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

Insight Data Science LLC

In my capacity as a freelancer, I have collaborated with clients operating in diverse fields such as Food Tech, Marketing Analytics, and eSports. Through these projects, I have been able to significantly enhance the performance and productivity of these organizations. Here are some of the highlights.

- Helped triple crop yields for one client
- Improved the robustness of data platforms through effective bug fixing, streamlining, and better architecting
- Elevated an eSports team's performance by an impressive 3% through an analytics platform I built.
- Constructed a targeting audience that drove down Cost Per Sale (CPS) by 20% for another client.

I love working on problems that take multifaceted approaches to solve and with teams that are motivated to solve them. Let's talk about how we can drive better outcomes through data.

Freelance Data Scientist

Guidehouse

Statistical/ML modeling, data visualization, and data engineering for Federal, State, and Local clients. I focused on tools and processes that allow for 1. Fast iteration, 2. Ease of communication, 3. Replication of scientific results, and 4. Usability in the future (i.e. are they likely to be used again). In particular, I developed experience in spatial modeling, NLP such as word embeddings and topic modeling, and analytical app creation using the Dash framework.

Senior Data Scientist

Atkins

Prestressed Concrete Bridge Design, Plate Girder Design, Reinforced Concrete Retaining walls, Soldier Pile walls and MSE walls. Cheekwalls don't count.

Engineer II

Texas A&M University

My research involved fatigue testing of steel eyebars from two historic railroad bridges. Fatigue, material, and wearing properties and their relationships were investigated. Completed the Structural M.S. track.

Graduate Research Assistant

Duke Energy Corporation

My job at Robinson Nuclear Power Plant was to prepare civil/structural modifications to plant structures, systems, and components in order to support safe operation and long term health of the plant. I also provided structural analysis, with emphasis on seismic concerns, for issues that were brought to the design department by Operations or Maintenance personnel.

* Structural Design/Analysis
* Seismic Analysis
* Pipe Stress Analysis/Pipe Supports

Design Engineer

University of South Carolina

Assisted Graduate students with Turbidity Channel Modeling and Levee/Dam Failure simulation. Processed experimental image data using a computer program I developed which led to considerable time savings.

Research Assistant

Michael Baker International

Worked to support the Missouri Department of Transportation Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program with the structures department. Drafted bridge drawings, performed roadway profile calculations, and prepared bridge plans. Was involved with every aspect of the accelerated bridge design process.

Structures Intern

I'm passionate about telling stories and I tell those stories with data. I've developed a knack for asking the right questions and finding creative ways to get the answers. I bring my natural curiosity to bear on solving challenging problems in data science that drive business value at scale.

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Tony Wilson, CPA, CMA

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