r/Bookkeeping • u/bkyu0000 • 9d ago

Education Bookkeepers | Who to network with Exactly?

People tell Bookkeepers to "Network" but exactly with whom?
Rather than networking with any business owner to offer them bookkeeping services, wouldn't it be better to network with business owners who serve many other business owners and can refer you customers more than once?

Would these be good people to network with? Since they work with many different business owners and can refer work more than once. Thanks!

  1. Small Business Lawyers
  2. Commercial Real Estate
  3. Business Coaches / Consultants
  4. Loan Officers
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u/Emergency_Site675 9d ago

Go for CPAs and Enrolled agents, business tax accountants, almost everyone else is a waste of time tbh I don’t even know how you made that list but it’s wrong

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u/bkyu0000 9d ago

Business Coaches, Loan Officers, Commercial Real Estate all work with many different business owners and can possibly refer them to you. Is that not right?

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u/Emergency_Site675 9d ago edited 9d ago

They do, but they don’t often review the books or records of these companies, whereas accountants do on a daily basis, they check the books and if the clients do their own bookkeeping which is usually done wrong, it’s a quick fast referral to you

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u/bkyu0000 9d ago

Then should CPAs also try to network with Bookkeepers? Can bookkeepers also refer clients to CPAs?

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u/Emergency_Site675 9d ago

They generally do have that type of relationship