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On-Line Mastermind Power

By Erik Solbakken CPA | March 24, 2020

I like to call it my secret weapon. It’s just unfortunate that I discovered it AFTER I sold my accounting practice. I can’t imagine what I could have built had I used it back then. But you can use it right NOW …and it’s easy to do …especially on-line Watch this weeks’ video to see…

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Here Come The Dominoes

By Erik Solbakken CPA | March 19, 2020

Saying that things are crazy right now is a massive understatement. People are stressed and freaking out! With this comes serious domino effects that will negatively impact your accounting practice. HOWEVER …as with everything in life you also have great opportunities in front of you as well. In this weeks’ video I highlight TWO opportunities…

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Uber Disruption

By Erik Solbakken CPA | March 12, 2020

What can accountants learn from the disruption Uber caused the taxi industry? More than you think. I’ve been talking about this for years and now we’re starting to see the same issues impact the accounting profession.

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Stop Chasing The Money

By Erik Solbakken CPA | March 4, 2020

How do you deal with clients who always pay late? Or worse …refuse to pay at all! There is a solution to this problem. It starts with making a decision to stop chasing the money.

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Are We Having Fun Yet?

By Erik Solbakken CPA | February 25, 2020

What’s the point of suffering through another shitty tax season? Is that why I went through all those years of study and sacrifice …to continue suffering every spring? I think NOT! For me it took a big event to shake me up into asking the critical question: Am I having fun yet? If the answer…

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Farewell Tour

By Erik Solbakken CPA | February 20, 2020

What if this was the last shitty tax season you EVER had to go through? How would you feel if you knew you NEVER had to go through it again? That this was it… FOREVER. As one CPA pointed out to me …you might just feel like a rock star …going on a “farewell tour”.

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Accountant Swear Words (Part I)

By Erik Solbakken CPA | February 13, 2020

Most accountants avoid swearing around their clients so they don’t offend them. Unless of course…it’s around tax time 🙂 But there are other “swear words” that accountants use …that not only offends their clients …but destroys their profit

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Stop Selling What You Do

By Erik Solbakken CPA | February 4, 2020

When you’re meeting with a potential new client what do you say? Do you impress them with all your technical knowledge …or do you detail out how complex their tax situation is …with a hope of capturing a higher fee? NEWS FLASH: Clients don’t care what you do They care about something else

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Where Are You Going?

By Erik Solbakken CPA | January 29, 2020

When I was running my first accounting practice …I simply did what all the other accountants were doing. Blindly – I followed them. But a tragic thing happened when I did this. I didn’t have a clear path to follow. I couldn’t make daily decisions on which way to turn. I was “lost”. So… The…

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Unstoppable Power

By Erik Solbakken CPA | January 22, 2020

Accountants everywhere can feel it coming… Like an impending doom… It has unstoppable power… Leaving destruction in its path… It spares no one from its suffering… The only question is… What are you going to do about it this year?

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