Welcome 2010!

Well we made it. We said good bye to 2009 and ushered in 2010. Surely nobody was sad to see 2009 go. It was a year that most would rather forget. But here we are, our annual ritual of new beginnings. 2010 is a blank slate, it can be anything we want it to be. Now is the time to dictate how we want 2010 to go and set goals. Sure, they carry a negative conotation but that is only because people allow their goals and resolutions to fail. Studies show that on average, goals set for the new year do not make it past Valentines Day. Studies also show that 46% of all goals and resolutions set for the new year make it past the 6 month mark and only 3% survive the full year and are counted as successful. But don't let these statistics deter you, let them motivate you! Success cannot be left to chance. Your business is like a car in motion. Something is driving it. Is it you? Or is the car driving itself? Are you ok with your car driving itself? Probably not. Yet many business owners are ok with their business driving itself, blindly. Set goals, monitor them, and see them through and 2010 is sure to be a profitable and great year.

If you would like some help with your goals for your business, or personal finances, let us know. That is what we are here for. Give us a call at (661) 716-1160 or email us at rblanton@odellcrosscpa.com. Sometimes a brainstorming session with trusted business advisors is exactly what is needed to set and acheive meaningful goals.

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Free Profit Improvement Potential Analysis!

Bit of a buzz word around CPAs and Bankers but do business owners know what their Profit Improvement Potential (PIP) is? This is a powerful tool to utilize periodically to see where you are and where you can be just by tweaking certain aspects of your business. As the saying goes, there are only 4 ways to grow a business. Just 1% change in these areas can create astronomical gains (or losses if not done correctly).

For your free Profit Improvement Potential Analysis, please give us a call at (661) 716-1160. We'd love to sit down with you, in a no obligation situation, and go over how we can help you and your business become more profitable than you ever thought possible!

You do not have to worry about "well I already have a CPA and am not interested making a change in that area." We completely understand the tight bond clients have with their current CPA. But if your CPA isn't offering this level of consulting service, we are more than willing to work with you and your current CPA to help you grow your business and provide you with the consulting and coaching you need to get you to work ON your business and not merely IN your business.

We are proud to announce that Don O'Dell and Nicolette Cross have successfully completed the course of requirements to become full fledged QuickBooks Certified ProAdvisors. Don and Nikki have many years of quality experience with QuickBooks, now they are recognized by Intuit as an elite group of QuickBooks Professionals. As ProAdvisors, we now have access to even more tools to be able to help you effectively run and manage your company. For more information on how this will benefit you and your company, please give us a call (661) 716-1160 or email Don or Nikki.