areas buyers identified a need for advisory services:<\/strong> 65% would pay extra for revenue growth and business modeling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/p>\n
what companies desire most<\/strong><\/p>\nthis is not to say that all businesses want or need consulting, but a lot of them do. it\u2019s a matter of what they need. asked what they would desire most,<\/p>\n
\n65 percent said revenue growth and business modeling<\/li>\n 46 percent said budgeting<\/li>\n 38 percent said tax planning<\/li>\n 38 percent said risk management<\/li>\n 35 percent said advanced kpi reporting<\/li>\n 32 percent said cash flow<\/li>\n 32 percent said business valuation<\/li>\n 27 percent said financial dashboards<\/li>\n 27 percent said pricing<\/li>\n 16 percent just wanted help with accounting workflow, job costing or plain old financial literacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nadd it all up, and it\u2019s a lot of rain. but how to make it fall?<\/p>\n
the deal\u2019s in the package. bundled services are very attractive to small and midsized businesses \u2013 <\/span>but only if the bundle\u2019s full of substance, not fluff.<\/p>\nclearly the potential\u2019s out there. yet fewer than 40 percent of the surveyed business leaders reported that their accounting firms had conducted an assessment of their business and offered tailored recommendations.<\/p>\n
the menu of potential new services is as long as the rainmaker\u2019s imagination, the accounting firm\u2019s capability and the client\u2019s challenges. among the biggest challenges, expressed with intentional vagueness, are:<\/p>\n
\nall sorts of planning for growth<\/li>\n all sorts of financial insight<\/li>\n all sorts of ways to reduce overhead<\/li>\n all sorts of ways to smooth or increase cash flow<\/li>\n all sorts of ways to increase profit margins<\/li>\n all sorts of compliance<\/li>\n all sorts of efficiencies<\/li>\n all sorts of ways to attract, retain and improve personnel<\/li>\n all sorts of technologies<\/li>\n all sorts of financial tracking and measurement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nwhich of your clients\u2019 challenges is within your firm\u2019s capacities? maybe you need to ask. do you want rain? you need to give those clouds a shake.<\/p>\n
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