Accquip

What risks would you to take to ensure your agency survives? 🤔

If you could predict the exact date your business would run out of cash, would you be willing to take those risks?

Too many digital agencies play it safe and unwittingly contribute to their business’ stagnating decline 😖

The culprit?

👉A lack of financial clarity and foresight👈

💸What are your gross margins vs what should they be?
💸How many days until you go bankrupt?
💸Which projects were wildly profitable and which ones tanked?
💸What is the #1 priority in your business right now?
💸When should you hire your next employee?
💸How much should you budget for sales & marketing?

☝️These are questions that give you clarity to keep you from stagnating.

They are also the types of questions we answer with you on a weekly and monthly basis.

If you're sick of the complete lack of responsiveness from your current accountant, it’s time to switch.

We work with software dev agencies, design agencies, marketing agencies, and other digital agencies who have reached $500k+ in annual revenues. 

Bootstrapping requires a responsive finance partner with experience in this space, as your cashflow situation is likely to change on a weekly basis.

Working with Accquip, you'll know the exact date your business will run out of cash 📅

We'll work together weekly to strategize the actions you need to take to ensure you stay properly capitalized and running for the foreseeable future.

We'll also work on retrospectively analyzing project profitability so you know which clients and projects to pursue in the future (and which to avoid at all costs).

We're a full-service shop, so we take care of the BORING but important financial aspects in your software business:

👉Payroll & payroll tax compliance
👉Accounting & bookkeeping
👉Client billings
👉Budgeting

DM me to learn more.

Founder

The DevLaunch Podcast

Podcast Host

Tax-Minded

Tax-Minded is an exclusive community of finance professionals committed to advancing the practice of tax. 

Here, tax pros become tax bros, sharing knowledge, offering mutual support, and growing together. All the positives of public accounting without the burnout and office drama

Whether you're seeking expertise or camaraderie, you'll find a space that feels like a team of co-workers and friends, all focused on helping you excel in your career.

Versique Search & Consulting

Director Of Accounting

Salo

Finance Consultant

C.H. Robinson

-Led a team of four corporate accountants and managed the global intercompany network of over 30 accountants worldwide.
-Developed and implemented a standard intercompany accounting process, including the creation of video learning content to educate users on how to reconcile intercompany, the institution of a standard 
monthly calendar cycle and monthly newsletter, and the establishment of global KPIs
-Spearheaded the development of a comprehensive global intercompany policy, gathering industry best-practices through continuing education courses and interviews with finance professionals from other 
organizations, organizing a cross-functional committee of key stakeholders within C.H. Robinson’s finance functions, and publishing the policy on time
-Administered global account reconciliation SOX program (utilizing BlackLine), conducting periodic training events for end users, establishing alternative review procedures for auto-reconciled balances, and leading a team to provide general support services for end users
-Facilitated the global implementation of the Oracle Account Reconciliation Cloud Service (ARCS) tool, developing standard corporate training materials, conducting both train-the-trainer and end user trainings, coordinating project timelines and communications, and determining the policies that inform 
the technical setup of the ARCS environment
-Performed monthly close processes surrounding ASC 606 revenue recognition

Corporate Accounting Manager

Salo LLC

Salo, LLC is the leader in driving business outcomes by leveraging talent in finance, accounting and human resources; as well as finance and accounting search services. Our award-winning firm is among the fastest-growing contract staffing companies in the country with offices in Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago.

To learn more about the Compass Program, please visit: http://salollc.com/finance-job-placement/compass-program/

Compass Program Member

Grant Thornton LLP

Audit Senior Associate

Wilson Aesthetics, LLC

For my part as Co-Owner, I took an active role in reviewing accounting records for completeness & accuracy, aided in the preparation of taxes, developed the pricing of photography packages, and established the company budget.

Co-Owner

Accounting Intern

Fractional CFO & Business Coach to AMBITIOUS software dev agency owners | Build your dream business without selling your soul to VCs | I offer a course for beginners to learn DIY bookkeeping | 😎 Girl dad

Digital agencies are brutal 😩




What other business deals with as many feast & famine cycles?

🙅‍♂️None🙅‍♂️

It is an easy model to start…
…but requires balls of steel to endure.


Here are THREE questions to ponder:

1️⃣ Does my accountant know how to keep me in the game?

2️⃣ Are they giving me the advice I need to grow without dying of revenue indigestion?

3️⃣ Have they helped me plan my exit?



Be real with yourself.

If you answered “no” to all three…
you’re playing with fire. 🔥 

Agency work is tough as it is.

Get the right advisor in your corner.


There is a light at the end of this tunnel.

It’s up to you whether it’s
blue sunny skies ☀️ 
or a train 🚂 

Tony Wilson, CPA, CMA

Accenture Federal Services

Federal Systems Engineer

Shift Cyber

Developing a revolutionary Cyber Security challenge and educational platform for grade school students to develop the next generation of security professionals.
 Learning to create and maintain Google Public Cloud network and compute Infrastructure using Terraform.
 Write application and infrastructure code with Python, Bash, YAML, and HCL.
 Maintaining CI/CD Pipeline using GitHub for version control.
 Learning new DevOps and Engineering skills weekly with CEO/Lead Developer Nathaniel Singer.
 Built Capture the flag (CTFd) Docker cluster orchestrated by Kubernetes. Built MySQL database and connected entire infrastructure to network and application load balancers.
 Develop GCP IAM rules and policies for CTF competition users and administrators.

Information Technology Infrastructure Specialist

Nutanix

• Engineers multi-cloud and hybrid-cloud infrastructure architectures that include VDI, Storage, Database, Security, Virtual Servers/Containers, and much more
• Creates and delivers technical product presentations and/or training sessions to channel partners and
customers remotely or on location.
• Installs, supports, and maintains Nutanix solutions at the pre-sales PoC deployments. 
• Develops complex network solutions involving multiple vendors ie: VMware, Citrix, Red Hat Linux, AWS, Azure, and Commvault.

Skillbridge Fellowship

United States Air Force

• Developed data center virtualization plan to consolidate server resources, create easy scalability and cut upkeep costs by 96%
• Created Network Vulnerability to monitor enterprise network systems and coordinated response to alerts and hardware/system issues using ACAS, Tanium, SolarWinds, and PowerShell scripts
• Charged with peer educational development for 21 individuals covering network fundamentals, security, and maintenance by developing written and verbal training products
• Lead team in configuring 9 CentOS Cisco Unified Communication Manager servers hosted by ESXi resulting in the crossover from POTS to VoIP phones for 3,200 users
• Written and verbal coordination of projects and outages to multiple teams, customers, leadership, and higher organizations 24/7 to maintain high uptime for the training pipeline
• Engineered data redundancy solution to prevent single points of failure for 93 TB of shared files and backup
• Spearheaded new system integrations team, focusing on project management and implementation of new hardware and software on base
• Identified adverse trends of disorganization and rebuilt work center structure from the ground up by separating and defining specific roles for each aspect of the shop

Network Operations/Integrations Center Supervisor

• Diagnosed, fixed, and compiled root cause analysis reports on base-wide and enterprise outages in a 24/7 training pipeline environment
• Created documentation system for change management, system configurations, incidents, outages, and projects 
• Managed Windows network tools such as DC/DNS, DHCP, and Active Directory
• Recognized by 3 senior leaders for analyzing, troubleshooting, and resolving system hardware, software, and networking issues  
• Coordination with multiple teams to engineer complex requirements from OSI layer 1-7 using Windows Administration tools, ACAS, Tanium, Remedy, Skillsoft, and many more
• Used backup and logging tools including SolarWinds, Netapp, and Commvault
• Monitored network, security, and performance health for 56 servers with 100% DoD security standard compliance (STIG)

Network Operations Center Technician

IT enthusiast with a love for figuring out how things work. Big personality, bigger skill set. Experienced in Cloud/Server Administration, IT Project Management, and Cyber Security. During my career in the United States Air Force I became proficient in AWS, Microsoft, and Linux administration, Cisco Networking, and Leadership. Bachelor's degree in Network operations and security from Western Governors University with 10 industry certifications. Open to clearance or non-clearance roles either remotely or in the Greater Tampa Bay area.

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