By Sandi Smith Leyva
Accountant’s Accelerator
Imagine that a new client comes to you with “the dreaded shoebox” of bank reconciliations, receipts and bills. The client is a year or so behind, and you are hired to get him caught up. Do you take that client, knowing you’ll be swamped doing data entry for weeks at a low hourly rate?
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