Bonus Ep 1: 7 Day Start Up - How to Launch a Firm in Seven Days

In this episode we’re jumping back to a podcast recorded in 2018 about how we launched Bean Ninjas, created our own branding and website, and found a paying customer all within seven days.

Based on the seven Day Startup methodology. This episode was originally recorded on the Bean Ninjas Podcast. While we are between seasons on the Lifestyle Accountant Show, I thought it might be interesting to take a trip down memory lane into the Bean Ninjas origin story. This episode will be relevant for those of you who are thinking about starting a bookkeeping or accounting firm, but I hope it will also be useful for those of you who are running more established businesses.

In particular, we discuss:

• [03:42] Business Partnerships - things to consider before going into business with someone 
• [10:02] The ESSENTIALS you need in place before your first customer - hint it’s not much 
• [13:37] Avoiding perfectionism and embracing the concept of good enough, so you can move quickly 
• [17:50] How we got our customer in 7 days 
• [24:00] Creating systems and procedures to scale with limited revenue
• [29:26] An overview of all of the failed marketing strategies we tried
• [31:33] How your personal financial situation can impact your business 

This episode of the podcast is brought to you by sponsors Content Snare,  the easy way to get information from your clients, and TeamUp: Hire top Filipino accountants without ongoing BPO fees. 

The Lifestyle Accountant Show is a podcast that helps today’s accounting firm leaders build successful businesses, while living healthy, happy lives hosted by Meryl Johnston. For more information or to get in touch with us, head over to our website lifestyleaccountant.co.