If You Don’t Develop Your Business, Who Will?
5 mistakes to avoid when seeking new clients.
By Sandi Smith Leyva
The Accountant’s Accelerator
If you’re a sole practitioner or small-firm operator, you’re probably very good at what you do – or you wouldn’t be in business today. But when it comes to marketing and selling yourself, well, many of us didn’t voluntarily sign up for that part.
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As a matter of fact, some of us are resisting – kicking and screaming – marketing ourselves. So no wonder, for some of us, business is slow or not growing at the rate we’d like.