WBS Magazine - Issue 2

the best advice you
What’s
received in business that
have
wish to pass on to our
you
readers?
your numbers! You don’t have
Know
like numbers but at the end of the
to
that’s the best way to know
day,
your business is at and where it
where
has been the most
What
marketing
effective
or programs you
initiatives
used to promote your
have
has been the best
Word-of-mouth
of business for us so far. Our
source
continue to refer others to us
clients
they love what we do for
because
Our passion is easiest to
them.
through either face-to-
demonstrate
meetings or through clients
face
others how much better their
telling
one thing have you
What
as a small business
learned
that has served you well
owner
the years?
over
a part of the local
Being
and give back where
community
there any resources or
Are
you’d like to share with
tools
small business owners
other
have helped you run your
that
Xero – one of the best and easiest
•
to use for bookkeeping and
programs
It saves so much time and
invoicing.
in the long run.
money
ReceiptBank – take pictures of your
•
and they upload directly to
receipts
You can even email them
Xero.
to ReceiptBank.
directly
Networking events/groups – being
•
of a networking group means
part
get access to invaluable business
you
and going to one-off
knowledge,
helps you meet people you
events
not normally mingle with.
would
you have any new projects
Do
up?
coming
have just hired our fifth Bookit
We’re
It’s an exciting time
hummingbird.
this now means we have more
because
and capacity for new clients. It also
time
me time to expand the business
gives
further.
even
do you do for fun &
What
relaxation?
love to watch sport, any sport and
I
AFL. GO THE LIONS!
especially
would you say are the
What
three skills needed to be a
top
Foresight
•
Motivation
•
is your greatest fear, and
What
do you manage fear?
how
greatest fear is failure because I am
My
perfectionist. It goes hand-in-hand
a
the job. I love what I do so much
with
sometimes, I want everything to be
that
rather than ‘done’. To make
perfect,
I stay focussed, I use a few time
sure
techniques to keep me
management
task and moving forward.
on
a client come from messy
Seeing
to being completely up-to-date,
books
with them to be aware of
working
numbers and watching their
their
sacrifices have you had to
What
to be a successful
make
is the biggest sacrifice. I would
Time
to be with my family more, but
love
doing this so that eventually, I
I’m
have to choose between them
don’t
my business. As the years have
and
on I am gaining more family
gone
– just this year I have now started
time
in the office school hours
working
yours, what
Excluding
or business do you
company
is a hard one. I can think of a few
That
but those I admire most are
businesses
that keep soldiering on, those
those
know they are on the right path,
that
are five or ten years so they are
and
the success.
seeing
you see yourself
Where
your business in 10
and
10 years, I’ll be managing a
In
successful bookkeeping
highly
of over 10 staff and well
business
100 clients who came to us
over
they needed us to give
because
back their time
them
20 years, I’ll be semi-retired but
In
hands-on with Bookit. This
still
will always be my baby
business
I want to see it grow well.
and
book has inspired
What
the most?
you
love reading Richard Branson
I
His ‘get out there
autobiography.
give it a try’ mentality really
and
with me.
resonates
you have kiddies if so how
Do
And what is their
many?
activity to do with
favourite
you.
have two: Lachlan is 6 and Jessica is
I
Because I work a lot, their favourite
8.
is just being with me, so we’ll
activity
to the park, go out for dinner, go
go
a sports game and just enjoy
to
with each other.
being
do you measure your
How
in business?
success
my clients succeed, then I succeed.
If
Simple.
Cont...
W I T H K A R E N K E N N E D Y
“know your
numbers”
needs to go.
business?
successful entrepreneur?
life is now that they have us.
years? 20 years?
• Strength
you can
What makes you happy?
business?
momentum grow.
entrepreneur?
only – LOVE IT!!
admire the most?
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