and after two weeks she was offered a freelance work and everyone is happy.
Yes
You can PM me if you want a sample of the one we use.
Both have its advantages
I started off working from home and like others have said, you must have a dedicated office space that looks business like. None of my clients have issues coming to see me at home, although I tends to do most of the visiting. Having said that, since I moved to an office 5 years ago, clients have more than tripled and now have 5 employees. Clients seems a lot happier and confident as some have made such comment. Referrals is continually on the rise.
My Car wont start
How many of us call up a mechanic and say " my car wont start, how much will you charge me to get it going"?
This is usually my response to potential client that want a quick quote over the phone without willing to discuss more about their business and the quality of their book keeping.
Thanks you all for the input so far.
All related parties are aware of their financial status, records, profitability e.t.c. They have all been friends for a long time. During our meeting, I was asked if the merger will be possible as it is something they have talked about and just wanted a professional view on it.
It works
but please make sure it's your own material. We write our own newsletter every quarter and we get a lot of positive feedback from it because the clients can tell we wrote it ourself.
Done
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I will definitely take the same view, also i will mention this to the client my reason.
If both husband and wife's profit is likely to remain below PA, perhaps they can have their bank interest paid gross going forward.
Really?
Considering the what a second hand value of a laptop will be is it worth capitalising?