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abtsllc
Joined: 31 Oct 2007
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| Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:27 pm Post subject: how do you handle/respond to a client when... |
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| ...their books are in a mess. I mean way, way, way behind. I picked up a client for a few days of consulting work, and now they've asked to do their books. |
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Cicero
Joined: 08 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: how do you handle/respond to a client when... |
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abtsllc wrote: ...their books are in a mess. I mean way, way, way behind. I picked up a client for a few days of consulting work, and now they've asked to do their books.
Bill them a full month for the set up work and just dive in starting as far back as you can. I am setting up a client who owns a coffee shop but has never kept the books. It is a pain to get all of the information together but the only way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. |
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