‘Where the heck is all my cash?’ Every growing service biz owner. Gotta keep a close eye on margin, AR, and any hires that aren’t revenue producing. Growth eats cash.

I feel like our onboarding is fast considering how much we do within the first 3 months. But some bookkeeping clients still feel anxious or confused. Trying to map it out, speed it up, and ID critical parts where clients feel value.

My favorite add back I’ve seen on a business for sale: “CU football tickets. Had to do it for Deion. Go Buffs!”

I wasn't expecting it, but we had our best month in revenue and our best month in new accounting clients MRR in August. Now I gotta do it again to prove it's not a fluke.

Things that actually move the needle in operations: 1. Hiring competent people 2. Leaders who care and hold people accountable 3. Clear expectations 4. Production pay … 37. Notion Yes I’m a Notion fan too but it’s not a silver bullet that means you don’t have to train

Great breakdown on quarterly tax estimates. Q3 is due Sept 16.

New Inspired Or Acquired podcast episode with Baird Kleinsmith is live. Pretty amazing to hear how quickly he's built a self storage portfolio worth +$28M. We also discuss if he'd sell, growing HireLATAM and what's next for his entrepreneurial journey. Clint Fiore 🦬 DM for Biz Deals Full episode

Since moving to a pod org structure in January I feel like I have a buffer from most frontline fires. It definitely helps me stay energized and have less stress

How of your net income (aka after taxes) goes to your mortgage? Seeing our mortgage would 2-3x if we move and I want to puke.

I’m sad to report on my favorite small businesses closed. State seized their assets for unpaid taxes. I can’t help but think good bookkeeping and taxes would have kept Trouts going.

Double down on what’s working. Don’t chase shiny objects. Double down on what’s working. Don’t chase shiny objects. Double down on what’s working. Don’t chase shiny objects. - me talking to myself

Boston searchers….come to this great event Oct 18. Andrew has been cooking on this and the NYC one a few months ago was great.

Our new podcast episode is live with Jordan Evans, who’s a humble, quiet guy that’s crushing it. He bought his family language services business doing $700k and has quickly grown to $12M, with sites set on $50M before an exit.